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Hi...I wondering is anyone know what is this?:sad:


here you can see from the side of it's tail, is like a pimple?:confused:
 
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Since there are several of them, I would guess it's some kind of parasite. Note that this is just a guess, I'm no expert on medical issues. How long have you had the sal? And how long has it had these lumps? What kind of setup is the sal kept in?
 
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hi Jennewt

I just bought on wednesday and from a bait shop, I know wasn't a good idea..but I like them:D, actually I have two more in a aquaterrarium, they are fine, I got them in april, but I put this new guys in a 20 gallons tank to check them up for a couple of days and I had found this problem in four of five of them but for sure the one left have it too.:(
 
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They sell salamanders as bait? I never knew that. They were probably kept in poor condition so parasites are a possibility.
 
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I agree, the poor conditions at the bait shop probably contributed.

In general, it's recommended to keep tiger sals in a terrarium setup. Keeping them in a semi-aquatic setup without soil may keep them alive, but it's not really a natural way for them to live in the long-term. See:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_tigrinum.shtml
 
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Yeap...

They were in a big pool, I can tell you they are in a good conditions there, meaning clean and fresh cold water, and for the size well fed...but the man at the shop didn't know anything about them except use them for bait...poor guys if I could I'll bring them all with me...but my husband would sell me with them later...some of them in a larval stage were huge I think they're neotenic...I can't believe they are use as bait :eek:, is like hook a turtle or a frog...and in some states they are almost extinct.:(
 
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