Marbled Salamander

Hey Guys, I have a pet marbled salamander, and have had him for a year now with a newt and two fire bellied toads in a 20gall tank, but for two months now I can't find him. I looked under all the rocks and dug in the bedding a lot but still can't find him. Can anyone help?

Hard to say, but you may want to look at this article: Caudata Culture Articles - Species Mixing Disasters

ok thanks, it may be the newt though because he is quite lot bigger then the marbled salamander, but they have been living together peacefully for a year now. Also, wouldn't the newt die from eating the salamander?

it wouldn't necessarily die - they can eat surprisingly large things.

What species of newt is it?

In any case, you should separate those three as soon as possible. Apart form the danger of one eating or poisoning another, these three really need vastly different living conditions. The marbled salamander is a terrestrial burrower, the newt, if it is a fire belly newt, is probably aquatic but requires cool temperatures, the toads are mostly aquatic but like it quite a bit warmer than the other two.

You couldn't possibly provide all those conditions in one tank, let alone one as small as 20 ga....

I'd suggest rigging the 20 ga for the toads, since they require the most space, finding a plastic tub or something for the salamander and another 10 ga aquarium for the newt. Make sure you have good lids on everything

Good luck!

Thanks, I sure will separate them... Anyway, I just found the salamander under the rocks... it turns out, the people that were taking care of them while we were on vacation couldn't even decently look for him!