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Marble Salamanders

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rebecca

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What other salamanders can you keep with them?? I know most people think you can't keep anything other then the same species in one tank but I have done it for years with no problems. I take into account that they have the same needs, as well as their toxic levels, and if they enjoy water/land, water, or just land. I would just like some ideas from people who have had these salamanders as well as other salamanders. Thanks!!
 
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nate

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No, most people know you can keep things together without them dying outright, they just don't feel it's necessarily a good thing to do. Not dead/still eating does not necessarily equal good care/no problems. Ambystoma adults are not community animals like tropical fish, they are solitary animals. If you're keen on doing whatever you feel like with your salamanders, then mix away...though I suggest only trying to mix them with other similarly sized Ambystoma which they actually share a natural range with (A. jeffersonianum, A. mabeei, A. talpoideum, and A. texanum). But if you truly wanted to make your marbled sal as comfortable as possible, nature has provided a perfect model for what marbleds prefer most...a solitary existence broken only by a brief mating period with other marbleds.
 
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