S. s. terestris dropped babies on land

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Last year my fire salamanders had their babies in the water and all worked fine. This year one female dropped her young on land and they all died. How can I avoid this. They are in a 20 gallon long tank with 1/3 to 1/4 shallow water.
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Michael
 
When I consider a gravid fire salamander is near to parturition, I transfer her to a container with a layer of Hortag 3" deep, sloping to 1" at the shallow end. Water is added to a depth of 2", and a piece of cork bark is used for a hide.
Should she produce on the land area, the larvae naturally migrate to the wet end.
 
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