Does anyone have any info on keeping North American red salamanders in captivity?
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Keeping Red Salamanders (Pseudotriton ruber)
triturus
Dec 27, 2003 04:27 AM
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Rust
Dec 27, 2003 07:33 AM
I've kept a few for short periods (before I give them away). They seem to do fine on crickets and wax worms. I kept them on bark with clay pot bottoms (upside down) for cover. Try posting to caudata.org, the people I have given them to and who have kept them for a while cruise that site a lot.
RUSS
nimbus2
Dec 29, 2003 03:50 PM
I've kept adults and larvae in the past. You can keep them terrestrial like Rust suggests, but if you want to breed them, you'll need a semi-aquatic or aquatic setup. Mine were 100% aquatic in captivity and I had them in a cold-water, fast flowing stream tank. They fed well on chopped nightcrawler, waxworms, etc.
