Spotteds are cool little salamanders, but it's best to get them as a larva. I've had trouble with adults not eating for me.
The problem with getting them as larva though is that you have to provide live food that's small enough for them to eat, and you have to provide lots of it. I've cultured Daphnia for them, and that works. When the larvae get bigger, they can eat small fish, insects, worms, and each other, unfortunately.
i think that if i went with salamanders, i would likely go with the red backed sallies, just because of their smaller size, their commoness (is that even a word? lol) and the fact that my favourite colour is red.
i think that i might be able to get both a leo and some sallies, because in the ten, i could put the sallies in there for now, and when i get my leo, i can move the sallies to some kritter keepers until christmas, when i hopefully get a proper vivarium for the salamanders.
thanks for the help guys, and any other comments or suggestions are still appreciated
No, anoles can't really live that well in a 10. They do much better with a few more cubic feet of space. That, and their care requirements are much more specific than most people realize.
I agree. Very similar to iguanas, in that they are a so-called "low-maintainance" species. They require certain lighting as well as lots of space and special food and supplement requirements. Firebellies would be good, as they can be easily kept and bred, and the young are easy to care for. The salamander would be ok, but would require more specific foods, as I'm pretty sure it doesn't eat crickets as a staple in the wild. My number one choice would be a leopard gecko, though. You can get a baby and watch it grow w/o having to get fruitfly cultures and possibly have them infest your house. All you have to do is keep their food bowl full of mealworms(with vitamin/calcium supplements, of course) and keep them a full water bowl in the cage.
My experience with salamanders is that if you can get them to eat in captivity, then you can get them to eat pretty much anything they can catch and fit into their mouths. Salamanders will have a much easier time catching crickets in the water than on land, but they'll probably eat them....and minnows, and earthworms, and sometimes pelleted food (only in water), and sometimes your fingers if you don't watch out.
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