I just got a Tiger Salamander, and he is very thin.

Hello everybody, My name is Brittany and I have just saved a Salamander from my boyfrends little sister. He was sold to her as a mud puppy from a pet store, so he has been in just water for most of his life. His name is Neptune, after the roman god of the sea. He has lost his gills, and mostly sat on a rock she had in his tank. When I found him, he was skin and bones, didn't move, and was almost grey in color. I have had him for a week today, and he is starting to fatten up a bit. I completely chaged his tank, I put coconut fiber in there, gave him a place to hide, Added a water dish, and a few fake plants. I also got him a new tank cover so he can't escape. I started feeding him wax worms covered in a mixture of a multivitamin and calcium. Just yester I tried a nightcrawler cut into pices, and he like that too. I have been doing a lot of research on salamanders, but all of the information is very different depending on the website you go to. I am hopeing that somebody will help me. I have never owned a salamander before this, but I did own an anole, but that is completely different then a salamander. I also don's know what sub species he is. I will post pictures when I figure out how to. For his water I have been using a water conditioner that is safe for amphibians. Any information would be greatly helpful, as I am completely new to this. I must say that I am completely in love with my little guys smile though. He is sooo cute.

Thank goodness you saved him, it sounds like he was in terrible conditions.

You're doing a good job. You'll get a lot of help from the people on this site.

I always use spring water for my tiger. I buy it in jugs. For substrate I use either a top soil/coco fibre mix, or plantation soil.

You'll want to make sure the humidity is between 60% and 80%.

Since he's skinny the wax worms will be great to fatten him up, but once he is healthy they should only be treats. Nightcrawler's, earth worms or red wrigglers should be the staple diet.

They like to dig and can sleep long periods of time so don't get too worried if he stays under the substrate.

Grey is also a normal colour variant for some species. Pics will help you identify what kind he is and if he's healthy or not.


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