Hello from Lancashire UK

[coleonyx]

Pretty sure I had an account here many moons ago when I actually kept slimy things with tails, however I can't seem to retrieve any information and there is literally zero chance I can remember what details I used.

Anyway I'm a bloke in my mid 30s from the Fylde coast in Lancashire, UK. My first pets were Eastern newts which I got as a child after a prolonged period of parent pestering and I've had a few different newts and salamanders since then. For the last 8 years I've only kept reptiles however I fancy keeping terrestrial salamanders again so here I am!

 

[Otterwoman]

Welcome back! What species are you thinking of this time around?

 

[coleonyx]

I'd like a small terrestrial salamander, ideally Ambystoma Laterale but being realistic I will probably be keeping A. Opacum, something around that size and needs to be quite pretty. I'm not too clued up on what's being kept these days so I'm open to suggestions!

I'll be having a look around the forum for naturalistic setups as that's the way I'll be going, at least I'll have something nice to look as if the animal decides to spend most of it's life underground eating worms.

 

[coleonyx]

So I was getting some cork bark pieces for my girlfriend's spider at my local Reptile shop today when I stopped to look at the frog setups they have. Noticed a small terrarium on the bottom shelf so looked down and saw a sign advertising a Fire Salamander, had a quick peek through the glass and saw this little lady though:

To be fair they pretty much only focus on overpriced royal/retic/burm morphs, tortoises and cresties so I appreciate Caudates are pretty low on their agenda (they haven't had a salamander in for about a year), luckily for me she hadn't been in the shop long as their temps are too high as was the lighting. She's currently in a temporary setup while I wait for her permanent home to arrive due to an incompetent courier.

So looks like I'm a salamander owner again a little earlier than I expected to be!