Marble Salamander Care

To care for salamanders feed them live worms crickets and slugs 2 3 times a week.

Marble salamander care.

As with many ambystomatids the marbled salamander is a relatively stocky species. One of north america s handsomest amphibians the marbled salamander spends most of its life below ground and is often overlooked by pet keepers however captives soon give up their secretive ways and with proper care have reached age 15. Having an overall dark gray or black body the marbled salamander gets its name from the 4 7 white. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum.

The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. We have several absolutely stunning marbled salamanders for sale at really low prices. Reading our salamander care sheet will help you go about caring for your salamander. Depending on the species of salamander they might need a heating pad or lamp to keep their tank warm enough.

Like other ambystomatids these salamanders spend most of their time underground in burrows and are infrequently seen outside of the breeding season. Tiger salamanders are the largest of the salamanders on our list of best pet salamanders. How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions. Ambystoma opacum the basics.

Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. They are also quite common in the pet trade. Housing the salamander s new house should mimic its habitat in the wild.

You also need to provide filtered water for salamanders to swim in along with some hiding places in case they get scared or need to relax. You can put your salamander in a plastic container with a tight lid. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. In this video i explain the proper care for a marbled salamander.

Their care requirements are also widely known meaning that even large pet stores know at least the basics of caring for these amphibians. Banded salamander scientific name. The marbled salamander is one of the smaller ambystomatid mole salamander species found in north carolina with adults only reaching lengths between 3 4 inches. Family ambystomatidae are a medium sized chunky salamander reaching up to 4 25 inches in length 10 8 cm as adults they have a variable number of white bars on the body.

When you buy a salamander from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee. Check out these channel. These salamanders make great pets and are very interesting. Salamanders prefer a moist damp habitat with ample places to hide.

They can grow to be as big as 14 inches long. Marbled salamanders ambystoma opacum urodela.