Another new pet added to my menagerie

[felix93]

Yes, it is a Spanish Fire Salamander. (Salamandra salamandra almanzoris) I only just got her last week, she is only a baby. She is so cute, have been waiting to adopt her for quite a few weeks. I was being so choosy that I wanted a fire salamander that has NO yellow markings on the eyes. (They look scary with the yellow eye lids to me.) So here she is:

Sorry the pics are not very good as she kept on hiding when I tried to take pics of her.







Just can't wait for her to get a bit bigger now. I am still not too sure what she likes to eat. I ordered some live mealworms and crickets for her, and they should be arriving tomorrow. At the moment, she is just eating some dry food which I don't think she likes it that much.

[section8angel]

She's so cute!! ;D That bit of the tank looks nice too.

[felix93]

section8angel said:

She's so cute!! ;D That bit of the tank looks nice too.

Thanks Sian, those plants are from Ikea (the one I was telling you), 3 for £1.00, not bad to build a tank up. LOL.

[section8angel]

Oooo that's good!! lol

Got any shots of the whole tank? ;D

[felix93]

section8angel said:

Got any shots of the whole tank? ;D

LOL, ummm... no, have not thought of that. I will do that later this evening or tomorrow.

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awwww thats so cute.

whats the difference between salamanders and newts? do salamanders live in water?

[sezzy5889]

salamader should only have a shallowish bowl of water, they can drown and are more terestrial than newts.

Also felix, i think crickets and mealworms will be too tough for her, if i were you i would feed her waxworms and earthworms :-)

[section8angel]

My newts have eaten crickets with no problems. Earthworms are one of the easiest though.

*Awaits tank shots then* Lol

[sezzy5889]

Salamanders sorry

[felix93]

sezzy5889 said:

Also felix, i think crickets and mealworms will be too tough for her, if i were you i would feed her waxworms and earthworms :-)

I ordered the crickets and mealworms because of what I was told to feed her. I will try waxworms and earthworms too. I think she is niddbling the dry, so she should be okay. Thanks.

edit: I am thinking of giving her some bloodworm, since my newts and fishes are having them, but she might not like it anyway.

[section8angel]

Lol that's ok Sarah. I think I've read that people have had probs with newts and crickets. Just mine haven't lol.

Do Sals have different mouths/digestive systems then?

Bloodworm is normally eaten by just about anything like this so she might like it lol.

[felix93]

My newts just eat bloodworm, daphnia and dry, I have not tried anything else at all, never really thought about it since they like what they're given.

I just taken a lump of bloodworm out and am waiting for it to defroze, so she can have some tonight.

[section8angel]

I have the amphibian pellets from pollywog and mine love them. They also eat cockles, mussel, shrimp, prawn (only sometimes with those though) bloodworm, daphnia and brineshrimp (bloodworm they'll always eat, the others not as often but more often than the cockles etc lol). They like tetra fresh delica and earthworms too.

[felix93]

section8angel said:

I have the amphibian pellets from pollywog and mine love them. They also eat cockles, mussel, shrimp, prawn (only sometimes with those though) bloodworm, daphnia and brineshrimp (bloodworm they'll always eat, the others not as often but more often than the cockles etc lol). They like tetra fresh delica and earthworms too.

I have got those pellets from pollywog too, I just put them into the tank. TBH, I don't know if mine love them or not, have never seen them eat in front of me, but I assume they have eaten them. I have given those pellets to the Sal and it looks like she has eaten them too. Trust me, I really cannot tell.

I will also try the shrimp and prawn on her when I give to my cats next time. ;D

[felix93]

The mealworm and crickets arrived this morning. Have given her the mealworm so far and she adores them. She just swallowed the whole one without problems. I don't know how to give her crickets though. I have a crickets container but it's too big to fit in her tank. I am scared of holding one with my fingers as any flying insects do not mix well with me. I have that phobia. LOL.

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can crickets fly? i thought they could just hop

[felix93]

lotsofsnails said:

can crickets fly? i thought they could just hop

Not too sure, their look just got me. I cannot handle them and they are on the way to my rescuer in the post now. Phew.

[deadmansfinger]

felix93 said:

section8angel said:

She's so cute!! ;D That bit of the tank looks nice too.

Thanks Sian, those plants are from Ikea (the one I was telling you), 3 for £1.00, not bad to build a tank up. LOL.

I paid £1.50 each for those plants in Ikea in Glasgow

[section8angel]

Ahahahahaha
It always happens Brian! You always find something cheaper after you've bought it Being the same shop makes it worse though! Lol

[felix93]

deadmansfinger said:

felix93 said:

Thanks Sian, those plants are from Ikea (the one I was telling you), 3 for £1.00, not bad to build a tank up. LOL.

I paid £1.50 each for those plants in Ikea in Glasgow

LOL...Brian, think of this way, Glasgow is probably posher and people are wealthier than us down here in the Midlands.. So there... ;D