Salamanders as a food item.Poisonous??

[Horiyoshi III]

Somthing about them tells me their not so poison free,to much color to them.If their not,then they would be an abundent source of grub for my Micropterus Salmoides.Some help would be much apreciated,because i dont think you guys wanna see a beautiful Micro get accidentally poisoned.

 

[Oddball]

Some newts and salamanders have skin toxins so poisonous it can paralyse/kill a predator before it has a chance to swallow the amphibian.

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Thanks oddball,they just look naturaly poisonous,so i figured they were.Juvinile Micropterus are only foud in one spot around here(that i know of) and i shure hate to lose 'em. I got him in a 90,will upgrade when time comes,but want to do it like a one fish powertank. Happy Native Keeping

 

[deangelo]

probably not a good idea

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Yeah,i'm gonna decide against it.Even garden slugs,somthing about the slime,and it's super adhesion properties that tell me it's either poisonous or to un-digestable. If any of you guys have experience with feeding slugs to Largies or any other fish,let me know what happend,Thanks: Happy Native Keeping

 

[sandtiger]

I haven't ever fed salamanders to fish, nor have I fed slugs to fish but I have fed slugs to salamanders without a problem.

 

[benzjamin13]

Most brightly colored anphibians are considered poisonous

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Thats why i was a bit leery Happy Native Keeping

 

[deangelo]

Ive fed my silver a garden slug without the shell of course..It ate it then after about a half hour, it puked it out whole! never tried it again lol

 

[Horiyoshi III]

I hear that,my Largie pukes sometimes when he gorges,gotta' control his portions