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  1. AdvythAF

    Winter Cooling Period for Breeding S.s.s?

    Hello all, It has been a while since I have posted on the forum xD I need advice for breeding Salamandra salamandra salamandra, of which I believe I have one pair. I live in San Jose, CA; where winter temperatures range from 40ºF at night and 60ºF during the day. December is cooler, with...
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    California Herping Spring 2017!

    I went on a really long hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California, and found some great, common species :happy: Its spring and the newts are migrating, so finding them is as simple as keeping your eyes on the ground. (caution: photo heavy post ahead) First up we have a nice...
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    Question: One of my T. marmoratus died

    I woke up this morning to find one of my marmoratus alive, and the other one not so much. :( I'm not sure why it passed. Does anybody know what happened? the first photo is the set-up I had them in. I previously had them in a soil set up with leaf litter, plants, and hides ...but I moved them...
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    2016 Best Caudate Finds!

    :DAs 2016 comes to an end, I'd thought I'd just make one big post compiling all my herping finds from this year. They are in chronological order. Also, check out my flickr, I post quite often; all sorts of nature photos. And we start with a juvenile Ensatina xanthoptica that was rather dry and...
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    Ensatinas of the Oak Woodland

    Normally I find ensatinas in a redwood forest type environment, but this time, I found two juveniles; one was in a non-riparian oak woodland, and the other one was found in the surrounding grassland. They aren't new species for me, but its always exciting to find them in new places :happy...
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    20 Gallon Salamandra Vivarium

    My Salamandra were growing so I moved them into a 20 gallon a while ago. The plants are ivy, Angel Hair vine, and Maiden hair fern.
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    My Desmognathus fuscus

    These are my two Desmognathus fuscus. I have not sexed them yet. Is it possible to tell their sex from the size of their jaws? I have heard males have larger jaws/jaw muscles. If anyone has any insight, let me know! :happy: These aren't new animals, I've had them for two years, they were my...
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    Taricha in the Summer

    Since this section of the forum has been so inactive recently, I thought I would share my summer Taricha sightings. I found a couple adults, no larvae, back in early September; which in California, is basically summer. This population inhabits permanent pools. Interesting find, and some of the...
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    Salamandra salamandra

    I purchased two Salamandra salamandra. Here are some pics of them and their vivarium :D
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    CA Herping December 2015

    I went herping locally, in riparian oak forest habitat; after two days of rain. Here are my finds! • 4 Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica -- Yellow Eyed Ensatinas • Countless Batrachoseps attenuatus • a lot of mushrooms Here are the photos plus habitat shots of the ground teeming with...
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    The Rains Have Come! -- Northern California Herping

    I took a trip to Northern California and here are my finds! • A couple California Slender Salamanders, Batrachoseps attenuatus I only found a few slender salamanders, interestingly, they were less common than Ensatina eschscholtzii. Also, the ones I found were smaller than what I find in the...
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    The US Federal Government is Considering Injurious Species

    Are Frogs Injurious Species? - Extinction Countdown - Scientific American Blog Network The Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering banning the transport of amphibians over state and national lines. I think that this will severely impact the hobby, and I hope they come to a reasonable...
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    Terrestrial Salamander Forest Vivarium

    Here is my vivarium for almost any fully terrestrial salamander. I have not decided what to put in it yet. Questions/Comments/Advice appreciated. :D
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    Dusky Salamander Basic Questions

    I'm new to keeping salamanders, so excuse my lack of knowledge. I have recently acquired two Dusky Salamanders, for a pet store. They were sold as "Dusky Salamanders" so I assume they are Desmognathus fuscus. I have them housed in a 75% land, 25% water set up shown in the pictures below. It is...
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    Cali Herping -- April 2015

    I went herping in the Santa Cruz Mountains and found tons of Ensatinas and Batrochosepps. (Pictures are below) One of the Ensatinas I found looked more like an E. oregonensis than xanthoptica. It lacked the bright orange coloration and the prominent yellow in its eye, also it was darker than...
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    Cali Herping -- March 2015

    In some forest habitat, I found lots of slender salamanders, as well as a baby ensatina. I found a cool slender salamander that was golden in color. Photos are attached below. It was a little surprising to find these salamanders because the ground was really dry, but nonetheless they were out...
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    CA Academy of Sciences -- Save the Salamanders

    The California Academy of Sciences has a nice video on their channel about the spread of chytrid in salamanders: *The video does not belong to me. I just thought I would share with you all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrgFLEbhJZw
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    Pacific Giants, Ensatinas, Newts and more California Salamanders

    *I will be posting more pictures soon. This weekend for the perfect salamander time. Not only is it the Taricha breeding season, it is also raining here in the Bay Area. It had rained the previous night, and it was misting this morning. The ground was WET and muddy. I went to some great redwood...
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    Outdoor Slender Salamander Enclosure

    Hey everyone, Around my house in the Bay Area, I often see slender salamanders. When it gets moist and green, which is has been recently in the area, I see TONS of slender salamanders. Is it possible to create an outdoor enclosure or area in the backyard for them? My backyard is right next to...
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    Backyard Herping in CA!

    The creek next to my house became green this year because of the rains we have gotten here in CA. So I thought, why don't I go look for some salamanders? It was a cloudy, chilly and I think I found some Batrachoseps attenuatus! I found two, one large one, and what looked like to be a juvenile...
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    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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