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Physignathus
at Tue Aug 23 19:40:30 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Physignathus ]
Tigers are terrestrial salamanders. The only time the adults go to water is to breed. They spend almost their entire lives underground in tunnels only surfacing to breed or during heavy rains. They breathe air with lungs even though when breeding they can absorb oxygen through the skin underwater. They are bast kept alone with no other tiger or other amphibian and especially turtles. Tigers are solitary except for breeding. They are voraciuos eaters consuming anything they can overpower. They breed in predatorless waters, meaning no fish, turtles or other species of salamanders that may eat the eggs. The enclosure should be all land and kept moist and humid but not hot. They require no light or heat source. The light can cause skin cancer and heat would dry them out. You can use a low wattage/low or no heat nocturnal light since they are never out during daylight hours. Males tend to be thinner looking than females and their tales are much longer and "paddle like". Females are plump looking with shorter stocky tales. Hope this helps you some. Let me know how it goes 
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RE: help with naturalistic tiger salamander setup.. - Physignathus, Tue Aug 23 19:40:30 2005