Salamandra Vivarium

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I am currently trying to upgrade my Salamandras set-ups... I would love if people would post pictures and info regarding their set-ups! It would be very valuable information for me and many people I guess.
 
I'm a bit disappointed in seeing that nobody wants to share their set-ups...
 
Here are two of mine

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James- what species of Salamandra do you keep in those vivariums?
 
hi

Here are my set ups,

A more natural type for my S s gigliolli, and the S s werneri on more simplistic paper towel with lots are bark etc to hide under and climb on,


Ben
 

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These are some picks of my S.S Algira set up, its relatively new so it needs to mature a bit but the foundations are all in there. Its basically just rotting bark and leaf litter on coco fibre substarte with a few spider plant cuttings.

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Nice, thanks everyone! It is very appreciated! ;)
 
Hello folks, this is my 60 x 30 x 30 cm naturalistic setup for three juvenile S. s. terrestris (ca. 8 cm length, offspring 2009). Content: soil and leaf litter from beech wood, several pieces of bark, a small water dish, moss and plants from the wood. Aquarium coverage with a selfmade gauze lid. Living woodlice and worms (Eisenia hortenis) as feed reservoir and for waste management. In addition I feed crickets and wild-caught snails. :happy:

Greeting
 

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Here is the setup for my 0.2. S. s. terrestris group... hopefully to become a 1.2. group soon.
 

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here is mine. it's a 90 gal. with a 40 gal. sump.
 

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In our Fire salamander enclosure we have Pothos Plants. They grow like crazy easily and look nice as well. I wish I had a photo so share. Next time I go in to work I will snap a shot.
 
Are your planted set ups self maintaining or do they take a lot of time to maintain?

Cheers

Alan
 
I spot clean mine and change the water in the sump every two weeks... They like to poop in the pond. The moss acts as a nitrate sponge and so I only "pressure wash it with a hudson sprayer every few weeks to remove debris. I also wipe down the glass every so often if it gets dirty. Maybe trim the ferns if needed. So I do about 1.5 - 2 hours work on mine per month max I would say.
 
i don't have a fire salamander, but ive been meaning to.
these vivariums are great!
really unique. hope i will make a terrestrial one that exciting some day.
 
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