I'm getting this lil guy in a few days from a friend. They don't know what kind of salamander it is. Anyone have any idea? Is it semi-aquatic or terrestrial? I want to have everything set up for it to be comfortable.
>>2334749
tiger salamander. Not aquatic but needs to stay moist and have water available to drink or lay in. Burrows in soil. Eats insects.
>>2334753
Thank you, friend, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
>>2334760
Feed it earthworms dusted in calcium and vitamin powder. I use repashy calcium plus which combines them together. Alternate between dusted and undusted worms and crickets. I think you'll find worm pieces way easier to handle than crickets though. You can also get like a month's worth of food for 5 bucks from the bait section in walmart.
>>2334749
beautiful salamander. you should also know amphibians use both their skin and lungs for breathing, so it isn't a good idea to touch them because our skin oils can make them sick
Not OP, but how do these guys do with digging? Would a terrarium with live moss and plants just be pointless? Do they need a certain thin layer of water that they can easily access is heavy moisture like that associated with vivariums good? I've mostly seen them kept in bare bones aquariums with peat at my local shop.