AgnosticA
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Hello everyone!
A couple of months ago while hiking in the forest we found a sort of water container with fire salamanders inside. The container was nearly full of water, it's depth was about 80 cm. There were two (female i suppose) adult fire salamanders and many many larvae. One of the adults unfortunately was dead while the other one was not. I have no idea for how long it had been in the water but she was very thin and weak. We managed to get her out of the container and took her home. She wouldn't feed and didn't recover. The next day she was dead.
A month ago we went again to check the container. We found an adult inside again but luckily the water level had dropped and while she was staying on some wooden logs she was managing to keep her had above the water. There were many larvae too. Again we took her home. She was thin but not as much as the first one that died. Now i'm keeping her as my pet. I will post some photos. Her appetite is good.
She started feeding since the first day. For the first week i fed her slugs, mealworms and crickets everyday of the week. For the last two weeks, i fed her slugs once in two days.
2 - 3 slugs per meal. She has a shallow water 'bowl' that she gets into every night. I once noticed she was moving inside the water bowl with some sort of 'snake-ish' movements. This is the 4rth week i have her. Last night i noticed there was some slugish thing, like boogers in the water. Do you think she might have shed?!
She looks fine! Other than her normal exploring of her home, and walking around she also is not aggresive towards me. She lets me hold her and if i place her inside the water bowl and start petting her, she doesn't go away. Shall i be concerned she doesn't go away? She does not seem to be afraid.
I will also post some photos. The first photo is of the first salamander that died and behind you can notice the water container where we found her. Next photos are of my pet salamander and her set up.
So here's the total of questions you might help me with:
1. Do you think she has shed?
2. Shall I be concerned she is not scared and 'likes' to be petted?
3. Does she look healthy?
4. Do you think the set up is appropriate?
5. Can i feed her newly hatched stick insects that have not yet started feeding on plants?
I know it's a lot of reading. Thank you in advance!
A couple of months ago while hiking in the forest we found a sort of water container with fire salamanders inside. The container was nearly full of water, it's depth was about 80 cm. There were two (female i suppose) adult fire salamanders and many many larvae. One of the adults unfortunately was dead while the other one was not. I have no idea for how long it had been in the water but she was very thin and weak. We managed to get her out of the container and took her home. She wouldn't feed and didn't recover. The next day she was dead.
A month ago we went again to check the container. We found an adult inside again but luckily the water level had dropped and while she was staying on some wooden logs she was managing to keep her had above the water. There were many larvae too. Again we took her home. She was thin but not as much as the first one that died. Now i'm keeping her as my pet. I will post some photos. Her appetite is good.
She started feeding since the first day. For the first week i fed her slugs, mealworms and crickets everyday of the week. For the last two weeks, i fed her slugs once in two days.
2 - 3 slugs per meal. She has a shallow water 'bowl' that she gets into every night. I once noticed she was moving inside the water bowl with some sort of 'snake-ish' movements. This is the 4rth week i have her. Last night i noticed there was some slugish thing, like boogers in the water. Do you think she might have shed?!
She looks fine! Other than her normal exploring of her home, and walking around she also is not aggresive towards me. She lets me hold her and if i place her inside the water bowl and start petting her, she doesn't go away. Shall i be concerned she doesn't go away? She does not seem to be afraid.
I will also post some photos. The first photo is of the first salamander that died and behind you can notice the water container where we found her. Next photos are of my pet salamander and her set up.
So here's the total of questions you might help me with:
1. Do you think she has shed?
2. Shall I be concerned she is not scared and 'likes' to be petted?
3. Does she look healthy?
4. Do you think the set up is appropriate?
5. Can i feed her newly hatched stick insects that have not yet started feeding on plants?
I know it's a lot of reading. Thank you in advance!