Hi there!

I'm new here, just posted an intro thread, and am looking for photos or descriptions of salamander habitats. We have what I think is a very basic one...but never having seen others, I would love to see what else is out there.

Ours is a 10 gallon glass terrarium tank with a mix of local soil, dead/rotted leaves, some sticks and rocks, etc. Basically a mimic of the local damp Pennsylvania forest floor inside a glass box. I'm hoping to add some plants in the next week or so.

We have 2 very small (1" long) redback salamanders in there.

Thanks in advance for sharing any links or photos of your salamander habitats, or related advice!

Best,
Tara

Tara,
Sean (my son, the original herper) just found some redbacks a few weeks ago and has so far been able to keep them alive. He will post some pictures tomorrow after school. Hope that helps.

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Colleen

Okay, i found some a few weeks ago and they are all doing fine. I give them a humity of 60-70% and clean there water every day.


Here is one of my red backed phases, my leadbacks are sleeping.

Here is the habat I keep them in.

Pretty cool looking set up Sean!

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Very nice set up

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Thanks guys. I got them from the wild but now they are starting to take food by hand.