Marbled Salamander Pet

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Marbled salamander pet.

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. These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size.

After doing some research and figuring out that we had caught a salamander and that their tails do fall. In fact marbled salamanders spend so much time burrowed underground that they have been nicknamed mole salamanders 2. We have several absolutely stunning marbled salamanders for sale at really low prices. 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.

They are nice looking amphibians with white marbling patterns running down their spines. Banded salamander scientific name. Spotted salamander ambystoma maculatum of all the salamanders available in the pet trade the spotted salamander is the least common. 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.

The marbled salamander is one of the most striking in appearance and unusual in habits of lbl s ambystomatid salamanders. Ask your pet store or run an internet search on what temperatures your sal should be exposed to. 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. Salamanders from temperate climates like the tiger salamander will not need any form of heating.