Marbled Salamander Pet Care

Salamanders prefer a moist damp habitat with ample places to hide.

Marbled salamander pet care. Semi aquatic salamanders should have a tank that is half water half land. All petco brand products carry a 100 money back guarantee. Housing the salamander s new house should mimic its habitat in the wild. Ambystoma opacum the basics.

If you are not sure what your salamander prefers ask your pet shop or run an online search. Like other vertebrates salamanders can regenerate lost limbs and other body parts source. Ask an associate about petco s selection of books on salamanders and newts and the variety of petco brand products available for the care and happiness of your new pet. 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.

Reading our salamander care sheet will help you go about caring for your salamander. Aquatic salamanders like the axolotl spend their whole lives in the water. Spotted salamander ambystoma maculatum of all the salamanders available in the pet trade the spotted salamander is the least common.