i found a salamander in our front yard i have it in a fish tank w/ some water 3 rocks and grass im afraid if i let him go he will die beacuse it is so hot. so i wanna take care of him until it is a little cooler out. so any help?
to see wat he looks like go to this site
http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/images/salamand/amacullg.jpg
are you sure he is a fire salamander cuz the fire salamander had yellow lines and not spots….
does anyone else know?
i am not able to get worms so i dont know what to feed it
HELP???!!!
ok heres a link
http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/1146.html
ok heres a link
http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/1146.html
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This is a newt.http://www.anapsid.org/sallies.html
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treat him like you would any salamander, look up caresheets on google, and iof your gonna keep him for alot longer, get him a proper tank with..water
he is a fire salamander NOT A NEWT!
http://images.google.com/images?q=fire%20salamander&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBS&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
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You have a spotted salamander. It is one of the mole salamanders and it is a land animal. They live buried in leaves and loose soil usually in forests. They only return to water early in the spring to mate and lay eggs. The larva take 3 to 5 months to develop, then they loose their gills and leave the water. They eat small invertebrates, worms, snails, and insects. They need to stay cool, below 75F and below 70F would be better. Give it substrate like Eco Earth or peat moss so it can bury it self. If you let it go do it at night. It is nocturnal and will likely over heat and dry out if you release it during the day. I have hatched and raised their babies from vernal ponds that dry up when we don't get enough rain.
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I have 2 fire salamanders at home and I can't imagine that their care would be much different from yours.
Firstly, take the water out of the tank. They only need a lot of water if they are in their larval stage ie. gills. They only require a small wading pool if you are unable to mist them with a water mister every day.
Next, get 4-5 inches of soil for him to burrow in. Place some leaves on top of that.
Now get some bark from a fallen tree with some moss and put it on top of the leaves so the salamander has somewhere to hide.
Go to a bait shop and buy some fishing worms for the salamander. If the worms are too big, cut them into bite size pieces.
Also they like it cool. Keep the temperature around 65-70 f. A basement is ideal for the salamander tank.
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I have had salamanders for 3 years.