She's losing her spots

[pete]

Hmm, thought I posted this already. Guess not. Just noticed after looking at a recent photo of my CA tiger, that she's losing her spots. I know their patterns can change through their lifetime, just thought it was curious.

 

[dane_zu]

isn't it illegal to own a California Tiger salamander?

Id becarfull posting this on the internet....

 

[Kaysie]

"As of August 2005, the California Tiger Salamander is protected by California law as a threatened species, but populations in Sonoma and Santa Barbara counties are protected as endangered species."

http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.californiense.html

 

[pete]

The salamander is, I think, about 7 yrs in captivity. Got it off a friend after he left the state last year. I figure it's better than releasing it into the wild, but who knows. I figure age may be a factor in the spot loss

 

[Jan]

Hmm, thought I posted this already. Guess not. Just noticed after looking at a recent photo of my CA tiger, that she's losing her spots. I know their patterns can change through their lifetime, just thought it was curious.

I have an Eastern tiger that was initially black with yellow spots. Then the spots became olive, now six years later he is almost entirely olive with a few (very few) broken black lines....belly was and still is yellow with grey blotches.