Aggressive Tiger salamander?

[AllenJones]

So a few days ago after a heavy rain, i found a pretty decent sized tiger sal in my window well. I let him have a few swims to wash him off. The next day i took him to a vet to have him checked out, he's fine and with no parasites or illnesses. He's about 6 in` long, good weight. So being healthy an all, i put him in with my other sal, (another tiger) which is about 1.5-2 in` smaller than the one i found. I dont know if it was b/c i was feeding them at the time, but the larger of the two was quite agressive and after feeding he kinda followed the smaller one around for a few minuets, but didnt act. Should i house them seperatly untill the smaller one gets alittle biger (being that they are cannibalistic) or is this commen when it comes to feeding? I'll post a pic over the weekend he's very beautiful.

Thanks,
Allen.

 

[John]

There is some evidence (reference escapes me) that tigers (I believe just the males) are somewhat territorial. However adults will usually not physically attack each other except at the beginning of feeding them they tend to lunge first and ask questions later. I look forward to seeing a photo of the new one.

 

[Daniel]

I do not know anything about aggressiveness in tigersalamanders (mine are quite peaceful).
But I would recommend some quarantine before putting them together, just to be sure that he does not wear any infections the vet might have missed.

 

[Kaysie]

I have one large tiger that is a much more aggressive feeder than the other (which is slightly smaller, I believe is blind). I often remove the aggressive one, as the blind one takes much longer to eat, and the large one will charge to the other side of the tank and steal its food. But this aggression is only during feeding, and they are often found under the same hide, or in the same burrow any other time.

 

[AllenJones]

Yeah it must be feeding time, i found them this morning under the same log, and then a bit later then little one was walking on top of the larger trying to get my attention it seemed, it was kinda cute. So i guess the best solution as of now is to feed the smaller one first after seperating them. And i beleive i have sucessfuly sexed the larger one as a male, making them both males.
Thanks for the possitive feedback as always,
Allen.

P.s
John, please let me know when barreds start showing up, i belive you said it was around august/september. Im still set on obtaining one.
Thanks.

 

[John]

John, please let me know when barreds start showing up, i belive you said it was around august/september. Im still set on obtaining one.
Thanks.

Do what I said in my pm to you. No offense intended but I have better things to do than follow classifieds for you!

 

[AllenJones]

Uhg, I was going to post of pic of him just now but I can't find my memory card reader at the moment... I'll post one up as soon as I find it. I've named him Turd Furgison by the way.

 

[AllenJones]

Okay so here he is. I started feeding him whole earthworms because he's pretty big and it keeps him distracted so i can feed my smaller one. Im guessing it was from a change of diet, but the first night he ate, he regergitated, but he's still eating fine and it hasn't happend sence then.

 

[AllenJones]

Also, what other substrate works well with tigers? Currently, Im using eco earth forrest bedding. But I find it to be a bit to messy and it sticks to my tigers and it doesn't look like they enjoy it, though I may be wrong. Plus, i think that some sort of small fly may have emerged from the substrate, being that there is absolutly no way it could have gotten in from outside the enclosure.

Thanks,
Allen.

 

[Nathan050793]

You could try mixing the forest-bedding with organic topsoil (no fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals, etc.) That could help give the substrate more stability for burrowing and keep it from sticking as much. You could probably find the stuff at a local nursery or gardening store. Alternatively, you could collect it yourself from an area that you know is free of fertilizers, etc.