| general
|
| description |
One of the
largest terrestrial salamanders that is black to gray
in ground color with irregular yellow spots all over the
body. These spots vary intensively among individuals;
there may be yellow spots or the yellow pigment may take
over so that the black is a network of lines. Usually,
adults have a yellow lower lip and throat. It has 11 to
14 costal grooves and there are 4 toes on the front and
5 on the back feet. |
| distribution |
 U.S.A.
 Canada |
| adult
size |
8" - 1' 2" |
| larva
size |
0.5" |
| subspecies |
| Diaboli |
GRAY Tiger Salamander |
| Mavortium |
BARRED Tiger Salamander |
| Melanostictu |
BLOTCHED Tiger Salamander |
| Nebulosum |
ARIZONA Tiger Salamander |
| Stebbinsi |
SONORA Tiger Salamander |
| Tigrinum |
EASTERN Tiger Salamander |
| Utahensis |
UTAH Tiger Salamander |
|
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial;
anywhere close to water, such as Open Fields, Forests,
Cultivated Fields, Pastures, Prairies, and even Towns |
| 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 - 23 ¢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);
Both adults and larvae alike are extremely voracious feeders
consuming anything that is smaller than themselves. They
snap quickly and sometimes use their tongue to catch prey,
but they are also very clumsy hunters |
| 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 |
