What should a Terranium include

[matt]

I am thinking about morphing some young axys and was wondering how you guys set your teraniums up? (e.g. do you put the water in a swall dish, do you have rocks, do you have dirt etc.)
Any advice would be greatly epreciated

[matt]

Ok if no one knows what a terrerium is I will use more salamanda speach, does anyone know what a terresteriel setup should include?

[andy]

my terrarium consists of soils, moss and bark.....it is misted every day and my morphed axy is happy as larry

[matt]

what does misted every day mean?

[matt]

oh and do you keep a small dish of water in the terreteriel setup? and do you keep the soil moist and how big is your setup?

[kai]

Matt, whining if you don't receive an answer (within 18 h!) is bound to stop responses from any but the most forthcoming folks. And doing some homework yourself helps, too - check out the caresheets for ambystomatids at Caudatecentral.

Misting is spraying water, especially . Don't overdo it - many Ambystoma are kept too wet. Providing a gradient of soil humidity and assorted hiding places should tell you which humidity is most preferred. A water dish isn't necessary, especially if the soil allows digging - there's a reason why these guys are called mole salamanders...

Best wishes,
kai "I don't spell-check either http://www.caudata.org/forum/clipart/happy.gif"

[kai]

... especially in the evening ;)

[matt]

I have done some home work, but I wanted to find out what you guys did
anyway how big is your terresteral setup