Fire salamanders

[redfoot man]

Hi , I have a group of 8 fire salamanders, that i've picked up over a number of years,
I moved them outside in early April 2012,into a large walled area with a pond lots of hiding places moses etc.
In September I found over a 3 week period,what can only be discribed as eggs,
they were clear jelly with a white sack,and a small live larvae inside,about 20 having been layed.
After about 2 -3 days they died,
I just thought they had been layed / aborted early,so did'nt think too much about it ,hoping next year all will be well,its just one of those things !
Anyway 3 weeks ago checking the pond , I found 3 small larvae ,fearing a frost might
kill them ,the pond is only inches at the deep end. I caught them up ,stuck them in a tank on a north facing window ,stuffed it full off daphnia and blood worm loads of weed, rain water,they are going great .
All I wanted to know is ...Is the egg laying with the jelly,white sack,and little larvae normal,I thought they should be born fully formed ready to go !

 

[eljorgo]

Don't worry. What you describe is simply and perfectly normal. I've witnessed that myself before, exactly the same.

Good luck with the young ones!

 

[Azhael]

It happens, but i don´t think those eggs can develop. They probably were feeder eggs for the developing larvae (they practise adelphophagy). The larvae you found latter on were almost certainly deposited at a separate time.

 

[Bellabelloo]

Could you maybe add some photo's of how you keep the adults? I would love to see

 

[redfoot man]

Hi .
some pics of set up etc..
looks a bit messy as we had a tree come down over it,so just cleared it away.