Whoa!!

[oscarchic11]

So i was cleaning my back yard and flipped over some old plywood, 2 find a bunch of red backed salamanders... i grabbed a few, lowered the board, then went back 2 find more when i found this guy!!! I live in maine and this is the first time ive caught a yellow spotted so big!! I was thinking about keeping him and turning an empty 10g i have right now into a terrarium for him?? Thoughts??

 

[oscarchic11]

Forgot my pics ..

 

[Oohitsae]

My only thought is to be careful with wilds. I don't know much about salamanders, but usually, wild caught anything has a hard time adjusting to captivity and are easily stressed. Be prepared fr that if you decide to keep him.

He is absolutely gorgeous though, I would definitely try it if it was me that found him.

 

[Corydoras92299]

Nice find it's so cool

 

[Cecilree]

Wow wow wow!! Neat find!! So cute!!! <3

 

[oscarchic11]

I always had the little red backs growing up and they did ok... my thought was 2 keep him in the basement where it is cooler for a bit... i already have crickets cause i have an african butterfly fish...

 

[oscarchic11]

Ok... so he is settling in. Everything was gotten locally near where he was found

 

[oscarchic11]

Pics again... stupid phone.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Spotted are mole salamanders, like marbled or tiger. I'd add a few more inches of soil to allow him to dig a bit if he wants to

 

[Tetra1990]

Really cool!

 

[SKB]

Wow!! Nice!!

 

[oscarchic11]

He has made tunnels through the dirt under the moss... there is an inch or so of dirt...

 

[Oohitsae]

is he adjusting to captivity pretty well so far?

 

[oscarchic11]

Ya!!! He is doing great!!! I checked on him earlier and him and the 4 small red backs i kept are all fat and happy... i keep him between the cinder blocks that hold up my 20g tank, which is rarely heated as the heater is broken, so they are pretty cool. I dropped about a dozen small crickets in about a week ago, which are gone. And after i checked on them and had returned the moss 2 its normal position the yellow spotted started squeaking (i know cause i was wondering what the sound was so i flipped the moss back over, and he was in a tunnel and every time i heard the squeak, his head moved) so im guessing he is happy..

 

[oscarchic11]

I saw him eat a cricket 2day!!! So adapting 2 captivity well!!!

 

[SKB]

I saw him eat a cricket 2day!!! So adapting 2 captivity well!!!

That's great!!

 

[oscarchic11]

Ya!!! So pretty happy about that. He wasnt getting emaciated and the crickets ive been dropping in were disappearing so i figured he was probably eating... but 2 see it and know 100% for sure is a relief!!!

 

[Tetra1990]

Ya!!! So pretty happy about that. He wasnt getting emaciated and the crickets ive been dropping in were disappearing so i figured he was probably eating... but 2 see it and know 100% for sure is a relief!!!

Great to hear! Some just don't like to eat in public.