Salamanders and Newts

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.

how much does a blue spotted salamder wheigh

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

yes, they do

yes, newts have tonnes of bones, more than humans

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.

Most Salamanders are harmless. be careful handling, as they do have teeth.

Water,n00b! XD

No. Mammals are warm-blooded creatures with fur, skin or hair, and they give birth to live young which they then feed with mother's milk.

Like a mammal, a salamander is a vertebrate, but that is where the similarities virtually end. A salamander has moist skin, and is cold-blooded. It lays eggs and has to live in water for part of its life. The salamander is a member of the amphibian family, like frogs, toads, newts and axolotls.

They are classed as amphibians - or were in my biology classes 40 years ago...

It depends on where you are purchasing them from.

If you find them at a pet store that sells them as an amphibian (meaning they'll house them in that department) they can be around $30-$50; their price is usually based on their age/size/variation. If you find them in an aquarium store, they will most often be a little less pricey.

If you can get them from a local breeder they range between $10-$30 on average; again, price is based on age/size/color variation. Most breeders do not advertise their stock outside of being a distributor to pet stores so they can be difficult to locate and get in touch with (and your neighborhood pet store will not disclose who they buy from willingly because they want you to spend your dollar there).

However, if you search for a reptile/amphibian or exotic pet show/fair you can usually find a breeder or two present and more than willing to make a deal, especially if you're interested in acquiring several of their live stock. Many large cities across the US will have an organization that will host a monthly or bi-monthly pet trade/swap for a variety of animals, housing, maintenance supplies and foods. It's well worth the effort to look into finding one near you as you'll save over 30-60% over the final cost of purchasing from a large chain pet store. Not to mention, the quality of the animals directly from the breeders tend to be much higher and since the breeders are present, you are able to ask them any question regarding the life, habitat and care of the animals.

Bears do have opposable thumbs. Some bears have a special bone found in their wrists. Its their sixth toe and it is an opposable thumb. It is used for grasping bamboo. They use this bone in the same way humans use their thumbs, mainly for grasping food. Most species do not have opposable thumbs.

Yes, the Eastern Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) secretes a poison from its skin similar to the tetrodotoxin found in pufferfish (the Japanese delicacy "fugu"). But is it primarily poisonous to other animals that might try to eat it. From most reports, it is not poisonous enough to hurt humans (unless of course, you eat a plate full of them).

i have eaten 1 the doctors told me I was gona die!It was a horrible experience.I still have problems.

yes. salamanders have a larva body, and an adult phase that are very different. don't believe me? see for yourself. just go to google images and look up larva tiger salamander, and adult tiger salamander. see the difference?

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try "pin-head" crickets (the smallest size they come, you may have to special order thee on the internet or form a pet store). They are a decent candidate and probably the easiest to get in quantity.

The smallest red wigglers (worms) you can get; you may have to get a bunch and pick out the tiniest ones

Springtails are good (tiny white bugs in found temeperate soil everywhere) usually you have to get these from somebody who "raises" them or "get" them form outside soils.

I have had some success getting tiny salamanders to eat live blood worms or black worms (which are aquatic and so they die on land after a few minutes) its not ecconomical but you can buy a bunch, store them in the refrigerator and present a few worms at a time to the salamander (get these at any pet store which sells lots of trpoical fish) Don't get frozen or freeze=dried (these won't work) don't bother trying petco, petland or petsmart as they don't carry them live.

Also live fruit flies are available at some good pet stores (or again on the internet) try these.

A salamander is a vertebrate, which means it has a backbone.

This salamander eats crabs, shrimps, aquatic insects, fish and frogs.

yes it feeds on wastes and eat other dead things