Marbled Salamander Cage Setup

Salamanders and newts have sensitive and porous skin.

Marbled salamander cage setup.

With proper care these salamanders can live 8 10 years in captivity. Sals from tropical and semi tropical locales will need heat. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. Once established continue to ensure the quality of the environment is carefully monitored and maintained.

Adults can get around 4 inches on average. They are very susceptible to changes in their environment. Large salamanders such as the tiger salamander ambystoma tigrinum and the spotted salamander ambystoma maculatum live healthily in captivity but they need a damp substrate to burrow in to prevent their skin from drying out. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows.

A salamander habitat must replicate the damp dark living conditions that salamanders in nature thrive in. Here are some highlights. We have baby marbled salamanders for sale. Salamanders from temperate climates like the tiger salamander will not need any form of heating.

Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. The temperature you set up will depend on the type of sal you have. When setting up a tank for these species try to emulate the natural habitat of the particular species of salamander or newt. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.