Bolitoglossa species in captivity?

[eldaldo]

I don't think I've ever heard of anyone keeping these species here (or any of the central/south american species for that matter). Is there anyone who does? I was wondering what types of enclosures they live in and if they prefer higher temperatures. Since, of course they live in tropical areas. do they live in the jungles or in the mountains?

 

[tylototriton]

Occasionally some Bolitoglossids are imported, but they very rarely survive that long. Last I knew there were a couple people attempting to keep them on the Forum, but i'm not sure if they were successful. The most common import i've seen is B. dofleini. Ed Kowalski and Russ Cormack both have kept them (still do?). Go to the third page of this subsection (I don't know how to link threads) and look at the Tropical Salamanders thread. There are pictures of enclosures and a discussion of the entire topic.

Best
Alex

 

[rust]

Yep, I tried and failed. But I'd try again given the chance, very interesting animals.

 

[VirgiChris]

We have a B.dofleini last 2 years, which has been treated against chitrid (the other 2 died and autopsy revealed the presence of lesions of this mycosis).
We just bought 2 new kids who are treated preventively with Itraconazole and we hope it will go well :happy:
For the brave who want to read the French, we talked about the first here:
http://urodeles.forumpro.fr/maladie...a-dofleini-stress-batrachochytridium-t162.htm
and presentation of news is this:
http://urodeles.forumpro.fr/les-salamandres-f1/2-nouvelles-bolitoglossa-dofleini-chez-nous-t1388.htm

I know Emanuele kept hers over a year before giving them.

 

[freves]

Bolitoglossa is one of those "if I had one more tank" genera for me.
Chip

 

[taherman]

We have about 11 B. conanti and 10 B. rufescens at the zoo that have been doing well since April. We lost one due to chytrid, but the rest recovered and did great once treated with itraconazole. Even one at death's door which dropped its tail bounced back after treatment. We will probably be bringing in more taxa from Guatemala and southern Mexico over the next few years.

-Tim

 

[eldaldo]

I would be interested to hear how yours at the zoo do Tim. are they on display? I pass by Toledo quite often when I visit family in Chicago, and would someday like to see the Toledo zoo. it sounds like they were successfully bred in France. are yours captive bred Virginie and Christophe? I wonder if individuals raised in captivity are more hardy than WC individuals. That seems to often be the case with newts.

 

[VirgiChris]

I would be interested to hear how yours at the zoo do Tim. are they on display? I pass by Toledo quite often when I visit family in Chicago, and would someday like to see the Toledo zoo. it sounds like they were successfully bred in France. are yours captive bred Virginie and Christophe? I wonder if individuals raised in captivity are more hardy than WC individuals. That seems to often be the case with newts.

Warning, our 3 dofleini are WC, they have not yet been reproduced,
(my English is poor google translation, Chris and better than me in that language )
We had only one female so far, but we intend to reproduce if the smallest is a male :tongue:
Conclusion in a year,
after the next rain season

 

[taherman]

Ours are not currently on display, maybe once they breed and we have some surplus to work with. If you're interested in salamanders you should definitely stop by Toledo sometime and give me a little bit of warning. We have a lot to see that is in reserve areas, and a few nice exhibits as well.

-Tim

 

[bewilderbeast]

I have always liked neo-tropical plethodontids... B. mexicana and B. jacksoni always caught my eye because of their striking color patterns... I'll probably end up doing what I always do with species I'll never have a chance to actually see and do up a nice Bolitoglossa illustration series...