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Is this norman behavior for them ? When will he come out ?

He's probably trying to hibernate. If you want him to, put his cage down in your crawl space. He will hibernate for a while, probably till March. I would do it, because tiger sallies eat so much! Just make sure he has enough bedding to burrow down nice and comfy. MAybe it's something else, probly not. Hope this helps.
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Paullywog

If it has scales or smooth wet skin... snatch it!!!

This is normal behavior for tigers. Tigers and other ambystiomids do not hibernate. They do not go to sleep, they just move more slowly. Adult ambystomids spend the majority of their life underground.
It will come out when it is hungry.
This article may help http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_tigrinum.shtml

Ed

Well that's really cool! I thought they hibernated. HEre in winter, it gets really cold and the tiger salamanders, i thought, hibernated underground. Guess im wrong. Interesting, though!
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Paullywog

If it has scales or smooth wet skin... snatch it!!!

Want to hear something really cool...tiger sallies breed here in West KY in January. Many ambystomids breed during the cold winter months.
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10 Leopard Geckos 3.7.0**
1 Tokay Gecko 1.0.0*
2 Ball Pythons 2.0.0*
1 04 Nicaraguan Red Tail Boa 0.1.0
2 Black Kingsnake 1.0.1*
4 Baird's Rat Snake (Thanks Vadoni!) 2.2.0
***1.0 Loma Alta***1.2Hawkeye 04 stock***
2 Gray Ratsnakes 0.1.1
1 04 Amel Cornsnake 0.1
1 04 Anery Cornsnake 1.0
4 Dekay's Snake 0.1.3**
1.0 Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum*
1.1 Green Tree Frogs (H. cinerea)*
1.0 Gray Tree Frog (H versicolor)*
0.1 Eastern Box Turtle

0.0.1 Red Milk
1.0.0 Mexican Black/California King Hybrid (Missing)
1 Leopard Gecko 1.0

*indicates possible breeders
**have bred