Spotted Salamanders' Setup (Juvaniles)

[Spotted]

I collected spotted salamander eggs in E. PA and hatch them in this Water set up (First picture) no longer using because the have come out of the water the second is the juvaniles (Only kept four) I release about 30 in a small amphibious pond near my house. These two juvaniles were the first to to come loose their gills. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THESE ARE NOT YELLOW SPOTTED SALAMANDERS, guessing they are because of location size of egg clusters and I have found dead adults in this region in early spring

 

[Ed]

See my post in your other thread about releasing animals that were in captivity. The fact that you found dead adults in the area where you collected the eggs makes me even more concerned that you could have introduced a pathogen into the pond.

The picture of the metamorphs is not clear enough to tell if the are juvenile spotteds or not.

Do not release any of the other animals.

In addition, it is illegal in PA to collect that many eggs with out permits see http://www.fish.state.pa.us/fishpub/summary/repamp.html for the possession limit and you need to get the following permit to keep the salamanders you still have http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/forms/repamp_possession.pdf


Ed