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03-23-2007, 07:37 AM
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So cute!
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03-23-2007, 08:28 AM
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Very cool, Matt! I went spring herping yesterday, too...by accident! I was walking along our backyard creek, looking for Betsy's shoes (which I feared had been left outside and washed away in last week's flooding). I never did find them (grr! that girl needs to quit leaving her shoes outside!), but I did find two salamander egg masses. I think they are from spotted sallies. I left one in the creek to let nature take its course, and we brought the other one in and set it up in a 10g tank. I did this a few years ago, and managed to successfully raise the little ones until they lost their gills, and then I released them back in the creek. This year I may keep one or two just a little longer, as I have a nice big tank downstairs just waiting for inspiration to strike!
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03-23-2007, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ajvw
Very cool, Matt! I went spring herping yesterday, too...by accident! I was walking along our backyard creek, looking for Betsy's shoes (which I feared had been left outside and washed away in last week's flooding). I never did find them (grr! that girl needs to quit leaving her shoes outside!), but I did find two salamander egg masses. I think they are from spotted sallies. I left one in the creek to let nature take its course, and we brought the other one in and set it up in a 10g tank. I did this a few years ago, and managed to successfully raise the little ones until they lost their gills, and then I released them back in the creek. This year I may keep one or two just a little longer, as I have a nice big tank downstairs just waiting for inspiration to strike!
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Cool  I really miss having salamanders, though I prefer mole sallies to lungless. I heard many and saw one spring peeper today on my walk back from work, but didn't catch any. I'll go back for some later.
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03-23-2007, 07:00 PM
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good looking salamander
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03-24-2007, 10:17 PM
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So cute! Last salamander I found was before winter and he was crawling across our driveway. He was BRIGHT orange with spots. Don't know what kind, but he was very cute!
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03-24-2007, 10:22 PM
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It looks like you did have a good find!
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03-24-2007, 11:06 PM
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KT, your salamander could have been a red eft, juvenile form of the red spotted newt. Did it look like the one in this thread?
Red Eft in our yard
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03-24-2007, 11:10 PM
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Yup, but thinner. Very cool, thanks for the ID!!!
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03-24-2007, 11:19 PM
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What area are you in? I'm in northern Virginia. Though those guys are pretty wide-spread, I think.
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03-24-2007, 11:43 PM
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Middle Tennessee.
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