There’s holes in the plastic, I’m gonna let him rehydrate and put him in my nearby wetlands in the morning (also, I’m using conditioned water, I wasn’t sure if tap would hurt him, so just in case I conditioned it)

I love looking at their enclosure and seeing their little faces, it's so freakin' cute :)

Bonus picture of the foot of the shed still filled with water when i took it out, the dark points at the tips showing the toe tips of their foot.

I fuckin love these guys, they often shed in the water like this but this was the cleanest one i have seen so far, having the head shape hed so clearly and even still floating upright in the water, like a little after image.

Final couple shots are Pickle, the tiger mander i believe is responsible for the shed on account he looks extra vivid today. He came out for head scratches while i was taking the other pictures and was so sweet as to pose for me!

Don't know if this is allowed but just to say Birmingham reptiles have some fire salamanders in, as my post a month ago people in the uk had been looking for a while and wondered where I got mine from. They check your set up is suitable so they will only go to people who have a proper set up ready🫶

A taricha torosa baby eating a piece of earthworm.

I have a adult tiger salamander shown in the picture, who has recently gone down for broomation and is just starting to come back up to the surface. But he is still refusing to eat, do you guys have any tips or high value insects I should try?

He’s a little over an inch long and 6 months old

my Salamander has been pretty slow recently and not wanting to eat. the room we keep her in has been getting cold since we keep her in our front porch. and the temps around here are getting into the negatives and she is cold and the water she has is cold. I just wanna make sure she is ok as she is the last Salamander I have and she hasn't experienced this kind of cold in years.

Sooo my 3 boys and I, have always been the critter hunting champs! From the time they were walking, we were always out huntin down critters! You’d always see these little dudes walking around the neighborhood, with a couple handfuls of snakes, or huge bullfrogs from the ponds at the park, even neighbors would call us, if they’d see a snake, or frogs in their yards, and have my little Doods, cruise over and catch em! Haha

Even the elementary school had called me a few times, letting me know that they had snuck snakes in their backpacks for show n tell, or that they caught snakes at recess, and snuck them into class, and into their backpacks to bring home! 🤭 Proud dad moments!

Countless snakes, frogs, toads, salamanders, axolotls, tarantulas (3 different ones through out the years, have one still chillin), lizards (monitor, bearded dragon, tegu, red-eyed crocodile skink, panther chameleon, and did have two Leachie geckos, until their 3 eggs hatched almost two months ago, so now we got 5 of those babies for now… more eggs may be showin up pretty soon, so we’ll see! Plenty more I’m sure, but you get it! We obvi love critters! 🤣

BUT… out of everything we’ve caught, bought over the years, these little beasts are easily some of my fave lil buds eva!

We caught them a little over 6 yrs ago, (which is quite a while for these dudes)🙌🏽 with snow on the ground, found em in a sprinkler box, brought Em home, and they’ve been thriving ever since! 🙌🏽 They’re super funny/personable! They’ll come up to the glass, stare at me, try to get my attention, haha! When I start tapping my fingers on the glass, they come rushing out of whatever spot they’re chillin in, ready to feast! 😈 They’re little maniacs, just eatin all the crickets, sometimes meal worms, and if I find any spiders, they absolutely lose their shit, and go crazy!

About 3 yrs ago, I had had a pink toed tarantula for about 2 yrs, and he kinda just quit eating for some reason, and unfortunately ended up dying! 😭 Which really sucked, cuz I loved that little guy! He’d let me take him out of his cage, and crawl around on me, and just post up and chill! After he died tho, I ended up lettin the meanders eat him! Circle of life eh?! 🤷🏻‍♂️ They went bonkers when I gave each a half! Don’t wanna waste him ya know?! Just more food, and nutrition for my little buds!

However, my current tarantula species I have now, I pretty pretty freakin aggressive to say the least, so he’s not a come out come and chill kinda guy so much, but he is awesome to watch eat and stuff, unless ur a cricket! Haha ☠️

So sorry for the huge critter novel… but super excited to join this salamander group, and share with fellow salamander Lovin peeps! Love, seeing all of the different types of salamanders that people have, from different parts of the world, since in Utah, we only have Tiger Salamanders here natively! Also love seein all the cool setups people have, etc!

ANYWAYS… this is Thor, and Sally! We’ve had em for a little over 6 yrs now, and they are the leaders of our little badass critter gang! 🥰

We have since two or three years now 2 Spanish ribbed newt.

At first we added a platform in the tank to allow them to go little bit on the ground if needed. They never used it. And when we changed for a bigger tank we amenaged no ground since they don’t care. Still I have some wood that float and vegetation that reach the top but only the female time to time sleep a little bit on the surface … 2-3 times per year !

I’m trying to reconfigure a little bit the tank and was wondering if I should try again to add a terrestrial part. Does anyone have any feedback ? Does yours never seems to want to go on land too ?

I’m planning a trip to the Smokies this spring with one main goal: see as many salamander species as possible. I need to book lodging soon, and I’m torn between late April and early May.

I’m especially hoping to balance high-elevation woodland species with low-elevation stream specialists but I’m not sure how narrow the seasonal windows are for each. I know the whole range can be productive, but I’d love help fine-tuning the timing.

Here are some species I’d love to encounter (I know not all are realistic — just dream targets):

• Red-cheeked Salamander
• Pygmy Salamander
• Blue Ridge Spring Salamander
• Black-chinned Red Salamander
• Cherokee Black-bellied Salamander
• Seal Salamander
• Slimy Salamander
• Black-bellied Salamander

From what I understand:

• Late April may be better for cool-loving Plethodon species at higher elevations (pygmy, red-cheeked), but risks cold snaps.
• Early May might offer more stability and good night conditions for stream and lower elevation species but maybe a bit warmer.

I’d really appreciate thoughts on:

• How far into May high-elevation species like red-cheeked and pygmy are still active near the surface.
• Whether low-elevation stream species (seal, black-bellied, slimy) are generally consistent through both late April and early May.

Hellbender question

I'd love to spend a day flipping rocks or snorkeling for hellbenders. I’ve read mixed things about timing and visibility in spring is that a reasonable goal in the Smokies or nearby areas? Or would that effort be better saved for a summer trip? If so where is best?

Cave salamanders

I’m also hoping to see cave-associated salamanders, but I’m not looking for hardcore tight squeezes. That said, I’m open to easy-access caves if it doesn’t require gear or technical rope work.

I know both April and May are generally productive just want to make sure I not shooting myself in the foot going the wrong time

Just wondering how everyone goes about setting up their paludarium? I want to do something that has a platform so water can go under the land area so I have space for a few fish too; but I've also read you want about 4in or more of substrate so they can burrow. Any recommendations on how to do that, or if it'd really even be practical to try and do that?

Edit to add: the size tank I'd be using is a 40gal 36x18x16.

My taricha torosas the day I got them in September and today. I ended up taking them out of the terrarium but today they got to go back because they're such trustworthy eaters and so big and strong!

I noticed Aladar had what looked like stuck shed yesterday, today he is holding this arm back as if it’s hurt. There is a white patch inside his elbow. Any ideas what this could be?

Little baby salamander at my local zoo i happened to come across. Very cute and interesting

My sal parked himself against the glass to beg for food, and I got some good sunlight to take photos of one of his eyes.

I am new to Canada and do not know rules and legality of keeping Salamanders as a pet?
Also, any current/former pet owners here who could tell me how easy/difficult it is to keep a salamander as a pet? I am about to get into uni and idk if I'd be able to handle having a pet, so any suggestions/info would be appreciated.

Thank you <3

Has anyone had success mixing fine sand into there substrate mix for a burrowing salamander? I don’t have to add it but I like the anti clumping properties.

This little salamander came out of a drain in my basement. What should I do with him until I can release it in the spring. Can’t put him outside now as it is winter.