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The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, – Care in Captivity – Part 1

findiviglio — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:12:36 +0000

Welcome to our new blog location! Please see here for more background information on this animal’s natural history and life cycle in the wild. General Despite living largely underground in the wild, captive spotted salamanders adjust well to artificial caves and shelters, where they are more easily observed. Well-adjusted captives quickly lose their secretive, nocturnal ways, and will eagerly accept [...]

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The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, – Care in Captivity – Part 1

The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum – Part II, Natural History

findiviglio — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000

To read the first part of this article, click here. Natural Diet Adults consume a wide variety of prey – earthworms, millipedes, crickets, sow bugs, spiders, centipedes, termites and other invertebrates as well as smaller salamanders. The larvae prey upon zooplankton, dragonfly larvae and other aquatic insects, fairy shrimp, tadpoles, red-spotted newt larvae and each other. Spotted salamanders [...]

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The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum – Part II, Natural History

The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum – Part I, Natural History

findiviglio — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:56:00 +0000

Overview Salamanders are not given nearly the attention they deserve by amphibian enthusiasts and, consequently, we know far less about their habits and care than we do of their more familiar relatives, the frogs. Many species, however, do very well in captivity and make long-lived (to over 50 years!) and responsive pets. A number are brilliantly [...]

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The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum – Part I, Natural History