Marbled Salamander Cage Setup

How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions.

Marbled salamander cage setup.

Ask your pet store or run an internet search on what temperatures your sal should be exposed to. They are very susceptible to changes in their environment. We have baby marbled salamanders for sale. A salamander habitat must replicate the damp dark living conditions that salamanders in nature thrive in.

Salamanders and newts have sensitive and porous skin. 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. 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.

Here are some highlights. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. 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.

Salamanders from temperate climates like the tiger salamander will not need any form of heating. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. Sals from tropical and semi tropical locales will need heat. Naturally found throughout southeastern america ranging from georgia florida and around the higher areas of the appalachian mountains.