Mystery Newt or Salamander

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Yup, wouldn't be suited to a life with a turtle.
Your lucky to have things like that wandering around...
amphibs are the in the greatest decline in the animal kingdom, I wouldn't take the guy (if it's legal) unless you knew what you were doing and were ready for captive breeding. There are plenty of cb newts and salamanders about, go with them if your interested. Also after you handle these guys (if you feel the need that you have to), wash your hands ;)

These aboreals are really cool... they don't have lungs! Apparently they can bite too...
 
well we released after a quick pictures/videos, loconorc..

do they sell salamanders/newts at pet stores? I think I'm gonna buy that amphibian set-up from drsfostersmith. the one with logs, water, etc..

are any sala/new bad with turtles??
Would they do well in my koi pond? Or will I totally lose track of him?
 
depends what kind of turtle, but most if not all would just eat the salamander or newt. also in a pond setup it may work, but youd never see it so it might as well just be in the wild.
 
No I mean NO salamnder or newt is suitable for either a turtle or fish pond. Too small (like 99% of them) they will get eaten. And if by some miracle you get a hellbender or Chinese giant, the fish are gone. And maybe your dog too.

If you want a salamander, know that you shouldnt hold it. Theyre look but dont touch. Our red spotted newts, red salamander, and spotted are never handled at the nature center.

If you want a good pet species, look for: axolots, tigers, fires, spotteds, fire-belly, or Iranians. Kingsnake's classifieds usually have most of those for sale. Axolots might be a little hard to find.

Check out axolotl.org (.com?) and caudata.org.
 
Okay, this is not the Aneides lugubris (arboreal salamander) but rather one of the fairly large lunged salamanders called Northwestern salamander (Amybstoma gracile). You are at the sothern end of it's range but the are actually pretty common in the bay area. They are terrestrial at that stage, live under stones and lobs or bark, and feed on inverts, pretty easy to keep.
 
loconorc..what about the Japanese Giant Salamander.lol they're protected though, haha.

yup guppy he was under a log..i'll go look at a picture of the NW salamander..
..looked at it; i'm not sure but it looked more like an arboreal.. it was pink and had yellow spots..
maybe a hybrid? possible??
 
Haha japanese giants make one hell of a display at a zoo! One in a big couple-thousand gallon tank and maybe some cool Japanese accent and some large native fish...

Haha one can dream right?
 
If it's an Ambystomid, it should be relatively easy to take care of. I know some of them are difficult feeders when you bring them into captivity as adults, but other than that I don't know of any problems with keeping them. Plus, they're really freakin cool...I'm a tiger/spotted/marble fan myself :)

Loco, a couple of posts back you were very adamant that salamanders and fish cannot coexist in the same aquarium. What then do you suppose the Japanese giant salamander is going to do to said native fish? hmmmmm.......
 
I meant big fish. I don't know what kind of big fish live in japan, but Im sure theres SOMETHING too big for them to eat! lol!
 
lovespunaround;1158737; said:
Loco, a couple of posts back you were very adamant that salamanders and fish cannot coexist in the same aquarium. What then do you suppose the Japanese giant salamander is going to do to said native fish? hmmmmm.......
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well loconorc; native fish: well the big fish would be carp, koi, salmon, and trout..
the non-nativfe big boys would be: snakeheads and blackbass.
 
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