ahritchie
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Hey everyone, my baby fire salamander who is 8 weeks old has reached metamorphosis; the yellow colors/patterns have really come out the past few days and the gills have receded almost completely in a few days. He/she is about 2 1/2 inches long. My question is in regards to his setup; right now he's in a 10 gallon tank tilted up on a slant with one end about 3-4 inches higher than the other so he can move from the deeper water (3 inches) to the land area; there is no substrate just a bare tank with some elodea floating....when should I move him to a terrestrial setup? I noticed he's hanging out more and more toward the shallow end of his tank almost on the "land" portion the past couple days. Does anyone with experience raising salamanders from larvae have a recommendation: either keep him in the semi-terrestrial longer or convert it to 100% terrestrial with a small water dish? This is the first larvae I have ever raised. Thanks!