With many thanks to this forum, my slimey little devils (axolotls) are in excellent health and are living the life!
There are no salamanders (other than axolotls) in Australia, so in order to feed the caudate addiction that this forum very kindly started me on, I traveled to the States. In my time there not only did I get to meet and spend great quality time with two of my fellow Moderators, I was also introduced to many wonderful caudates, frogs (and banana slugs!); all that never would have happened if not for this site!
So many happy memories and moments in Oregon: Wading through (freezing) knee deep waterways while seeking salamanders; happening upon aquatic Dicamptodon in their natural environment; holding plucky Taricha Granulosa in the palm of my hand (still totally smitten by these guys), and watching them wend their way across footpaths, swim in pools, and pose on logs for the camera (they've been here before, I'm sure of it)…keeping a wary eye on skunk cabbages...nothing can beat those experiences, and it’s all thanks to this forum.