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Hi my name is Mel,I recently got a salamander, his name is Walter, he is so cute, loves to talk to me at the front of his tank, doesn't even mind the cat watching him LOL.

I don't know what sort of salamander he is(can anyone help with an ID for him?)

After I had Walter for about 2 weeks I noticed that he started to shed his skin but not in one big piece it was little bits like his back then his tummy etc. and then he finished and tonight he had started again, is this normal?

he is kept in a full water tank but there are areas for him to be out of water(there is a rock and a bridge for him not that he goes to them...well not when im round anyway)

here is a picture of Walter and his tank
 

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Welcome to the forum! I can't really tell exactly, can you post a couple more pictures including the head from the side? I'd almost guess it's a tiger salamander that lost its gills and is ready to morph, more than ready, in which case he needs to be in a terrestrial tank. But I really can't tell from just the top.
 
He almost looks like a D. tenebrosus ( pacific giant salamander ), but he also looks like A. Tigrinum ( tiger salamander ), its really hard to tell. But the latter is a lot more likely.
Whatever it is, it is going to need a terrestrial setup pretty soon, it looks like it is morphing or already has.

-Seth
 
geron said:
Aren't axolotls the only legal salamander to be kept in AU? I would assume morphed axolotl.
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I have to agree, the toes says axie, and the eys aren't as buggy as a Tiger's.
 
here are some more pictures of walter
how will I know if I need to change is tank set up?
 

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So it looks like his gills are completely gone, that means that it is time to change to a terrestrial setup. This setup is designed for tiger salamanders, but because they are such close relatives to axolotls, this is probably the most used and recommended setup for morphed axolotls that I currently know of.
Caudata Culture Species Entry - Tiger salamander
Caudata Culture Articles - Tiger Salamander 101

Yah, it is definitely not a Dicamptodon, and it does look like a morphed axie in those pictures.

Hope this helps! -Seth
 
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