Hi... it's been a loooooooooooooong time since my last post but I have been keeping amphibians this whole time and often have a read through the forums. I need the help of some fire salamander keepers please.
Last year I rekindled my interest with Salamandra and got 2 pairs of Solling Salamandra - over the last couple of days, one of my females has started to give birth to some larvae but they are still-born. I have never had this before when I kept the Gallaica type a few years ago... So far,from a 12cm female I have 5 larvae born dead in the last two days. The water is clean and safe for them and I haven't done anything different to them over the last several months.
I am wondering if temperature might be the issue as I still have them in their winter rest period, which seems them being about 14C during the day and 10 at night... too cold? Should I move the females to a warmer location for a while?
Thanks
Colin
Last year I rekindled my interest with Salamandra and got 2 pairs of Solling Salamandra - over the last couple of days, one of my females has started to give birth to some larvae but they are still-born. I have never had this before when I kept the Gallaica type a few years ago... So far,from a 12cm female I have 5 larvae born dead in the last two days. The water is clean and safe for them and I haven't done anything different to them over the last several months.
I am wondering if temperature might be the issue as I still have them in their winter rest period, which seems them being about 14C during the day and 10 at night... too cold? Should I move the females to a warmer location for a while?
Thanks
Colin