Marbled salamanders ambystoma opacum urodela.
Marble salamander care.
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Housing the salamander s new house should mimic its habitat in the wild.
Banded salamander scientific name.
The marbled salamander is one of the smaller ambystomatid mole salamander species found in north carolina with adults only reaching lengths between 3 4 inches.
One of north america s handsomest amphibians the marbled salamander spends most of its life below ground and is often overlooked by pet keepers however captives soon give up their secretive ways and with proper care have reached age 15.
Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows.
Family ambystomatidae are a medium sized chunky salamander reaching up to 4 25 inches in length 10 8 cm as adults they have a variable number of white bars on the body.
You can put your salamander in a plastic container with a tight lid.
Ambystoma opacum the basics.
The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white.
Salamanders prefer a moist damp habitat with ample places to hide.
In this video i explain the proper care for a marbled salamander.
Tiger salamanders are the largest of the salamanders on our list of best pet salamanders.
Having an overall dark gray or black body the marbled salamander gets its name from the 4 7 white.
To care for salamanders feed them live worms crickets and slugs 2 3 times a week.
Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum.
Depending on the species of salamander they might need a heating pad or lamp to keep their tank warm enough.
They are also quite common in the pet trade.
Like other ambystomatids these salamanders spend most of their time underground in burrows and are infrequently seen outside of the breeding season.
They can grow to be as big as 14 inches long.
These salamanders make great pets and are very interesting.
These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size.
You also need to provide filtered water for salamanders to swim in along with some hiding places in case they get scared or need to relax.
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The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.
How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions.
Their care requirements are also widely known meaning that even large pet stores know at least the basics of caring for these amphibians.
Reading our salamander care sheet will help you go about caring for your salamander.
Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus.
