Salamanders

We have two different types of salamander although they look quite similar. Firstly we have a tiger salamander who is about 8 inches long, has a black body with pale yellow splodges and a great big wide mouth that looks like it is smiling at you. He needs a temperature of 18'c in the day and 5'c at night so if kept in a warm place inside the house doesnt require a heat sorce. He has a glass tank with about 6 inches of soil in the bottom as they like to burrow and some moss on top. They need a bowl big enough to swim in but also need to be able to get out and i have found a paint roller tray to be the best for this as it slopes ...  Read the complete review

I have had in my care for over two years now two tiger salamanders. I had seen them in a pet shop, and was taken by their interesting appearance, some of my friends have told me that they look like ET. After seeing them I went home and found as much material as I could about them. These are North American salamanders which are quite secretive in the wild, belonging to the family of mole salamanders, ambystoma species. After reading the books I decided that I could give them a good home with me, which I felt was better than the way they were being looked after in the shop, in a gravel based tank with a piece of bark to hide under. I bought a three foot tank and ...  Read the complete review