Hiya,

I have noticed from people i know personaly, consumer demand and from what i have noticed on forums that not many people are interestd or talk about salamanders.

Why is this?
As i personaly think they are wonderful!

Would just like to hear others thought on this and towards salamanders in general


Thanks
Phil

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We have a salamander and he's lovely

Awesome

What type?



Phil

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Black with yellow spots (don't know scientific names for anything other than spiders )

It is probably either:

Fire Salamander
Tiger Salamander

or it could even be a Mandarin salamander



Phil

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i used to be into salamanders big time here....... but then we are ate up with them..... one day in the woods and you can have a collection.... they are fascinating animals!

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They will never be as popular as lizards.

this is because the vast majority of people gettign into reptiles still want an animal that can hold, and an animal that they can scratch under the chin and coo about how much he/she likes it.

Can't do this with a salamander y'see

never had an *actual* salamander, we do keep axolotls though, so permanent larval salamanders.

I'm sure I remember Sami saying we'd have some CB baby tiger salamanders up for sale shortly too.

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Mason

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http://masonexotics.co.uk/ourcollection.aspx

Locality Boas and Retics A Passion.

they are very rewarding..... a little like keeping tropical fish. i kept all of my salamanders in little plastic bowls on damp paper towels. i had:
redbacked
longtailes
two lined
slimy
tiger
dusky
cave
spring
on and on and on........ folks don't know what they are missing. until recently, i thought that the uk had lots of native salamanders.... too bad you don't. they are a cool hobby and here if you get tired of them you can always let them go. the colors can be amazing.

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Wow nice collection


I would love a red salamander, but so rare



Phil

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The yellow spotted Salamander could also be a Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum.

I keep a few Salamanders and Newts. At the moment I keep,
Hynobius dunni, Salamandra salamandra gallaica, Tylototriton kweichowensis, Pleurodeles waltl, Ambystoma maculatum, Plethodon cinereus, and Siren intermedia, which are fully aquatic and related to Salamanders.