Marbled Salamander Pet

Adults average about 4 inches in length and are a dark slate color marked with striking crossbands of gray females or white males across the back.

Marbled salamander pet.

After doing some research and figuring out that we had caught a salamander and that their tails do fall. They use their tails to warn off predators excreting poison from their tails which causing some serious irritation when touched. These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size. We have several absolutely stunning marbled salamanders for sale at really low prices.

Banded salamander scientific name. Ambystoma opacum the basics. Salamanders from temperate climates like the tiger salamander will not need any form of heating. Sals from tropical and semi tropical locales will need heat.

Marbled salamanders are commonly kept as pets. Spotted salamander ambystoma maculatum of all the salamanders available in the pet trade the spotted salamander is the least common. September is the peak breeding period in massachusetts for one of its most attractive yet unorthodox amphibian species the marbled salamander ambystoma opacum during rainy foggy or very humid nights adults emerge from underground burrows in the forest and migrate overland to swamps and vernal pools to breed and deposit eggs. One of north america s handsomest amphibians the marbled salamander spends most of its life below ground and is often overlooked by pet keepers however captives soon give up their secretive ways and with proper care have reached age 15.

Ask your pet store or run an internet search on what temperatures your sal should be exposed to. The marbled salamander is one of the most striking in appearance and unusual in habits of lbl s ambystomatid salamanders. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. They are nice looking amphibians with white marbling patterns running down their spines.