I found one this morning - it crossed the road into our yard with uber curious cats - so I picked him and moved him into the creek on our property, hopefully away from the cats. I did consider keeping it for a pet but had no clue how to care for them till watching your video just now. Oh well - he's better off in the wild and being free - since he's not domesticated. Thanks for the education. Now I feel a little bit smarter for a day or two, which is usually when I forget stuff - LoL.
My cousins and me catch salamanders all the time! Sometimes.. we get so mad we can’t catch them we even curse :p their really hard to catch! Now, I barely see any.. in the pond
I found my tiger salamander a few months ago.. walked right into the back of my restaurant where she had no business being in lol (not to mention that they shouldn't even be in Southwest Idaho). Thank goodness I was closing up for the night, or else I might have accidentally stepped on her (?). Anyway, she looked like she was starving and hurt, her skin was ashy and cracking. Took her home, got a terrarium setup, watched videos like this to make sure I didn't mess anything up. Couldn't get her to eat for the first 3 months.. I've had her for about 5 months now, and she's looking super healthy and she's actually active. Anyway, thanks for making vids like this. I was able to save her life, and now I have a pet for the next 20 years or so lol
I had 2 of them as pets, named 'Taco' and 'Burrito'! I fed mine a variety of small foods, such as waxworms, mealworms, crickets, etc. I also made sure they had access to other, larger food sources, like live Fathead and Shad minnows - these were in a shallow l'il container that I'd fill with water, since the 'manders seemed to love catching their own food! Also, one day I had brought home some live pinkie mice for my Water Dragon; I set the clear plastic container down next to the Tiger Salamander habitat. As soon as Taco and Burrito saw those mice they lost their little Salamander minds - kind of like me at a Las Vegas buffet! So, I attempted to put one next to their food dish, but one of 'em literally jumped up and grabbed it. They each ate 2 of them... And oooh did they grow to be huge! At the time (well before the Internet, etc) the only people who knew anything about them were the Herpetologists at Brookfield Zoo - so we took their advice, and they said it was fine to feed them the pinkies. Those Salamanders lived for a long, long time; at least 15 years if not longer than that!
Oh yeah they're def cannabilstic. they eat small toads, mice, other salamanders, even small cuts of chicken, worms, roaches. there's pretty much nothing they won't eat. My big ones will nip and latch onto my fingers
I’m hella late but that’s fine, I found a salamander in my yard dried and it’s very hot or super duper freezing, where I live, so I picked him up and took him inside gave him a couple meals, I’m a quarantine tank and now he’s in his temp home cause still young, now he a fatty and is livin his best life 😂😂😂
I work at a fish hatchery, and we breed walleye in an old nuclear power cooling canal. We have to relocate hundreds of salamanders each year because they eat our fry. I got a male and female from the canal, and I have them in a large exo terra vivarium. Helpful video to learn what to feed em
Found one this morning, out by the horses and under their trough after a rain. The high today was 90 and there is no shade so I had to take the little guy in. Easily 30 yards to the nearest shade by 9 am. This video is a big help. I don't plan on keeping the fella but I at least can have a few days with it till I find a suitable habitate for it in the wild. Thanks!
I rescued a waterdog from a friend's aquarium, and it morphed into gorgeous Tiger Salamander despite it being in another fully aquatic tank. I transferred it to a Terrarium and had it for years. Scummy was a great salamander.
LOL at all the food items, a salamander buffet featuring a selection of exquisite creatures in a variety of shapes and sizes, including a human finger for those times when your slithering pet is just craving something to clench.
I have a small spotted salamander that I found underneath the bed lining of a truck. he was covered in dust and was super dry. I would release him but I have no idea where he came from and it is very very hot and dry where I live. I keep the substrate damp and I even have a water dish in there and he is not wet to the touch. he is dry and kinda sticky. he eats just fine and is full of energy. should I be worried that he is never wet?
I live in the UK and am SO JEALOUS of anyone who can just go outside and find animals. I've never even seen a Frog in real life! I can see a McDonalds from my house.
I live in Lancashire and in the summer and spring we get common toads all the time under rotting logs and marching around at night probs looking for mates. Only spotted a true frog once though it was in our leaf litter and compost and peed on my hand it was hillarious i was 9 at the time. I guess it really depends on the region
Love love love this channel Emily is great at explaining things I have learnt so much about snakes and other reptiles love it keep up the great work Emily!!!
To be fair, when my bearded dragon gets into feeding mode, she eats fingers too. I didn't realize beardie bites could be so painful! It can rip the skin off. Anyways, salamanders are super cool. We used to get a lot of water in our basement and we got spotted salamanders down there all the time. They were super cute. It was kinda like having pets that I wasn't responsible for the care of lol
Thank you so much. This is the best video I found on salamanders. Particularly this breed. I saved one from two moron dogs about to have her for a snack. I named her Ruby Ru Gave her a super awesome tropical home and she's super happy. But your video is the most informative for my and her situation. So I basically did everything right, definitely should wash hands EVERY time before I handle her cuz I don't always. But thank you so much. My Ruby Ru says thank you too 💕
I just found one literally at my doorstep! the poor thing :( he was covered in dirt and dust!! my brother in law called me and said "come down quick! there's a lizard", but I knew right away when I saw that it was a salamander lmao, I have never seen one before in real life, and I had no idea we have them here, but apparently we do, it's been raining a lot lately for days here in BC Canada, and it's fall, so the weather is getting colder...I put him in a little 5 gallon tank for now, just to make sure he's OK and I might release him back, we might go to a creek or somewhere undisturbed, I don't feel comfortable putting him back out in the yard, I live on a residential street, but there are tiny patches of land on our streets where there is protected wildlife creeks etc. He hasn't eaten anything I've offered, not like I had anything very appetizing on hand, just dried mealworms and crickets, I soaked them and cut them into pieces because this salamander is very very small, the size of my finger, so I wasn't sure how he would be able to eat, and I also collected some aphids from outside, I heard they don't eat the first few days so we'll see! He was right at the door it was crazy! we could have stepped on him and there were cats and raccoons walking around! Had to cup him first to protect and eventually I put him in a tank and set up a temp habitat. I knew he was water based because I've kept garden snails for a year, and just instinctively I knew he needed a water dish, and cocofibre, good thing I had all this on hand lol! luckily he came to MY doorstep instead of some crazy idiot who would have tortured him or kept him in a dry box. I'm an animal freak so it's like he knew lol, or he came to my house to get some taste of the baby snails that have errupted all over! My snails have bred like crazy outside!!
😂😂😂 love the finger eating n the attacking of the water!! Those r super cute. Now I’m debating on getting those, a tarantula, or a snake... if I had a big enough house I would just get them all ... but I don’t 😕. Oh well. Love ur videos Emily!!!
The lake I found mine at is super highly populated and has been known to be so badly trashed that it's killing off the krafish population idk how they got there since it is a small man made lake and has the brass cut all around it amazed they survived I have a tree frog enclosure I'm just growing plants before I buy my tree frog I decided to keep them it in there until I can bring it to a more secure wetlands this video help lots ty
This helped a lot. I saved my salamander and ended up keeping it and I feed it about 3 times a week and I was thinking about upgrading the tank but turns out the tank is perfect just needs a few more places to hide
I was today years old (41) when I learnt the Salamanders are not semi-aquatic. I went all these years thinking they needed a little pool area and a land area. 💚
Really hoping this woman or someone can help, just found a yellow spotted salamander today in a valve box in the ground, it was well under 40 degrees and when I picked him up he hardly moved at all. I them warmed him up a bit be he only moves when I touch him really and seems really lethargic even tho I have bottled water and dirt from his surroundings he doesn't move much . Is he sick? Tired? Scared? Any help would be appreciated but just know I've been doing my googling all day lol
Johnny Longchord he was going into hibernation its normal just keep it a cool moist 60 degrees in his inclosure he should be good he might not be to active until spring
TheSkyIsOnFireKF13 i like to here that. Little update, I got the coco fiber and a piece of cork bark to hide under and a bowl of water at ground level. First night he went into the water a few times and same the second night. Last night he didn't come out at all so I found a tiny baby worm in the bag of original soil I took him home in and cleaned it off and he actually ate it! I had to move the wood because he wouldn't come out. Tried a small meal worm with no luck. Need to find a place that has the actual worms. "Side note" my girlfriend hates it and everything that comes with it like worms . If I was to wait for a warmer day say over 50 degrees, could I possibly release him back where I found him?
you probably should wait till spring at this point it might shock him to put him back now see if you have a pet value near you they have meal worms and use tweezers to feed him he might not want to eat bc he is already stored up for hibernation dont be scared about the hiding he does that in the wild they can be very elusive mine never comes out and try not to handle him he might drop his tail
and get de chlorinator for fish tanks they cant bathe in tap or bottled water you can google how that works if you want too good luck with your little friend
So, I have a few questions. Please don't get mad if it's dumb, I'm fairly new to the amphibian world. 1. Is it alright to use bottled spring water? I hear people saying so, but I trust you more to confirm if that's ok. 2. Are salamanders ok to be kept outside? I have limited space but a very nice shed outside that would probably only be a few degrees colder and is much much more convenient for me. 3. Are salamanders ok first time pets? (Well, other than a few cats and a dog. You know what I mean by first time pets) 4. Would a salamander be ok with no heat source? I have one but I'm not sure if it's necessary. Again, sorry if it's a stupid question. LOVE your channel and have an amazing day!
When I was in 5th grade I found a tiger salamander in the grease trap of a mechanic garage. I had no idea how it got there, but I took it home and cared for it as best I could. Unfortunately, even with all the research and care I gave it, it didnt live very long, at most a month or two. I can only assume it was poisoned by the grease it was sitting in for who knows how long. My ma named it Grease Lightning.
Ive keep three I caught over the last two years and they will eat LITERALLY anything. I fed my big girl an anole this morning and she packed it down like nobodies business. id go more than two inches (closer to 4") of substrate they Dig pretty deep. you can keep them communally IF they are around the same size because they are cannabalistic
I didn't realize salamanders are so vicious. I thought they were lame versions of lizards (obviously amphibians) but they actually seem pretty cool from watching this. Great feeding response.
If you live in the country (like we do), you don’t have to worry about chlorinated water, BUT, you do need to worry about your softened water...if you use a water softener. The water will coat(?) their skin causing them to not absorb any and they will swell up and die. I had that happen to a couple of tree frogs before I found out why. Use natural spring water for your amphibians.
I have an Eastern tiger salamander and his name is Leo he is about 12-13 inches long and quite lazy 😂 he got himself a 50 gal tank enclosure with some shiners as buddies, we have half the tank water and the other half he can dig and burry himself in. And he has a log like tunnel and a stump log as well 😊 I do have to say they are pretty easy lil dudes to care for as long as you got the time and knowlage
What the... I just saw you for the first time today on Facebook letting snakes bite you. I look up salamanders on here and happen to choose your video. Too crazy to keep to myself haha. Thanks for the video.
When I and my brothers were growing up in Illinois we found a black and yellow salamander. We fed it worms, and it went crazy over the worms. We only had it about a month, in a small fish tank with water, dirt, leaves, and branches. Sadly, after it got out our neighbor's terrier caught it.
remember they can get to be pretty old if kept right. just lost my last one from the pair i got 12 yars ago, they where about 3 year when i got them, and they got to be an age of 13 and 15 years.
We think our axolotl is Morphing so this was helpful . How warm do you keep yours? And do you have to clean poop out? I'm a bit overwhelmed bc I expected to have an aquatic pet and now it's looking like I may need to pivot...
Amazing. Do salamanders show any level of friendship towards you like a turtle does? Do they get to know you and like to be held? I saw a giant salamander in a HK restaurant in a water tank and on the menu. I wanted to buy it and take it home to save it.
I have 5 spotted salamanders trapped outside my basement bedroom window. It gets so hot out with a lack of rain that they dehydrate and they try to conserve their moister by hiding under the rocks. Every other day I have been dousing them with ice mountain drinking water to keep them moist and alive. I don't know if that's what I should be doing but they're making it so far. I believe they have a lack of food and I've been thinking about moving them into my own home so I can take care of them easier. But I don't really know how big the tank should be with 5 juvenile salamanders. I've been researching and I have noticed 1-2 salamanders are housed in a ten gallon tank. I've been thinking a ten galleon tank might be a bit too small. And I'm not sure how much water I should be giving them and if the water is safe for them to use. I don't think these salamanders can make it through the winter with just those rocks as they typically get coated in snow and there is no place deeper to go. I would love some advice since I'm interested in saving these salamanders to the best of my ability and any advice would help save them too.
The best thing you can do is remove them from the window well and let them go near a pond. You're right, they'll just die down there so they need your help
I got and made a bioactive terrarium for a long tailed lizard for my birthday. I was going to get the lizard next week but my mom found a salamander outside and now I had Sal the mander 😂
I don't remember these videos I am rewatching so I can say, I never knew how gorgeous Salamanders are. Wow! Amazing. I always thought I wanted a beardie but maybe a salamander also one day. 🌹
When it comes to skin patterns no tiger salamander (native to North America) is identical. I like the barred tiger salamander but I think yours are eastern variants. Notice at 3:00 = chomp!. Yes they feed by sensing motion so they will grab on to anything.
Actually salamanders prefer cool temperatures and their enclosure should not have too much ventilation because they need humidity retention. I love the Sterilite containers because they're cheap and all I have to do is burn air holes and them with my 60-watt heat trod.
I have 3 pet salamanders because a guy i know came back for vacation and his basement was flooded and there was several salamanders down in that basement but he was about to kill them when I stepped in and took them home and now they live in a 75 gallon tank and get fed a wide range of food
As far as changing your substrate, I find that establishing a colony of springtails will negate the need to change your substrate. My two blotched tigers have been happy, healthy and well fed for over a year with the same substrate. I'm considering a larger tote for them.
Good information for those who Insist on having one as a pet so that it can still survive.. But I'm my opinion I'd let it be free in the wild as a kid I use to love playing with salamanders and lizards but I also was smart enough to know I wouldn't want to be taking from my natural habitat to be put in a box to be looked at and played with like a toy so I really respect the fact she said leave the ones in the wild be where they belong and get one from a pet shop or breeder taking one from the wild thats minding its own business isn't fair to the animal and alot of people do that 🙄
I kept these as kids, love them, but I feel like it is to find captive bred ones instead of wild caught, which is a shame. The ones I had as a kid I actually bought as axolotls from a Walmart and they metamorphosed.
Oof I had salamanders for a few years with out anyone ever telling me how to care for them properly (we got it from a family friend who had them for years prior in the same conditions they told me to house them in) I’m only now realizing how bad the situation was for them... I can only hope they’re happier now that they’ve pasted. 😔
These things are aggressive and vicious. Mine has latched on to my index finger and swallowed it up past the first joint. She has tried to eat my cat more than once. Their first response to any nearby movement is to try to eat whatever is moving. Luckily they don't have any teeth or strong jaws, so it's just really funny. Oh, and don't wiggle your finger at them through the side of their tank. They will lunge at it and smash their face on the glass.
Hi, my dad was at a farm a few towns over when he found what I think is a smallmouth salamander. It’s about 30 degrees outside on average this time of year and he brought it to our house. Your video is helpful, how would you recommend caring for it? Right now we’re focusing on keeping it damp and allowing it to burrow but have no clue. Would it be better to set it free near us? We live in a city as opposed to wear it was found and I’m a bit worried. Do they eat all winter? Thanks for any help
My salamander just passed away the other day, this is the video that made me want him at first, 🙏 thank you
RIP Buddy
12/27/22-----10/23
I found one this morning - it crossed the road into our yard with uber curious cats - so I picked him and moved him into the creek on our property, hopefully away from the cats. I did consider keeping it for a pet but had no clue how to care for them till watching your video just now. Oh well - he's better off in the wild and being free - since he's not domesticated. Thanks for the education. Now I feel a little bit smarter for a day or two, which is usually when I forget stuff - LoL.
Lol
She found one too and never released it
Kidnapping a wild animal to keep in a cage? Thats disgusting
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You have a strong tr you know I know you have a to be sure but it doesn’t work for us to do the stuff that you want me to do
era alia that’s how pet reptiles and amphibians work you know? Wild caught is good for breeding to keep away from inbreeding
salamanders are so cute and derpy! I love them!
Thurr just really fat and cool
Yeah there's something about how far apart their eyes are that makes them look like they constantly have the mii theme playing in their head
Yes! Once I caught a northern red salamander and it just all of a sudden opened it mouth, like it burped 😆🤣😂
@@clownie417 Same except mine was a northern dusky salamander
I never wanted a salamander...it never entered my mind to ever have one..but now I need one.
I’m selling some I have about 30 if you want one only for 15 bucks
Dillon Riemann yeah
My cousins and me catch salamanders all the time! Sometimes.. we get so mad we can’t catch them we even curse :p their really hard to catch! Now, I barely see any.. in the pond
ReptileJungle how can i find salamender ?
ReptileJungle in nature i mean what should i do for find
I found my tiger salamander a few months ago.. walked right into the back of my restaurant where she had no business being in lol (not to mention that they shouldn't even be in Southwest Idaho). Thank goodness I was closing up for the night, or else I might have accidentally stepped on her (?). Anyway, she looked like she was starving and hurt, her skin was ashy and cracking. Took her home, got a terrarium setup, watched videos like this to make sure I didn't mess anything up. Couldn't get her to eat for the first 3 months.. I've had her for about 5 months now, and she's looking super healthy and she's actually active. Anyway, thanks for making vids like this. I was able to save her life, and now I have a pet for the next 20 years or so lol
This is awesome! Is she still alive?
I had 2 of them as pets, named 'Taco' and 'Burrito'! I fed mine a variety of small foods, such as waxworms, mealworms, crickets, etc. I also made sure they had access to other, larger food sources, like live Fathead and Shad minnows - these were in a shallow l'il container that I'd fill with water, since the 'manders seemed to love catching their own food! Also, one day I had brought home some live pinkie mice for my Water Dragon; I set the clear plastic container down next to the Tiger Salamander habitat. As soon as Taco and Burrito saw those mice they lost their little Salamander minds - kind of like me at a Las Vegas buffet! So, I attempted to put one next to their food dish, but one of 'em literally jumped up and grabbed it. They each ate 2 of them... And oooh did they grow to be huge! At the time (well before the Internet, etc) the only people who knew anything about them were the Herpetologists at Brookfield Zoo - so we took their advice, and they said it was fine to feed them the pinkies. Those Salamanders lived for a long, long time; at least 15 years if not longer than that!
Before I saw this comment I named mine taco
That sounds REALLY awesome! They sound much larger than I'm used to thinking of salamander sizes 😍
Great names
Oh yeah they're def cannabilstic. they eat small toads, mice, other salamanders, even small cuts of chicken, worms, roaches. there's pretty much nothing they won't eat. My big ones will nip and latch onto my fingers
I’m hella late but that’s fine, I found a salamander in my yard dried and it’s very hot or super duper freezing, where I live, so I picked him up and took him inside gave him a couple meals, I’m a quarantine tank and now he’s in his temp home cause still young, now he a fatty and is livin his best life 😂😂😂
Never seen a tiger so clean. Mine just burrows and when I see him for mealtimes he’s COVERED in eco earth
that is quite normal.
only time i have seen mine all clean is when they have just taken a swim.
The dramatic music when feeding was a must 🙏🏽😜🤣
I work at a fish hatchery, and we breed walleye in an old nuclear power cooling canal. We have to relocate hundreds of salamanders each year because they eat our fry. I got a male and female from the canal, and I have them in a large exo terra vivarium. Helpful video to learn what to feed em
Found one this morning, out by the horses and under their trough after a rain. The high today was 90 and there is no shade so I had to take the little guy in. Easily 30 yards to the nearest shade by 9 am. This video is a big help. I don't plan on keeping the fella but I at least can have a few days with it till I find a suitable habitate for it in the wild. Thanks!
I rescued a waterdog from a friend's aquarium, and it morphed into gorgeous Tiger Salamander despite it being in another fully aquatic tank. I transferred it to a Terrarium and had it for years. Scummy was a great salamander.
i always thought salamanders in general are some of the cutest animals in the world. i hope to get one someday
LOL at all the food items, a salamander buffet featuring a selection of exquisite creatures in a variety of shapes
and sizes, including a human finger for those times when your slithering pet is just craving something to clench.
I have a small spotted salamander that I found underneath the bed lining of a truck. he was covered in dust and was super dry. I would release him but I have no idea where he came from and it is very very hot and dry where I live. I keep the substrate damp and I even have a water dish in there and he is not wet to the touch. he is dry and kinda sticky. he eats just fine and is full of energy. should I be worried that he is never wet?
Sarah Johnson As long as he's actting fine and has wet substrate and a water dish available at all times I wouldn't worry.
Sarah Johnson he will eventually be wet again. Avoid handling when skin is dry like that
How is he doing? Still alive?
Maybe he is a newt? Newts are like salamanders but they don't like water as much and are more dry because of that.
Sarah Johnson are they poisonius??
Thanks for mentioning they are endangered in the world so getting them from pet stores is best. Cute little guys. I’ve only see two in 33 years
Do they spit fireballs like the ones in Dark Souls 2?
Love & Success Follows Me xd
No
No but..... They spit balls of cutness
Love & Success Follows Me lol
Yeah sure they totally do. .... Lmfao
Haha, you have the most charming and cutest videos! Thanks for sharing!😃👍
I live in the UK and am SO JEALOUS of anyone who can just go outside and find animals. I've never even seen a Frog in real life! I can see a McDonalds from my house.
damn bro that's brutal, you still living there?
I live in Lancashire and in the summer and spring we get common toads all the time under rotting logs and marching around at night probs looking for mates. Only spotted a true frog once though it was in our leaf litter and compost and peed on my hand it was hillarious i was 9 at the time. I guess it really depends on the region
There's no way with UKs weather you don't have tons f amphibians. You're just in too urban an area.
Love love love this channel Emily is great at explaining things I have learnt so much about snakes and other reptiles love it keep up the great work Emily!!!
To be fair, when my bearded dragon gets into feeding mode, she eats fingers too. I didn't realize beardie bites could be so painful! It can rip the skin off.
Anyways, salamanders are super cool. We used to get a lot of water in our basement and we got spotted salamanders down there all the time. They were super cute. It was kinda like having pets that I wasn't responsible for the care of lol
Thank you so much. This is the best video I found on salamanders. Particularly this breed. I saved one from two moron dogs about to have her for a snack. I named her Ruby Ru Gave her a super awesome tropical home and she's super happy. But your video is the most informative for my and her situation. So I basically did everything right, definitely should wash hands EVERY time before I handle her cuz I don't always. But thank you so much. My Ruby Ru says thank you too 💕
I just found one literally at my doorstep! the poor thing :( he was covered in dirt and dust!! my brother in law called me and said "come down quick! there's a lizard", but I knew right away when I saw that it was a salamander lmao, I have never seen one before in real life, and I had no idea we have them here, but apparently we do, it's been raining a lot lately for days here in BC Canada, and it's fall, so the weather is getting colder...I put him in a little 5 gallon tank for now, just to make sure he's OK and I might release him back, we might go to a creek or somewhere undisturbed, I don't feel comfortable putting him back out in the yard, I live on a residential street, but there are tiny patches of land on our streets where there is protected wildlife creeks etc. He hasn't eaten anything I've offered, not like I had anything very appetizing on hand, just dried mealworms and crickets, I soaked them and cut them into pieces because this salamander is very very small, the size of my finger, so I wasn't sure how he would be able to eat, and I also collected some aphids from outside, I heard they don't eat the first few days so we'll see! He was right at the door it was crazy! we could have stepped on him and there were cats and raccoons walking around! Had to cup him first to protect and eventually I put him in a tank and set up a temp habitat. I knew he was water based because I've kept garden snails for a year, and just instinctively I knew he needed a water dish, and cocofibre, good thing I had all this on hand lol! luckily he came to MY doorstep instead of some crazy idiot who would have tortured him or kept him in a dry box. I'm an animal freak so it's like he knew lol, or he came to my house to get some taste of the baby snails that have errupted all over! My snails have bred like crazy outside!!
I have a 6 year old and a 2 year old western tiger salamander. I LOVE SALAMANDERS
😂😂😂 love the finger eating n the attacking of the water!! Those r super cute. Now I’m debating on getting those, a tarantula, or a snake... if I had a big enough house I would just get them all ... but I don’t 😕. Oh well. Love ur videos Emily!!!
The beginning so so cute when they try to escape.
The lake I found mine at is super highly populated and has been known to be so badly trashed that it's killing off the krafish population idk how they got there since it is a small man made lake and has the brass cut all around it amazed they survived I have a tree frog enclosure I'm just growing plants before I buy my tree frog I decided to keep them it in there until I can bring it to a more secure wetlands this video help lots ty
I just got a pet salamander and this video will come in handy in the future. Thanks!
This helped a lot. I saved my salamander and ended up keeping it and I feed it about 3 times a week and I was thinking about upgrading the tank but turns out the tank is perfect just needs a few more places to hide
I was today years old (41) when I learnt the Salamanders are not semi-aquatic.
I went all these years thinking they needed a little pool area and a land area.
💚
Really hoping this woman or someone can help, just found a yellow spotted salamander today in a valve box in the ground, it was well under 40 degrees and when I picked him up he hardly moved at all. I them warmed him up a bit be he only moves when I touch him really and seems really lethargic even tho I have bottled water and dirt from his surroundings he doesn't move much . Is he sick? Tired? Scared? Any help would be appreciated but just know I've been doing my googling all day lol
Johnny Longchord he was going into hibernation its normal just keep it a cool moist 60 degrees in his inclosure he should be good he might not be to active until spring
TheSkyIsOnFireKF13 i like to here that. Little update, I got the coco fiber and a piece of cork bark to hide under and a bowl of water at ground level. First night he went into the water a few times and same the second night. Last night he didn't come out at all so I found a tiny baby worm in the bag of original soil I took him home in and cleaned it off and he actually ate it! I had to move the wood because he wouldn't come out. Tried a small meal worm with no luck. Need to find a place that has the actual worms. "Side note" my girlfriend hates it and everything that comes with it like worms . If I was to wait for a warmer day say over 50 degrees, could I possibly release him back where I found him?
you probably should wait till spring at this point it might shock him to put him back now see if you have a pet value near you they have meal worms and use tweezers to feed him he might not want to eat bc he is already stored up for hibernation dont be scared about the hiding he does that in the wild they can be very elusive mine never comes out and try not to handle him he might drop his tail
and get de chlorinator for fish tanks they cant bathe in tap or bottled water you can google how that works if you want too good luck with your little friend
Did he end up surviving?
So, I have a few questions. Please don't get mad if it's dumb, I'm fairly new to the amphibian world.
1. Is it alright to use bottled spring water? I hear people saying so, but I trust you more to confirm if that's ok.
2. Are salamanders ok to be kept outside? I have limited space but a very nice shed outside that would probably only be a few degrees colder and is much much more convenient for me.
3. Are salamanders ok first time pets? (Well, other than a few cats and a dog. You know what I mean by first time pets)
4. Would a salamander be ok with no heat source? I have one but I'm not sure if it's necessary.
Again, sorry if it's a stupid question. LOVE your channel and have an amazing day!
i used to find a ton of these guys in my window well i’d take em out make sure they were ok then bring them to the pond!! they’re awesome
They look so derpy and cute.
Omg they’re so cute. And seem so low maintaince! I think this is my next pet
3:40 “fingers?” LOL
salamanders are such fascinating animals, great video!!!
omg i love your videos my dad always brings injured snakes salemanders and turdles and your videos help so much
When I was in 5th grade I found a tiger salamander in the grease trap of a mechanic garage. I had no idea how it got there, but I took it home and cared for it as best I could. Unfortunately, even with all the research and care I gave it, it didnt live very long, at most a month or two. I can only assume it was poisoned by the grease it was sitting in for who knows how long. My ma named it Grease Lightning.
Hear in south Dakota they run wild in the summer I just love to see them after a nice rain
Ive keep three I caught over the last two years and they will eat LITERALLY anything. I fed my big girl an anole this morning and she packed it down like nobodies business. id go more than two inches (closer to 4") of substrate they Dig pretty deep. you can keep them communally IF they are around the same size because they are cannabalistic
I'm thinking about getting a salamander, so this really helped!
I didn't realize salamanders are so vicious. I thought they were lame versions of lizards (obviously amphibians) but they actually seem pretty cool from watching this. Great feeding response.
You are the best reptile TH-camr
FINGGERRRRRSSSS!!!!!!!!! WHAT WHY FINGERS Lol!!
What?
It kept snapping at her fingers
@@christiangasior4244 They will try to eat your fingers. And anything else that moves within lunging distance. My cat won't go near ours.
*Fantastic frontier salamanders*
Salamanders are an indicator species, it's very important to keep them in the environment
Yah but if you keep a breeding pair you can ensure all the young reach maturity and release them back into the wild. Net gain for the environment.
we found my salamander, robin, dead. she was so good and I loved her so much...
Thanks for your videos because now I’m actually interested on saving one lizard to my sal
The channel should be called Reptile Discovery
Nguyen Studios salamander's not a reptile.
Herpers Discovery
yeah, but snake discovery sounds cooler
Luke Scovell well they aren’t snakes either
Oh we have those in Nebraska my coworker just saved one from her cats and brought it to me as a rescue so now I have one as a pet
If you live in the country (like we do), you don’t have to worry about chlorinated water, BUT, you do need to worry about your softened water...if you use a water softener. The water will coat(?) their skin causing them to not absorb any and they will swell up and die. I had that happen to a couple of tree frogs before I found out why. Use natural spring water for your amphibians.
Very fun Sally FYI! Thanks!!
This was good. Thanks for sharing.
Great video very cute well done! 😂 👏 🦎
Informative video and I love watching them eat at the end!
there was one underneath my house in the crawl space underneath insulation so we got him and are now keeping him! his name is gregory😂
Lick his slimy sausage
I have an Eastern tiger salamander and his name is Leo he is about 12-13 inches long and quite lazy 😂 he got himself a 50 gal tank enclosure with some shiners as buddies, we have half the tank water and the other half he can dig and burry himself in. And he has a log like tunnel and a stump log as well 😊 I do have to say they are pretty easy lil dudes to care for as long as you got the time and knowlage
What the... I just saw you for the first time today on Facebook letting snakes bite you. I look up salamanders on here and happen to choose your video. Too crazy to keep to myself haha. Thanks for the video.
Honestly now I want to be bit by a snake
When I and my brothers were growing up in Illinois we found a black and yellow salamander. We fed it worms, and it went crazy over the worms. We only had it about a month, in a small fish tank with water, dirt, leaves, and branches. Sadly, after it got out our neighbor's terrier caught it.
My mom, brother and I saved one of those salamanders it was dry and in are garage.
Hey I commented on one of your videos cuz I was concerned that my salamander wasn't eating and you now make a video about tiger salamanders
remember they can get to be pretty old if kept right.
just lost my last one from the pair i got 12 yars ago, they where about 3 year when i got them, and they got to be an age of 13 and 15 years.
Dude when it bit your finger 😂😂😂
We think our axolotl is Morphing so this was helpful . How warm do you keep yours? And do you have to clean poop out? I'm a bit overwhelmed bc I expected to have an aquatic pet and now it's looking like I may need to pivot...
i know this is an old comment but incase it can help anyone, this set up is absolutely not appropriate for a morphed axolotl 🙂
It’s sad how all of these great salamanders are extremely over shadowed by axolotls
Tiger Salamander Army 4 Life!
Amazing. Do salamanders show any level of friendship towards you like a turtle does? Do they get to know you and like to be held? I saw a giant salamander in a HK restaurant in a water tank and on the menu. I wanted to buy it and take it home to save it.
3:00 lolz #savagemander
How is that being savage
I have 5 spotted salamanders trapped outside my basement bedroom window. It gets so hot out with a lack of rain that they dehydrate and they try to conserve their moister by hiding under the rocks. Every other day I have been dousing them with ice mountain drinking water to keep them moist and alive. I don't know if that's what I should be doing but they're making it so far. I believe they have a lack of food and I've been thinking about moving them into my own home so I can take care of them easier. But I don't really know how big the tank should be with 5 juvenile salamanders. I've been researching and I have noticed 1-2 salamanders are housed in a ten gallon tank. I've been thinking a ten galleon tank might be a bit too small. And I'm not sure how much water I should be giving them and if the water is safe for them to use. I don't think these salamanders can make it through the winter with just those rocks as they typically get coated in snow and there is no place deeper to go. I would love some advice since I'm interested in saving these salamanders to the best of my ability and any advice would help save them too.
The best thing you can do is remove them from the window well and let them go near a pond. You're right, they'll just die down there so they need your help
Seventh 🥳 and your kitchen hasn’t changed much 😂😂
I got and made a bioactive terrarium for a long tailed lizard for my birthday. I was going to get the lizard next week but my mom found a salamander outside and now I had Sal the mander 😂
Very well-done video. Nice job!
I don't remember these videos I am rewatching so I can say, I never knew how gorgeous Salamanders are. Wow! Amazing. I always thought I wanted a beardie but maybe a salamander also one day. 🌹
All of your vidos have cute pets so cute 😢😢
When it comes to skin patterns no tiger salamander (native to North America) is identical. I like the barred tiger salamander but I think yours are eastern variants. Notice at 3:00 = chomp!. Yes they feed by sensing motion so they will grab on to anything.
so cuteeeee they are
Any advice on what to feed a baby salamander? I got pellets that are highly rated but I can’t tell if they eat it.
Me and friends found like twenty while in the woods! I brought home 3 or 4 so ...
Hi I'm Star i am using my dads phone and am planning on getting a newt love the video
Actually salamanders prefer cool temperatures and their enclosure should not have too much ventilation because they need humidity retention. I love the Sterilite containers because they're cheap and all I have to do is burn air holes and them with my 60-watt heat trod.
I have 3 pet salamanders because a guy i know came back for vacation and his basement was flooded and there was several salamanders down in that basement but he was about to kill them when I stepped in and took them home and now they live in a 75 gallon tank and get fed a wide range of food
I’m getting a Salamander in Spring, it’s currently winter, it might be a spotted salamander
As far as changing your substrate, I find that establishing a colony of springtails will negate the need to change your substrate. My two blotched tigers have been happy, healthy and well fed for over a year with the same substrate. I'm considering a larger tote for them.
Thank you for this I am getting one and needed to know. does this work the same with other breeds of salamandes?
I love them......
Wow
Aww yes I want one
Cool video beautiful amphibians I subbed
I have a black speckled salamander he is very great pet
Don't have a salamander but cool.
Just the stache.
Good information for those who Insist on having one as a pet so that it can still survive.. But I'm my opinion I'd let it be free in the wild as a kid I use to love playing with salamanders and lizards but I also was smart enough to know I wouldn't want to be taking from my natural habitat to be put in a box to be looked at and played with like a toy so I really respect the fact she said leave the ones in the wild be where they belong and get one from a pet shop or breeder taking one from the wild thats minding its own business isn't fair to the animal and alot of people do that 🙄
how much do salamanders usually cost? i’m considering buying one!!!
carlie xoxo A show I went to this weekend had them for 20.
your kitchen looks like my kitchen
i love your videos
I kept these as kids, love them, but I feel like it is to find captive bred ones instead of wild caught, which is a shame. The ones I had as a kid I actually bought as axolotls from a Walmart and they metamorphosed.
Can it eat... Doritos and drink MT.DEW?
Lovely Crocodile yaaah it'll be swaggah
No, I’m pretty sure it would evolve into charmander
The Doodling Gecko lol
@@skellyrobin I'm pretty sure it will evolve into a ghost type
@@PikaRaichupikapika my dad evolved into ghost type when i was born
Your sals crack me up with their feeding!! My guy is not nearly as energetic lol. Any tips on encouraging more activity?
Oof I had salamanders for a few years with out anyone ever telling me how to care for them properly (we got it from a family friend who had them for years prior in the same conditions they told me to house them in) I’m only now realizing how bad the situation was for them... I can only hope they’re happier now that they’ve pasted. 😔
These things are aggressive and vicious. Mine has latched on to my index finger and swallowed it up past the first joint. She has tried to eat my cat more than once. Their first response to any nearby movement is to try to eat whatever is moving. Luckily they don't have any teeth or strong jaws, so it's just really funny. Oh, and don't wiggle your finger at them through the side of their tank. They will lunge at it and smash their face on the glass.
Hi, my dad was at a farm a few towns over when he found what I think is a smallmouth salamander. It’s about 30 degrees outside on average this time of year and he brought it to our house. Your video is helpful, how would you recommend caring for it? Right now we’re focusing on keeping it damp and allowing it to burrow but have no clue. Would it be better to set it free near us? We live in a city as opposed to wear it was found and I’m a bit worried. Do they eat all winter? Thanks for any help