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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
The keeping of any animal in captivity requires a responsive attitude. Unless you are certain that you will have the time, the devotion, and the ongoing enthusiasm for the hobby, then you should not start in the first place. Having decided to keep salamanders or newts in the home, the first step is to ensure that the correct type of housing is available. This should be done before any animals are acquired. The type of housing required will differ from species to species, depending on whether they are totally aquatic, semi aquatic, or terrestrial. A container in which living animals are kept is usually called an aquarium for aquatic creatures or a vivarium or terrarium for terrestrial creatures. For convenience, a container for semiaquatic animals is usually called an aqua-terrarium. Being amphibians, one may imagine that all newts and salamanders should be kept in an aquarium or aqua-terrarium, but this is not necessarily the case. Before deciding on a species to keep, make sure that you have a knowledge of its habits and native habitat so that conditions as natural as possible can be provided. Where it is impossible or extremely difficult to produce conditions that are totally natural, some acceptable compromise conditions can usually be found.
The Aquarium
We are here referring to the aquarium as a container of water in which we want to reproduce a totally aquatic environment with no land areas. Aquarium tanks may also be used for other types of housing. There are many kinds of tanks available on the market today, including molded clear plastic or plexiglass tanks that are usually small and ideal for rearing larvae and young newts. One disadvantage of plastic tanks, however, particularly if you want to use them as main display tanks, is that after continued use and cleaning a fine film of scratches will develop and eventually spoil the view into the vessel.
Another type of aquarium is the traditional iron- or steel-framed type into which panes of glass are fixed with putty. The disadvantage of these tanks is that, unless the frames are rust-proofed and painted at regular intervals with non-toxic paint, they will rust away. In addition, traditional putty tends to shrink and crack if the tank is stored without water, causing the tank to leak the next time it is filled.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The latter spot is a trademark of S. salamandra larvae and is not present in the larvae of related species. The larvae possess a pair of feathery gills just like those of Triturus species, but the salamander larva is more robust in build. On reaching a length of 5-6 cm (2-2 1/2 in) the larvae begin to develop the vivid coloration of the adults, at first slowly but more rapidly as time goes by. The gills begin to be absorbed, the flat swimming tail becomes rounded, and the amphibian metamorphoses to become ready for its terrestrial existence. It is impossible to give an exact period of time from birth to metamorphosis, although spring-born larvae will usually become terrestrial by autumn; those born later in the year may pass the winter as larvae and metamorphose in the spring of the following year.
On land the young salamanders will hunt, usually at dusk and in the darkness, for various small invertebrates that they will catch with their sticky, protrusible tongues. They may also be seen foraging on the forest floor after heavy rain during warm weather. Fire salamanders are rarely preyed upon by other creatures, their warning coloration indicating that they are distasteful, indeed poisonous, because of the toxic secretions of the skin glands.
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
His mate can have access to the sperm packet. Lying quietly, the male allows her to maneuver her vent over the sperm packet and take it up in the lips of her cloaca. The mating process takes approximately half an hour, after which the female is released by the male and both go their separate ways.
The time from fertilization to the birth of the larvae is about ten months. Sometimes the sperm packet may be retained in the cloaca for several months, even though the winter, so that eggs may be fertilized at a more favorable time. The larvae develop full term in the eggs while still in the body of the parent, who will seek out a suitable body of water as soon as birth becomes imminent. Only cool streams and ponds in half shadow are selected. The female will search for a suitable shallow spot into which she can release up to 50 hatching eggs or newly hatched larvae. In certain cases, especially in the southern part of the range or where free water is scarce, the larvae may be retained right through metamorphosis and tiny replicas of the adults may be deposited.
At birth, the larvae are about 2.5 cm (1 in) in length and are colored somewhere between yellowish gray and brownish black. The body is usually speckled with little yellow spots, with a larger one at the base of each leg; the latter spot is a trademark of S. salamandra larvae and is not present in the larvae of related species.
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Usually with the smaller ones at the front and graduating to taller specimens at the rear and ends. Larger salamanders can be quite violent with their surroundings and will continually uproot weak plants, so only robust specimens should be used, these being allowed to establish strong root systems before any animals are introduced. Such aquaria are suitable for rearing the larvae of many species of salamanders and newts as well as for permanently keeping those forms that are totally aquatic.
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The common tegu lizard is a heavy bodied, strikingly marked Black and White South American Lizard (Tupinambis teguixin), which reaches lengths up to 2 1/2 feet, approximately half of which is tail. Although there are more than 200 different species of tegu lizard, the most commonly available in addition to the common tegu are a Gold and Black, and Red and Black form, which aside from color, are just about identical.
Tegus eat a variety of foods and are not difficult to feed or supplement with vitamins and minerals. In addition to small mice and Zoophobia larvae, tegus will eat dog food, hard-boiled eggs, lean cooked meats and animal chows. They become overweight rather easily, so they should not be overfed.
Because of their size they need spacious quarters and are best housed alone as they can be territorial. Even if raised from juveniles, they do not tame easily and have irritable dispositions. Large adults can inflict a nasty bite, so such animals should be handled with care.
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
- How much space are you willing to devote to your lizard’s cage?
- If you will have more than one lizard, do you have room to house them separately, if necessary?
- Will you be willing to feed your lizard insects or rodents, or is a herbivore a better choice for you?
- Will your children and other family members be willing to learn how to properly handle a delicate lizard?
Important Factors in Making Your Choice
Now that you’ve decided to get a lizard, which one should you choose and why? The first and foremost consideration, aside from price, is the size to which your lizard will grow and the space that it needs. If your space is limited, you should start off with a lizard you can comfortably accommodate in your own living quarters. Baby iguanas may be inexpensive, cute and seemingly easy to care for, but it is important to remember that, if properly nurtured, an iguana will grow rapidly, reaching maximum lengths, including the tail, of 5 feet or so. They need plenty of room, sunlight and special facilities. The larger monitor lizards also grow to relatively great lengths. They are spectacular animals and well worth the efforts, but you have to be realistic about what you can provide your new lizard. There are many lizards that can be adequately housed in aquarium tanks 3 feet long and 1 foot or so wide.
Another consideration is food. Vegetarian lizards can be accommodated by the fresh or frozen produce section of your supermarket. In a pinch, monitor lizards can be fed canned dog food and the same sorts of meats, and even some vegetable matter, that we eat. A lot of lizards are insectivores. They need to be fed live insects such as crickets, wingless fruit flies, mealworms (Flour Beetle larvae) and other bugs and worms, all of which are available in your local pet or bait shop, or by mail from live food suppliers.
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