| general
|
| description |
A small salamander that
has 12 costal grooves, gray to white bands or markings
on their sides against a black background, black belly
and generally the females' bands are gray whereas the
males' will be nearly white. |
| a.k.a |
Banded Salamander |
| distribution |
 U.S.A.
(throughout most of the Midwest and even into northern
Florida) |
| adult
size |
4" - 5" |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial, solitary;
Habitats close to ponds, streams, or damp woodlands but
not known to enter the water, occasionally around dry
hillsides, but never far from a moist environment |
| cage
|
It should be large enough
but does not need to be high because they do not climb
high much. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but
humans |
| temperature |
22 - 24 ¢XC
-- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
18 - 21 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
mid to high |
| water
bowl |
a large water bowl (e.g.
Rock water dish)
or water area should be available to access all the time |
| hiding
place |
Essential, a place for
its privacy, security and sleep by day.
Possibllites include caves (e.g. Habbe
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous (meat-eating);
Small worms, insects, slugs, and even snails |
| captive
diet |
insects, worms |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress.
Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of
its head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous; deposits 50-150
eggs |
