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Salamanders and Newts
Popular as pets, salamanders and newts are amphibians that resemble lizards, but are actually very different. There are over 500 species of salamanders. Ask questions about their diet, habitat and behavior here.
1,005 Questions
Are there salamanders in Egypt?
No,salamanders are only in wet areas and Egypt is very dry and has scarcly any water so salamanders wouldn't survive there.
So they dont die of coldness. They are allready cold blooded.
What the fire salamander eats?
Well a salamander is something that looks like a lizard but is a amphibian. They have smooth bodies and live mainly in Europe. There are 3 morphs (keep in mind their main colour is black) one with yellow splodges, another with yellow spots and finally one with smaller splodges (more like yellow stripes). They have a stubby body, limbs and tail, as a result they grow (as an adult) 7-11 inches/18-28cm.
How and when do salamanders hunt?
Salamanders and newts, tend to hunt at night, especially after rainfall.
They are amphibians like frogs and toads, and thus must keep moist.
Their nocturnal habits allow them to stay safe and they are less likely to dry out this way from the sun.
Are tiger salamanders endangered or threatened?
The Center has advocated hard to protect the California tiger salamander under both the federal and the California Endangered Species Act, as well as to force
Where does the grotto salamander live?
The Grotto or " ghost " salamander lives in southern Missouri,northern Arkansas,northeast Oklahoma, southeast Kansas. They can be found in caves on moist walls out of sunlights reach
No, the fire salamander was only thought and named because when someone lit a fire from logs they would dash out from underneath.
A female newt depending on her size and the species can lay between 150 and 300 eggs during the spawning season. The exact number of eggs an individual female produces is dependent on her age, size and condition.
Like frogs, salamanders reproduce by laying eggs. The eggs hatch into aquatic tadpoles, the larval stage, and eventually metamorphose into the adult amphibian stage, which typically lives mostly on land.
First, a female newt looks a lot different from a male, so make sure your newt is a female. Then, if it is winter time then the chances are more likely that she is pregnant. Thirdly, she will be lazy and, of course eat more and grow big.
What are the salamanders mating behaviors?
According to encarta, male newts and salamanders create bright colors on tails and also grow tail fins.
Some newts use chemical signals.
Newts also engage in complicated mating rituals, sometimes forming large balls of mating newts. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Amphibians (page 49) documents the mating groups.
How often should you feed a mole salamander?
A baby yellow spotted salamander is a tadpole and it will eat algae continuously. If there is no algae, you might be able to keep it alive with bits of lettuce. The key word is "continuous". Take out the old and replace it with new. Keep the tank clean and cool.
Why is the tiger salamanders endangered?
mostly because people kill them and then eat them or they are eaten by bigger animals like large cats for example :
tigers
lions
leopard's
cubs
and other animals
How do you tell if a red backed salamander is a boy or a girl?
well if u go under the tail when its breeding time youll see swelling aroud the area where it pees and poops that's a male. now this is a female if her tail is shorter than the other one she a female or if u cant tell theres a diffrents with the belly hers is a big belly.
well if u go under the tail when its breeding time youll see swelling aroud the area where it pees and poops that's a male. now this is a female if her tail is shorter than the other one she a female or if u cant tell theres a diffrents with the belly hers is a big belly.
How long is the salamanders life cycle?
That strongly depends on the species. The embryonic stage (egg) takes at least several days to weeks. The larval stage (free swimming larva) takes a few months to sometimes over a year. The adult life span latst from 7-10 years (average), some species can reach an age of more than 20 years.
Some salamanders dont have an external egg and larval stage (live-bearing) or there is little difference in the larvela stage compared tot the adult stage (neotene). In these species it is hard to tell the different stages.
How do you care for a spotted salamander?
I found "artie" in my crawlspace in Autumn 2004. Don't know the gender. I placed play sand, flat rocks, moss in a 20gal aquarium with a grow light and screened lid to keep my cat out. I placed a plastic bowl for for a pool which artie ended up tunneling under. I devoted a 1/4 length of aquarium as a pool by pushing sand back and keeping it back with a piece of natural pine board (no paint or stain) equivalent to a 1"x2" x14"(width of aquarium) and filling with non chlorinated water. I feed artie pill bugs, worms, beetles and purchase crickets from a pet store (her favorite). I change her sand yearly and her pool water every time it looks nasty. I have a 1 gal shop vac that I just stick in the water and it's gone in seconds. I then add fresh non chlorinated water. I found Artie when she was about 3.5" long. She's now at least 8". I've had her for 5 yrs and still healthy. Her spots changed to beige to match the sand.
Where in the world do Salamanders live?
Salamanders live any place that is not too dry and not too cold. That includes most of North America south of the Arctic Circle, Central America, tropical South America, most of Europe, and much of Asia. They are oddly absent from most of Africa, from the Indian subcontinent, and from Australia. They rarely live on islands in the ocean.
