Care Sheet for Salamanders, NewtsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 04/06/2005 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Salamanders, Newts |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Geckomaniac |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Red Backed Salamander |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | This will only cover RedBacks |
Sexing and Characteristics: | The Male can sometimes be bigger than the female but not normally. Just as it says in its name they have 2 phases one with a Red Streak on its back on one that is all brown |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | They normally live in the woodlands I use real material like grass and mud it is pretty messy cleaning it but it is worth it it makes every thing look so real and not so fake looking, and i use real logs and branches leaves etc... i bought a water bowl though for the water |
Lighting and UVB: | I Have Never Used any But I Do Use Heating |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Red Backed Salamanders don’t require a lot of humidity but like depending on what it is doing outside that is what i do in the tank, Yes it does sound weirs but i just like to make them feel that they were in the wild in there own habitat. Heating- |
Heating and Equipment: | I don’t use any real heating but like i said in the Humidity Section i do what it is doing outside like when it is raining i might trickle water in the cage when it is hot i will put a UV light above them |
Caging Provided: | A 10 gallon aquarium will do just fine for 1-4 Red Backed Salamanders but if you are getting a big breeding group then a 20-40 gallon aquarium will do just fine |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I mostly feed my Red Backed Salamanders crickets that i catch in the wild, but you can but crickets from a pet store in the winter, on occasion i will feed them a wax worm or two but that is the majority of what i feed them |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I dip the crickets into i believe it is Repticalcium or any kind will work 2-3x a week they normally get there nutrients from the environment around them but since they will be in the aquarium 2-3x a week will do just fine |
Maintenance: | The maintenance is pretty low u have to clean the cage at least 1x every 2 weeks over all they upkeep cost Red Backed Salamanders is pretty low |
Some Words on this Species: | Red Backs are one of in my opinion the easiest to take care of they are low maintenance, everything here is what i use and my opinion on it everything acts different on every animal |
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