Marbled Salamander Pet

September is the peak breeding period in massachusetts for one of its most attractive yet unorthodox amphibian species the marbled salamander ambystoma opacum during rainy foggy or very humid nights adults emerge from underground burrows in the forest and migrate overland to swamps and vernal pools to breed and deposit eggs.

Marbled salamander pet.

They are nice looking amphibians with white marbling patterns running down their spines. Salamanders from temperate climates like the tiger salamander will not need any form of heating. Banded salamander scientific name. The marbled salamander is one of the most striking in appearance and unusual in habits of lbl s ambystomatid salamanders.

After doing some research and figuring out that we had caught a salamander and that their tails do fall. They use their tails to warn off predators excreting poison from their tails which causing some serious irritation when touched. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. Marbled salamanders are commonly kept as pets.

Spotted salamander ambystoma maculatum of all the salamanders available in the pet trade the spotted salamander is the least common. Einstein the marbled newt before i get into this review the first time experience i ever had with a newt salamanders was a terrible one because we were catching them at the pond down the road from my childhood house and when we finally caught one it s tail fell off and we were mortified. Adults average about 4 inches in length and are a dark slate color marked with striking crossbands of gray females or white males across the back. Sals from tropical and semi tropical locales will need heat.

In fact marbled salamanders spend so much time burrowed underground that they have been nicknamed mole salamanders 2. Ambystoma opacum the basics. These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size. Ask your pet store or run an internet search on what temperatures your sal should be exposed to.