Salamanders: All salamanders mostly resemble lizards but they have smooth slimy skin in stead of scales.They come in a variety of colors and are best in a wet home. Salamanders are found in most parts of the world except for deserts and the poles. Some live their whole lives on land but others live their lives in water. Like all other anphibians they are cold blooded and their body temperature depends on the weather around them. Also because of their sencetive skin some salamanders are almost extint from habitat loss and envirermental changes. Their are hundreds of different kinds of salamanders and their are many that are perfect for pets.
Habitat: The perfect habitat for a salamander/salamanders (unless they are water salamanders) is get a 20 gallon tank, moss (Do not use bark shredded or potting soil), a peice of bark, and the bottom of a pot (also know as a dish). The perfect type of dish is pottery not plastic or glass. What you do is put just enough moss on the bottom of the tank so that you can put the dish in one of the corners then add water (Oh yeah put pea gravel on the bottom of the dish so the salamander will be able to crawl out and not drown). Then you put the peice of bark were ever it fits in the tank. The only thing other than feeding them you have to do is you need to keep their tank at a steady moisture level (Don't let it get to dry or they might get stuck to the moss and eventually die).
Diet: Most salamanders are carnivorous—that is, they eat other animals rather than plants. Adult salamanders that live in water prey on the larvae of frogs, known as tadpoles, and various invertebrates, including snails and worms. Some also eat small fish. These salamanders locate prey by smell and ingest it by opening their mouths in the water and sucking in their prey. Terrestrial salamanders rely on vision to find food. Most are solitary, sit-and-wait opportunists that eat soft-bodied invertebrates, including insects, slugs, and worms. When one of these prey animals unwittingly comes within reach, the salamander rolls its fleshy, sticky tongue out of its mouth to snatch it up. Some tropical salamanders have projectile tongues that they can extrude from their mouths for distances equal to 40 to 80 percent of their total body length to snap up unsuspecting prey.
Breeding: If you do not want to breed your salamanders kepp the males away from the females. How to tell the gender of salamanders is males have longer tails and females have short tails (at least shorter than males). But if you want to breed your salamanders keep the males and females together and you might end up with eggs. Salamanders lay their eggs in water so if your salamander lays eggs in their water dish just keep water in it and watch for if the babys hatch. If the babys hatch and you see that the other salamanders eat them take them out immedeatly. Hope that is enough information if any questions please write them on our questions page.
