Thank you, I feel I’m more prepared now when my larvae transition. I got my adults at my LFS with no information so I really appreciate your help and knowledge. Thank you!
I’ve been watching for a little bit and I’m getting inspired. Even went out of my way to get 10 eastern newts and I might start a channel all thanks to you :)
If we could get in contact I’m a caudate breeder out of Michigan id like to send you some Spanish ribbed newt larva or possibly some c orientalis I’d love to see a video from larva to adult series
Hey there! Unfortunately, I currently don't have room for anymore newts. I actually would love orientalis too, but I just don't have the means to take on anymore at the moment. Possibly in the future. If you want to contact me, check out the Instagram or Facebook page in the video description.
Approximately how long does it take for larval to transition to land ready? I've rescued a few dozen (left now from hundreds) from our fish pond that needed cleaning this spring before filling up and putting the coy in. There is a section that acts as a water filter that the pond water is pumped up past and the water flows downhill through, and the fish can't get in to it, that I believe would be the best place to release them back to. It has cat tails plants growing there and so has some dirt/roots clumps that the water flows thru back to main pond. There was a thick layer of gunk forming/growing on the ponds bottom and that's where I discovered the Salamander larvae when I drained the snow melt water out. These are "Tiger Salamanders" I believe. My question is because when we were kids we would catch what looked like larvae Salamanders, but they were 5" - 7" inches long in beaver ponds in the mountains and they'd only start to transition after being in our city's water for a few weeks. Otherwise they remain with the gills and tail webbing and are as big as adults we see on land if left in natural untreated water as long as we had them. The ones I have now are 1-1/2" or less in length. pretty sure they hatched this spring and their numbers are dropping as the big ones feed. Hoping to release all that's left back into the pond in next day or two, but we want to try raising a few in an aquarium. These guys are always coming up to the surface and getting a gulp of air every so often. Them doing that in the pond water/sludge was how I even noticed them as I was draining the water out. Discovered them and some water bugs (a couple of big ones that could eat fish), some blood worms, mosquito larvae and quite a few Dragon Fly Larvae in the mix too. (Pond Really needed cleaning) My brother and I kept the big ones all summer before releasing back to the wild and feed them earth worms, moths and flies we'd catch or swat dead. If dead we stuck them on a small diameter wire and dangled it in front of the salamander to entice feeding reaction. Worked pretty well. Hope this last part helps others with feeding any they posses and having trouble finding food for them. Hunting flies is time consuming though unless you use a live trap(s). Thanks for the informative video though, should help many people.
Hey there! It's hard to say for certain without seeing a photo of these larvae for myself, but if you think they may be tiger salamander larvae, I suggest giving this a read: www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_tigrinum.shtml I've read that it could take 4-6 months for them to morph, but I also know it some instances tiger larvae can become neotenic for a time. As soon as you see the gills shrinking, that's really the sure sign they're beginning to morph so you'll need some land area ready at that point.
@@TheSalamanderWilds Thank you greatly for the info and swift reply. Understood hard to judge without more precise hands/eyes on data. I'm an electronics technician and have to deal with that situation a lot myself. Wish UA-cam allowed pictures in the comments like Facebook does. I know, it would get misused and abused if they did probably lol. Most of mine have at least their front legs formed, a few have both. None are developed enough for helping them move, even in mud, they try to wiggle (swim) thru to open water. Again thanks for help and wish us luck getting some back in to the ecosystem. A quick reading of that indicates I have the blotched tiger species according to my geography (S.E. Idaho). But I've seen barred or stripped ones here too. We (us living here) have agreed to disagree with most nature sources of information about what should/could be found here because we see things that are said not to be here lol. Oh well.... If you'd like I'll notify you when I post any videos of them??
@TGiFoosday absolutely, I'd love to see updates about these larvae! If you like, you can message or make a post on the Salamander Wilds Facebook page. facebook.com/TheSalamanderMan
@@TheSalamanderWilds Ok, thanks. That would be easier and quicker than doing it here. Just went and dug up the smallest worms I could find and chopped them into 3 or 4 pieces, changed their water and fed them. Going to get pics and footage now. They were hungry.
Their is this small creek in my yard that dries up and I got these larve so they don't die and they are very smol your video was very informative thankyou
My elderly mom brought me a Northwestern Salamander (mole salamander similar to Tiger). Now I feel obligated to take care of it. Today my dad found it a friend. They are in a about 3 gallon plastic container with some dishes of water and 2-3" of coco substrate. One of the salamanders has very small gills and never leaves the water and the other seems to be more terrestrial. They both are about 4 inches from snout to vent. I have not seen them eat and they almost never move. They have access to crickets, worms and rollie pollie bugs. All the videos I've seen of this species they are either sitting under a rock that is submerged in water or a very moist environment. I feel like their container should be mostly aquatic? If it should be then I'm not sure what to do about the crickets because they will all hop in and drown. I was thinking of converting a 10 gallon long into a basic aquarium but have bowls filled with dirt that will act like islands. Thoughts?
@ConcreteBombDeep Hey there! Sounds like you're doing a lot of research into these, which is great! I would treat these like any other Ambystoma salamander and that will put you on the right track. So similar care to a Tiger salamander is what's needed here. If one is still a larvae and has gills, keep it in an aquatic set up. But since you said it has small gills, it sounds like it's in the process of metamorphosis so you'll need a small land area for it to climb onto once it loses the gills. If they're terrestrial, pretty much the way you described the set up sounds about right. It's definitely normal for them to not eat first since they're adjusting to a new environment especially after metamorphosis. Let them settle in and they should begin to eat when they get hungry. Appropriate sized worms and isopods should do the trick. They'll also tend to hide a lot and burrow because that's what Ambystoma salamanders do. I'll leave this care guide for you. Hope this helps! www.caudata.org/cc/articles/tiger_sal_101.shtml
In 2021 I did lots of research on how to raise them from egg to land. In spring of 2022 I went to a vernal pool near my friends house there were 2 pools almost next to each other. I found these pools in past exploring. I found the eggmass of the spotted salamanders I took 1 mass and raised them through summer. All of them transformed I decided to keep 2 and take the others back where I found them. I also raised frogs from eggs. I love all amphibians reptiles, and insects.!!!😊
I would be very interested in more in depth content on the water to land transition, particularly for spotteds! They are incredible animals. I agree, it is a challenge to find appropriate food. I found that hatching moina (considered a daphnia type, I believe ) was a lot easier than maintaining and a brine shrimp operation (plus my paranoia about rinsing all the salt..) As they transitioned, new challenges are presented, like not knowing if they are getting the food I have added. Now they hide during the day beneath bark and leaves ,also, the springtails definitely don't stay put, you know what i mean? ha.
![How to Care for Newts and Salamanders: A General Care Guide - Housing [Part 2]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lwq8KKQrMTI/mqdefault.jpg)
0:00-5:00 : Intro
5:01-8:15 : Housing
8:16-12:26 : Feeding
12:27-14:48 : From Water to Land
14:49-15:47: Outro
it's nice to know there is another person who only owns salamanders
Now this is content!
Thank you, I feel I’m more prepared now when my larvae transition. I got my adults at my LFS with no information so I really appreciate your help and knowledge. Thank you!
I’ve been watching for a little bit and I’m getting inspired. Even went out of my way to get 10 eastern newts and I might start a channel all thanks to you :)
Thank you so much! This has been needed for quite some time!
I really enjoy your videos, they are very informative!
If we could get in contact I’m a caudate breeder out of Michigan id like to send you some Spanish ribbed newt larva or possibly some c orientalis I’d love to see a video from larva to adult series
Hey there! Unfortunately, I currently don't have room for anymore newts. I actually would love orientalis too, but I just don't have the means to take on anymore at the moment. Possibly in the future. If you want to contact me, check out the Instagram or Facebook page in the video description.
Approximately how long does it take for larval to transition to land ready?
I've rescued a few dozen (left now from hundreds) from our fish pond that needed cleaning this spring before filling up and putting the coy in. There is a section that acts as a water filter that the pond water is pumped up past and the water flows downhill through, and the fish can't get in to it, that I believe would be the best place to release them back to. It has cat tails plants growing there and so has some dirt/roots clumps that the water flows thru back to main pond.
There was a thick layer of gunk forming/growing on the ponds bottom and that's where I discovered the Salamander larvae when I drained the snow melt water out. These are "Tiger Salamanders" I believe.
My question is because when we were kids we would catch what looked like larvae Salamanders, but they were 5" - 7" inches long in beaver ponds in the mountains and they'd only start to transition after being in our city's water for a few weeks. Otherwise they remain with the gills and tail webbing and are as big as adults we see on land if left in natural untreated water as long as we had them.
The ones I have now are 1-1/2" or less in length. pretty sure they hatched this spring and their numbers are dropping as the big ones feed. Hoping to release all that's left back into the pond in next day or two, but we want to try raising a few in an aquarium. These guys are always coming up to the surface and getting a gulp of air every so often. Them doing that in the pond water/sludge was how I even noticed them as I was draining the water out. Discovered them and some water bugs (a couple of big ones that could eat fish), some blood worms, mosquito larvae and quite a few Dragon Fly Larvae in the mix too. (Pond Really needed cleaning)
My brother and I kept the big ones all summer before releasing back to the wild and feed them earth worms, moths and flies we'd catch or swat dead. If dead we stuck them on a small diameter wire and dangled it in front of the salamander to entice feeding reaction.
Worked pretty well. Hope this last part helps others with feeding any they posses and having trouble finding food for them. Hunting flies is time consuming though unless you use a live trap(s).
Thanks for the informative video though, should help many people.
Hey there! It's hard to say for certain without seeing a photo of these larvae for myself, but if you think they may be tiger salamander larvae, I suggest giving this a read: www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_tigrinum.shtml
I've read that it could take 4-6 months for them to morph, but I also know it some instances tiger larvae can become neotenic for a time. As soon as you see the gills shrinking, that's really the sure sign they're beginning to morph so you'll need some land area ready at that point.
@@TheSalamanderWilds Thank you greatly for the info and swift reply. Understood hard to judge without more precise hands/eyes on data. I'm an electronics technician and have to deal with that situation a lot myself.
Wish UA-cam allowed pictures in the comments like Facebook does. I know, it would get misused and abused if they did probably lol. Most of mine have at least their front legs formed, a few have both. None are developed enough for helping them move, even in mud, they try to wiggle (swim) thru to open water. Again thanks for help and wish us luck getting some back in to the ecosystem.
A quick reading of that indicates I have the blotched tiger species according to my geography (S.E. Idaho). But I've seen barred or stripped ones here too. We (us living here) have agreed to disagree with most nature sources of information about what should/could be found here because we see things that are said not to be here lol. Oh well....
If you'd like I'll notify you when I post any videos of them??
@TGiFoosday absolutely, I'd love to see updates about these larvae! If you like, you can message or make a post on the Salamander Wilds Facebook page.
facebook.com/TheSalamanderMan
@@TheSalamanderWilds Ok, thanks. That would be easier and quicker than doing it here. Just went and dug up the smallest worms I could find and chopped them into 3 or 4 pieces, changed their water and fed them. Going to get pics and footage now. They were hungry.
Their is this small creek in my yard that dries up and I got these larve so they don't die and they are very smol your video was very informative thankyou
My elderly mom brought me a Northwestern Salamander (mole salamander similar to Tiger). Now I feel obligated to take care of it. Today my dad found it a friend. They are in a about 3 gallon plastic container with some dishes of water and 2-3" of coco substrate. One of the salamanders has very small gills and never leaves the water and the other seems to be more terrestrial. They both are about 4 inches from snout to vent. I have not seen them eat and they almost never move. They have access to crickets, worms and rollie pollie bugs.
All the videos I've seen of this species they are either sitting under a rock that is submerged in water or a very moist environment. I feel like their container should be mostly aquatic? If it should be then I'm not sure what to do about the crickets because they will all hop in and drown. I was thinking of converting a 10 gallon long into a basic aquarium but have bowls filled with dirt that will act like islands. Thoughts?
@ConcreteBombDeep Hey there! Sounds like you're doing a lot of research into these, which is great! I would treat these like any other Ambystoma salamander and that will put you on the right track. So similar care to a Tiger salamander is what's needed here. If one is still a larvae and has gills, keep it in an aquatic set up. But since you said it has small gills, it sounds like it's in the process of metamorphosis so you'll need a small land area for it to climb onto once it loses the gills.
If they're terrestrial, pretty much the way you described the set up sounds about right. It's definitely normal for them to not eat first since they're adjusting to a new environment especially after metamorphosis. Let them settle in and they should begin to eat when they get hungry. Appropriate sized worms and isopods should do the trick. They'll also tend to hide a lot and burrow because that's what Ambystoma salamanders do. I'll leave this care guide for you. Hope this helps! www.caudata.org/cc/articles/tiger_sal_101.shtml
In 2021 I did lots of research on how to raise them from egg to land. In spring of 2022 I went to a vernal pool near my friends house there were 2 pools almost next to each other. I found these pools in past exploring. I found the eggmass of the spotted salamanders I took 1 mass and raised them through summer. All of them transformed I decided to keep 2 and take the others back where I found them. I also raised frogs from eggs. I love all amphibians reptiles, and insects.!!!😊
I would be very interested in more in depth content on the water to land transition, particularly for spotteds!
They are incredible animals. I agree, it is a challenge to find appropriate food. I found that hatching moina (considered a daphnia type, I believe ) was a lot easier than maintaining and a brine shrimp operation (plus my paranoia about rinsing all the salt..)
As they transitioned, new challenges are presented, like not knowing if they are getting the food I have added. Now they hide during the day beneath bark and leaves ,also, the springtails definitely don't stay put, you know what i mean? ha.
Another thing to feed them is mosquito larvae works great with mine
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