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paulamcdonough

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I have "rescued" 2 salamander larvae (spotted salamanders?) that did not change last fall. They are still larvae and I feed them brine shrimp and blood worms. Can I bring them back up to NH and let them go in the spring when they change into land dwellers?:confused:
 
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No, do not release them. It is a good way to spread disease, contaminate genetic stocks, etc. Did you just recently catch them? Are they small? If so, they are likely A. opacum, which breed in the fall to get a head start on the other salamanders.
 
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All A. maculatum should have morphed out this past summer. You have something else. Post some pictures for us.
 
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Depending on where you found them they are more than likely A. opacum. Regardless of what they are it is a bad idea to release them after they have been in captivity. Not only can/will they spread disease like Nathan said but it is illegal.
 
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