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josh1990
at Wed Jan 10 19:59:00 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by josh1990 ]
I hate to say it, but that was a poor diet for a tiger salamander. Goldfish are loaded with parasites and are not a natural food item. Chemicals in the fish can cause inbalances that can lead to death. A good staple diet would be as follows:
1. gut-loaded crickets
2. waxworms
3. earthworms
4. butterworms
5. slugs
6. sowbugs
7. freshly molted meal/super worms
The waxworms should be used as a treat, because of the high fat they contain. Pinky mice can be given as a treat also, but only rarely.
The temps. are good and the bedding is too. A important point to make is that salamanders need multiple hide-spots made up of logs, rocks, and hunks of moss.
I hate that your tiger died. It had most likely caught a parasite from the goldfish.
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RE: my tiger died and i have no idea why - josh1990, Wed Jan 10 19:59:00 2007