Spotted Salamander, The Best Pet Amphibian?
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2019
- The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was on our list of Five of the Best Pet Amphibians because they are incredible pet salamanders. But are they the best pet amphibian for you?
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Thanks for the feedback! That really helps.
Do an emperor newt (crocodile newt )
Could you do tiger salamanders? I really wanted to get one until I found out their illegal in my state.
I hope you get the chance to do sailfin dragons eventually!
I think the American toad and the pixie frog are the best pet amphibians. I was given a spotted salamander 2 months ago and haven't seen it eat yet. I breed dubias and red runners so it isn't like I don't have plenty of food. I've been keeping reptiles, amphibians and arachnids for 32 years now and even have bred several species so I don't know why this salamander won't eat in front of me. I have over 100 fire belly toad tadpoles right now so I must be doing something right at least. I even breed my own mice for my snakes. I also have 5 eastern box turtles whose previous owners didn't care for them properly. I have 3 males and 2 females who live in my backyard. My fence in buried 2 feet underground and set in concrete because we used to have a beagle who would dig out. My turtles cannot be released by law because it's unknown how long the previous owners had them or where the collected them from. I do release their babies in protected areas though as soon as they hatch.
I think I can finally put into words what I love about this channel so much: Clint talks to you like he's talking to a child, but not in a way that is even remotely talking down to you. And because you get to see his awe and excitement, you get to experience what its like to be like a child again experiencing these STINKIN' RAD animals, but in way that ultimately shows you that it it is cool to be like that as an adult :D
I love that! Kids are full of such awe and wonder and excitement to learn about animals and the world around them. Somehow we tend to lose that. That is sad. There is nothing that makes me happier than being able to rekindle that excitement in someone. Thank you for putting it into words.
I feel like it's not so much that he's talking to you like a child- but that he talks in a way where you could totally have your kids watch this too!
What?
This is why we all love Clint's channel there can only be one Clint
It reminds me of watching blues clues when I was a kid 🥰
I admire how you're so enthusiastic about every animal that you own to the point that you say everything that you do a video on might be the best. You can really see the passion in everything that you push out and its amazing.
Thank you so much. It sure is a privilege to get to interact with and share such amazing animals.
Except iguanas.....
Their little cute face puts me in mind of leopard geckos! Always smiling!
They remind me of African clawed frog faces!
@@MotherOfWednesdayI have 3 of those, awesome little things!
I live in Minnesota as there was one who lived in my back yard and he would let me play with him all the time. Loved him. He had extra toes so I knew it was him every time. So cool!
How do you dislike Clint at all? He’s amazing
We used to catch & release these all the time as kids. Back East, they're plentiful in the wild.
The herping is good out there.
I found 8 today. All but one was about 4-5". The other was close to 8". Released them all.
These and redback salamanders are usually what I'm finding while looking for ringneck snakes. Those are my white whale, I've found species on the endangered list, sars, eastern massey's but no ringnecks :(
I was in school so I didn’t get to see it right away but the second I got out I clicked on it and I am watching right now 😃 I love your videos and you make my day great thank you!!
I guess school is important too 😉
@galaxy Girl 8719 hahahaha of course it is!!!
I would love to see the handleability section for a snapping turtle😂
Pretty good if you know where they can and cannot reach.
Had one for a while. I caught it as a hatchling and brought it home.
His name was Bitey, because when he was tiny I thought it was cute when he would bite my finger during feeding.
He would almost ignore what was being offered, and hit my finger instead. It was cute when he was the size of a quarter.... not so much once his shell was 6".
I released him once he was too large, and I could not provide for him anymore. For years afterward he would come and swim around me, giving me " the eye".
now you can for the alligator snapping turtle video, it was 3/5 actually
From what I remember it wasn’t bad at all
Joe JoeLesh Please don’t release pets! Especially if they aren’t native to your area. There are tons of people who would love to have new reptiles :)
I love spotted salamanders! 😊
I grew up hiking in the woods and catching and re-releasing them! My 7 year old self would give them a perfect 5/5
You should do a video on firebelly toads, they are probably my favorite amphibians.
We just might.
What about fire-belly newts.... BETTER YET, The difference between a newt and salamander (are they analogous to Turtles & Tortoises)
easily my favorite species of salamander. so glad you covered it!! great video keep it up Clint!
Salamanders are such charmers as far as I'm concerned. I'm not a frog or toad guy but I could definitely see myself having a spotted salamander or axolotl. Thanks for this one!
I caught and kept a yellow spotted salamander as a kid and he was a great pet. Lived well into my late teen years. He was just so chill, but definitely a machine when there was a cricket to be had.
I've just recently started watching your channel and am SO happy you made this. Salamanders don't get enough good credit! I took in a rescue spotted salamander years ago and instantly fell in love. "Morty" always seemed to be out or in his log hide and not under the substrate, he was sure to let me know when he wanted food, and just had the best little personality. My mom who doesn't even like "slimy/scaly" animals made him a Christmas stocking (its tiny!). He passed back in February and took most of my heart with him. Never would have thought he'd be my "soul pet". Tattoo of him coming soon too! So thank you so much again for this video!
Love your educational enthusiasm! You rock
I love these guys, I find them all the time just in my backyard!
Lucky, where I live it's too dry for any kind of amphibian to live lol
I live in a place where it can be dry for several weeks at a time but I always see brown tree frogs at night, despite their dry skin they manage. But give me a salamander any day for a pet amphibian (owned an axolotl once in the past).
My FAVORITE amphibious ever!!! You are right, they do have the most adorable face in the animal kingdom
You are SUCH a wholesome character. God bless you!
I had two of them 26 years ago. Great pets, great eaters Haha even try to eat fingers. Alot easier then pain in the butt Vieled Chameleons.
Mr Hard I got both!
How did u get them to eat mine won’t eat
Do they eat worms?
I love the branching out to amphibians
Would love to see one about mandarin emperor newts!
I had one a while back. I bought him at a pet store, and he lived for 15 years.
Love this! 💜Off topic, but I wish you had a video on sunbeam snakes. You and Emily always have the most informative videos.
You inspired me to get this adorable little guy! I’m so glad i discovered this great lil dude from you guys!
how's he doing?
I've owned one of these cute fellas for just over a year now. Beautiful and charming animals. Mine is rather picky about what he eats though. Only goes for medium-sized nightcrawlers, which I've made a farm for, and slugs. Holy moly he loves slugs. He'll snap them right off my finger if given the chance.
Great video! Can you please do a video on Red Ruber Salamanders? They're one of my favorite salamanders! Happy herping! :)
Every Spring and Summer our basement window basin will have around 20 of these cool little guys. They always bring a smile to my face
Another awesome vid. Honestly you've talked me out from buying atleast 2 animals already. And I dont take that as a bad thing. Its just that Im not ready yet for them ☺
P.S i hope you do the red belly salamander too. I've been seeing them around in the philippines and I hope to own one someday
I've seen a couple of these babies in my backyard.
They love the mud puddle that inevitably forms in the void under the lilac bush.
I love how happy he is in the beginning XD its so cute lol. I just recently went on a hike and found many salamander eggs laid in some puddles, the next day they were dried up but luckily I was able to save a few eggs. Hopefully I can raise themand release them back in the area. Probably also one of my favorite species!
How did they turn out? Did any hatch?
@@AJDaniels5298 yes! I ended up not recording anything and released them once they had their legs :3
Tbh, I am tempted to add this video to my asmr playlist because your soft speech in this video is glorious.
You're not the first one to say that. In fact, it is because people started telling this to me that I first looked up ASMR to find out what it was. Feel free to add our videos to your playlist. SOUNDS good to me 🤭
They've lived under my porch here in northern VT, found a big one once and a few smaller ones. It was always a cool find, and I made sure to put them right back after observing them.
Great video, love salamanders! If you plan to do more amphibian videos, maybe a tiger salamander in the future?
I think that is extremely likely.
I had one as a class pet in 5th grade they are so cute!
You should do a video on the Axolotl! They are difficult (ish) to keep but it takes a lot to appease a god
I live in California and there illegal to have in California
@@notpasta202 Why???
cause there an endangered species
@@notpasta202 But not in capitivity! California's laws are bullshit!
Monsterhunter Nathan ultimate they’re extinct in the wild, i think
I live in louisiana so collecting tropical plants to make bioactive setups is a lot easier. Always quarantine plants first. But perfect for salamander habitats.
I live in Maine so we have a lot of spotted salamanders. I’d go herping and find these guys under and in logs. I’d find them sometimes 7-8 inches. Really cool animals
I fell in love with salamanders when I was in high school and had to take care of them in a class that I took for a year. They are so silly and cute. Very easy to take care of. At one point in college, I had five salamanders, including tiger, spotted, and marbles. I am planning to get one again once I have a place for their setup in my front room. I think my 4 year old will enjoy seeing one as a first non-furry pet. I am also considering a whites tree frog.
I watched this cuz my grandma found one in her yard today, and my dad is about to pick it up from her house and give it to me once he comes home. This is awesome and informational since I've never owned one of these before! I currently own a leopard gecko, and I used to own a chameleon (RIP :(( ). So I've had experience with these type of animals before ^^
Thank you so much for this video, I bet this will help alot.
I feel like these guys would do very vey well in a Bioactive enclosure
As the video confirms, I agree with you completely.
Thanks for the simple guides!
You bet, I hope they're helpful.
Nice and educational video on the spotted salamander!
Man these videos are so intriguing nd i hav no intrest in any of the animals but dnt stop making these vids please
Love your channel, this video helped me A lot :)
I would love to see more amphibian videos! I was also wondering if you have any suggestions on where to responsibly get amphibians like salamanders?
We're hatching some from the pond in our backyard right now!
I live in NH and my dad just found one of these guys living in our basement. Can’t wait to put him into a terrarium!
Thanks for spotlighting these amazing animals! The Axolotl would be great as well. 0 on handling, but an awesome amphibian.. ,
That's why it made the list :)
These are so helpful and informative! Do you have any pet toads that you would suggest?
Found one on my front yard today. I loved the smiley face. :D I decided to release on the area my dogs can't reach.
I'm glad you talked about this because I was wondering which salamander i wanted
This is a great one.
Did you decide yet?
I would put only a few small drainage holes in the lid of a clear rectangular shaped plastic tub with coconut substrate to hold moisture with Clips on the top which are very inexpensive, and would establish a colony of dairy cow isopods as a cleanup crew plus a food source.
They are adorable!!!!!🥰🥰
I'd love to see a video on the Tiger Salamander, perhaps even a comparison video between the Spotted Salamander and the Tiger Salamander
They are very much the same but the tiger is larger than the spotted.
Funny story regarding these fellas getting out...
We were doing yard work, taking out old rotted railroad ties for the garden and replacing them with fresh ones that weren't going to fall forward. I happened to spot one of these spotted salamanders, and having taken care of many different pets i planned to keep it for a few days to show my nieces since they aren't the most outdoorsy.
Well... It climbed out. Had it in the basement, near my large aquariums. Searched for several days everywhere i could, finding dust bunnies and lost items galore, but never a live salamander nor a dead body. It was pretty sad. That was in June.
Just this December, 2020 the same year i saw him the first time, i am tending to my tanks and i see a large black thing moving along the wall. Look over and what do i find? This silly salamander, still alive, not looking all that unhealthy all things considered. Still alive after 5 months. Between the humidity of my tanks, splashed water, and random spiders in the basement i guess he was able to make do.
So now i have him as a permanent pet, with a proper enclosure, being fed and watered plenty. They are adorable and i am glad it didn't die.
I was looking forward to this video!
Woo living in florida actually helps for once
One of these somehow got into my house. It must have walked right in through an open door. It really did have the cutest little face. It makes me wonder how they manage to survive the winter in my area.
Spotted Salamanders tend to hibernate in found burrows during the winter. Usually they are content to relax under piles of leaves or abandoned tunnels and burrows from other animals.
I had one when I was a kid . Found it wild
Salamander faces are so cute.
Agreed.
Clint this was the best video you ever made great job 🐶🦎🐱🐢🐸
Hopefully that is because this video is great and not because the others are all terrible...
Oh awesomeness! If love to see more salamander videos!!!
This man is so wholesome
I had 3 of these when I was a kid. I caught them in a sandbox, and brought them home
Our basement used to be perpetually wet, and we had these guys in there all time. I thought about keeping one as a pet, since it was already in my house, but I ultimately decided against it. They're super cool though!
Had a western tiger for years and years and it grew to 13" or so. low cost and easy care. Yeah they are cute. Sad so many get run over on the roads around here. 😢
i thought it’s eye went missing when it blinked 😂 so cute!
Would you be able to do a video on marbles salamanders including appropriate temperatures for them and the best substrates? Thank you Clint!
For fossorial salamanders, my go-to substrate is top soil, because sphagnum moss and peat moss is a little too acidic and isn't very good for them.
YES !!!!!
Please do more amphibians !!
PLEASE !!!
If these are well received (and so far they have been), we'll keep making them.
@@ClintsReptiles thanks a lot 😀😀
@@ClintsReptiles I'm sure if you keep them in moderation too the reptile content you should keep everyone fairly happy 😀😀
I just saw one at work! We had a big rain.
I use to rescue these from my pool as a young kid. I'd often find them prior to spring and the water was sooooo.... cold but couldn't let these guys die. Especially since the chlorine will pass right through their membrane. Falling into the pool is a death sentence if over 24hrs. I managed to save a lot which I deposited in a nearby pond which had some small frogs. I think most of the rescues survived as never came across any bodies near the pond. Parents thought I was nuts but I was a good swimmer so they let me keep going in the cold water to save them.
I like how with Lizards hardiness is one the shortest catogories, but for amphibians it’s one of the longest ;)
Amazing video clint!
I find blue spotted salamanders and the yellow spotted ones in my back yard a lot. Under like logs and stuff. I was gonna use some campfire wood but I left it alone sense it is there home.
Embo I have four blue spotted salamanders that I took in from a friend. They’re great! I’ve seen some small ones on the side of the building at work.
Found one in the basement and we just got into the first week of freezing weather outside so looks like little fellow will be moving in
Loved it!! Amphibians rock!!
They are pretty darn amazing!
Awesome keep up the great work
Thank you so much! We'll do our best :)
Hi love the vids, can you do a Schneider’s skink video
Could you please please please do a video on caecilians? They are endlessly fascinating! (PS What were you singing at the end there?)
I have a Tiger Salamander that is nearly 20 years old!
They’re so cute!
I love spotted salamanders! But how do you think they compare with tiger salamanders? Is it worth making a compare video about them? I also love the California and Rough-Skinned Newts.
So cute, thinking of getting one
I love salamanders so much 😭💕
For good reason!
Loving all of your videos
Thank you so much!
In high school my class was part of some state thing to keep count of salamanders? We would go out in the woods and find them and measure them and it was fun. We went back to class and see a blue spotted salamander sitting there. No one knows where it came from. No one brought it back to class with them. We would have known anyway if they did because they'd have had to release it into the classroom.
I clicked as soon as i got the notification
With that profile picture that doesn't surprise me at all. Thanks for clicking the bell!
Last summer I found a salamander just like that one but the size of my pinky finger and its was one of the cutest things ever
They are cute when they're little... And when they're big.
I found a much smaller version in my hallway two months ago, about 4" long, covered in cat hair and very dehydrated. I gave him a soak in rain water and set up a plastic container with soil, moss, etc. He's doing great on a diet of worms, slugs, isopods and small insects. I had no idea of the life span, a decade? I live in Massachusetts, I'm wondering if that's why it's smaller or could it just be young? Great video, I learned a lot.
The oldest have hit late 20's
Do tiger salamanders!
My son's Hamster died a few weeks ago and last night I walked outside and one of these was right outside my basement door and here I am - looking at what I need to do to keep him LOL.
Their coloration reminds me of chinese cave geckos, greyish purple contrasted with a yellow trim, amazing color scheme
answering to MEH Clint was singing "The Long And Winding Road" by a band called the Beatles
i keep these animals in a half inch of coir over a screen with rocks and water beneath(vivarium) half land half water. heavily carpeted with plants and a porous foam background. this allows you to see the animal all day without it burrowing although it still has an opportunity to hide :D this setup works with all mole salamanders to keep them comfortable while also preventing them from digging and never seeing them.
Great video! Do you sell them in larval state as well?
Another great video, Clint! 🦎👍
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@@ClintsReptiles thanks for clearing that up. Just out of interest what substrate do you use for your Leopard Geckos
Paper towels because I like them with toes.
i actually rescued a spotted salamander about two months ago and she is only about the size of my pinky and she does not eat, i remind you i have had her for almost two months, so i am not sure if this is normal or not :/ please help
What did you find the most challenging when you were studying zoology? I want to enrol but I failed high school maths and a few of the core subjects are mathematics.
Hey clint luv ur vids and are thinking about getting a bearded dragon could u please do a how to care and put to gether a habitat or enclosure
We have a video like this one about bearded dragons.
Salamanders are so fun. They are so cute and will eat anything.
I just uncovered a bunch of them in the woods!