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What species of salamanders would be found in central P.A(terrestrial)?I have seen tons of red back salamanders.How do you care for them?And how common are marbled salamanders and the red dotted ones( i forget name ).

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>>What species of salamanders would be found in central P.A(terrestrial)?I have seen tons of red back salamanders.How do you care for them?And how common are marbled salamanders and the red dotted ones( i forget name ).
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Hey,

I visited Brookville about 2 yrs ago. It was the end of summer and I still found a crapload of sals. I found the following, cave salamanders, red backs, slimies, zigzags?, red efts, northern reds, ect. Red backs are a bit difficult to care for. They need extremely small food items and they are a bit territorial.

Mike
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I have:
1.1 Kankakee Bulls
1.0 veild chameleon
0.1 corns
0.1 az king
1.2 tiger sals
2.3 blue spotted sals
0.1 3-toe box turtle
0.1 Crotaphytus collaris
1.1 Crotaphytus binctores
0.1 desert kings
1.0 Bearded Dragon (german giant)
0.1 Bearded Dragon (orange)
1.2 Bearded Dragon (red sandfire X yellow pastel/red sandfire)
1.1 Bearded Dragon (Citrus X yellow pastel)

what do the salamanders with red skin and black dots eat do they eat other salamanders cause i let mine in a cage with red backs and fully black one( what are they ) and found that 2 had the heads bit off and what are those salamanders with red skin and black dots?

That would be Pseudotriton ruber, red salamander. They will eat smaller salamanders. They also need to be kept very cool as they are intolerant of temps above 74F.

Red backs are actually easy to keep if you rear fruitflies to feed them.

Also you need a PA fishing liscence to collect and keep PA salamanders and the total possesion limit is 2 salamanders. (not 2 of each type but in aggregate).

Ed

A fishing license.....?I don't see how that makes sense.

do u need the license if u are under 15. cause im 13 and also i thought u dont need a license for that stuff till your 15. and also what if i cought it myself? and does it eat anything besides other salamanders? and is it some what poisonis

If you are under 15 then you do not need a liscence but to be legal an adult in the house hold needs the liscence and the possession limit still remains at 2.
It will feed on any small soft bodied arthropods like worms and small crickets it can easily catch but as you saw any smaller salamanders kept with it will probably be consumed. While Pseudotritions have some skin toxins they are not known to be very toxic and the theory has been put forth that they mimic Red Spotted Newt efts which are toxic.
Remember these salamanders do best when kept below 70F and the closer to 60 F the more they like it.

Because all amphibians and all reptiles are regulated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

in the state of pennsalvania what are the toxic salamanders and newts and how toxic is that salamander i talked about before and what do they salamanders look like o and there was a salamanders same size and every thing that i cought to but instead of red it was like kind of organge is it the same kind?

Technically all salamanders and newts have some toxic skin secretions. There are just extreme differences between the different species and genera. Most of the species are not dangerously toxic, there are a few that will make you unhappy of the toxins get in the eye or other mucous membranes and red-spotted newts can be dangerously toxic if ingested.
Pseudotriton can also be orange as they lose the intensity as they get older. I recommend that you check out the pictures for the field guides to either Eastern North America or the guide published by the PA Fish and Boat Commission to help identify the salamanders.

Ed

can i get sick from touching the newt/salamander? and if so what are the simptoms? cause i have picked him up alot but i washed very well with hot water and soap.

If you touch your eyes or get your fingers in your mouth you can get sick depending upon the species.
If you are handling the salamandar/newt you can actually cause damage to the skin. I would recommend handling it as little as possible. In short they do better if you do not touch them.
Ed

if i wash my hands well and keep very clean after handleing him will i get a problem and what are the simptoms of getting the poison in my mouth or eye?