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Written by Greatwtehunter
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 10:26 |
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Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted salamander
HOUSING
Adults
Spotted salamanders have been known to reach lengths of almost 10 inches, although 5-8 inches seems to be their normal range. One can be housed perfectly in a 10 gallon tank or if you’d like more, a trio could be housed comfortably in a 20 gallon long tank. To meet the needs of their burrowing tendencies, your substrate should be at least 6-8 inches deep and loose in nature (coco-fiber or Bed-A-Beast are good examples of this). Even though your salamander will spend the majority of the time underground it isn’t a bad idea to provide at least one above ground hide. Temperatures should be kept between 50-70F.
Juveniles
Morphs should be housed in a simple setup consisting of a hide and moistened paper towels as the substrate for at least a month or two to monitor their feeding habits. After it is clear that they are feeding with no issues then they can be moved to a setup similar to the adults.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 14:48 |
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Written by Yahilles
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Friday, 29 January 2010 08:28 |
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Cynops orientalis
Chinese Fire-bellied Newt
Housing
Though these newts are rather small, they don't need big aquariums. A pair of newts can live in small aquarium as 40cm x 25cm x 25cm (15.7inch x 10inch x 10inch) and a standard 54 liter (15 gallon) tank will be suitable for 3-5 adult firebellies.
The bottom of aquarium should be created by putting in sand, smallest gravel or flat stones, as well as bare glass which will be easiest to clean, if you want to have a sterile tank. Some forms of hiding spots (as wood, rocks or flower pots) are good additions to the aquarium, as well as any species of aquatic plants, from which easiest are Anubias species, java ferns (Microsorium pteropus) and java moss (Taxiphyllum barbieri, mistakenly called Vesicularia dubyana). Also some floating plants as Pistia stratiotes (watter lettuce), Eicchornia crassipes (water hyacinth), Salvinia spp. (floating watermoss) or frogbit (Limnobium spongia) are appreaciated by newts and could serve as land part, which for adult animals is in most cases not important and being used only occasionally, so glass dividers or bigger islands are like wasting space.
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Last Updated on Friday, 14 May 2010 11:40 |
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Written by Justin Bear
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 10:23 |
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This article was written as a brief introduction to the species, not as a full care sheet.
This North American newt reaches a length of approximately 5.5". The dorsal coloration varies from olive green to shades of brown. The ventral is always bright yellow with black peppering specks.
This newt's range consists of the entire Eastern United States from Canada, south to Florida. There are many subspecies, but none are as common or widespread as N. V. V.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 20:24 |
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