Hello, I live in Northern Minnesota and i am wondering how common wild salamanders are here. I hear stories of hundreds and hundreds of salamanders that exodus across roads at one point in time. I also hear that to find salamanders, you must flip over several hundred logs before you can find one. Is looking near wetlands (under logs) the most effective way to find these critters in Minnesota, or is there a way to trap them.
I would really appreciate a responce and i thank anyone for their time. 
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Salamanders in Minnesota
ace_froman18
May 25, 2009 09:08 PM
Replies (5)
chefdc
May 27, 2009 07:31 PM
I live in northern ohio and the best way I find to
locate them is in their larvae state.
find a nice stream or small creek and flip over a
couple rocks.
most of the time you'll see one.If you do collect some
just grab some rocks with moss on them.the critters in there
will feed them for a couple weeks.
ace_froman18
May 28, 2009 04:49 PM
the rock i would be flipping over would be underwater right? ? or rocks near the stream or creek? what size rocks?
ace_froman18
May 28, 2009 04:50 PM
Is this in the spring only? or throughout summer?
chefdc
May 30, 2009 07:38 PM
throughout spring and summer.
Remember,these are larvae,so you're gonna need pretty much
an aquarium setup.
Check under rocks in streams,and also check under logs
and wet leaves around the stream beds for adults.
Newterd_Salamndr
Jun 30, 2009 08:24 AM
You're asking level 9 questions when you're at level 1...
I may have missed it, but were you specifically asking about "mole salamanders"? You had mentioned hearing about the "hundreds and hundreds of salamanders that exodus across roads at one point in time". If so, then there are many ways to capture them. Easy ways...well, you'll have to figure them out on your own. I can assure you that right now will be a rough time to find 1 adult. But there is a time of year that you can catch them by the thousands. The larvae is not the easy way and you don't lift any rocks or logs in water to find them.(not too sure what exactly they may have been referring to in that response...) If you google "mole salamander migration"...that will give you a great start. But I think it would have been easier to answer if you'd been a little more specific on the type of salamander....ex.) Spotted salamander, Marbled salamander, Tiger Salamander, Redback salamander, Two-lined salamander, etc... Good luck!!!
