New to spotted Salamanders...

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Hey,
I'm Gigi and I've been a long time lurker on this forum but I decided to join. I have a small pond (probably 75ft. x 50ft.) in my backyard and I catch tadpoles, frogs, turtles, and the occasional salamander. I've never caught an adult spotted or even their larvae (only ones fresh out of the pond), I've been searching for their eggs for a few years now (I have vernal pools surrounding my property) but never found any. I was surprised to find not one but two spotted salamander egg sacks in my big pond (in the process of scanning the pond I got soaked all the way past my waist :eek: after stepping in a deep hole but it was worth it) I collected one and three have hatched so far. If there is any tips you can give me they are well appreciated!
~Gigi
 
I raised some of these once. I just raised them like any other salamander eggs, they were cute little buggers.
 
yeah about thirty have hatched so far :D. I know they lay on the bottom of tank after they hatch but when will they start moving around more?
 
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