Here in MN I know they are not protected. The MN DNR classifies them as having a stable populations and in many areas they are abundant. I am curious as to where the other responders to this post are from and why they call them endangered. I have even seen albino larva. I have found tigers on trips to IA and would think they are the same there. The Bell Museum of Natural History (Minneapolis) has a couple in captivity, one of which they have had for many years.

I have kept one for several years that I found (saved) at a construction site and recently added another that I found under similar circumstances. I keep both in a 10 gal tank that I have filled with bark reptile substrate and a waterbowl. I regularly mist the bark to keep it moist but not too wet. I feed them earthworms and occasionally other insects. Like most salamanders they are not handleable and spend most of their time hiding and digging around in their substrate. They have voracious appetites and sometimes come out in anticipation when I open the cage top to add more nightcrawlers.

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