Blue Spotted

I have top soil mixed in with the coco fiber, it is basically all dirt, no sticking problems. I have some bark in there for him to hide in, but he just prefers to go under ground. Iv read about spring tails and I dont like the idea of them jumping out.
 
Watered the tank and lifted up the moss and there he was, so I took him out for a few min today. Will try and get the pics that were taken later tonight if I can.
 
Hey there ITHURTZ, I Saw some of ur pics and was wondering if you didn't mind sending a list what you use for substrate and how you set it up, I just got 2 small blue spotted and I'm trying to do my best to take care of them , right now they are in a decent size plastic tank from petsmart and I'm using what they said was coconut shavings? And I'm concerned that it will dry up all the water any tips? :(
 
This thread is 2 years old. I'm pretty sure that member no longer posts here.
 
Kaysie said:
This thread is 2 years old. I'm pretty sure that member no longer posts here.
Click to expand...


Of course I do, Im not dead.

Blackfungus89 said:
Hey there ITHURTZ, I Saw some of ur pics and was wondering if you didn't mind sending a list what you use for substrate and how you set it up, I just got 2 small blue spotted and I'm trying to do my best to take care of them , right now they are in a decent size plastic tank from petsmart and I'm using what they said was coconut shavings? And I'm concerned that it will dry up all the water any tips? :(
Click to expand...

For substrate for the blues I had was eco earth and natural soil. Mixed them together and that was that.

Those guys died, so now I have what I believe is a yellow spotted, he is a real live one. I never saw my blue spotted ones, but the yellow will come right up to me.

The one I have now is just in regular dirt, with a place for him to hide in. For water just have a shallow dish. Let me go take a pic of my current setup.
 
Here is my current setup

I am trying to grow moss haha. You can see my guy on the lower left by the rock, he stuck his head out to see what I was doing.


Here was my setup when I had the 2 blue spotted.
100_8558.jpg
 
Last edited:
Well slap my face and call me Shirley! I apologize ;)

I second the mix of top soil and coco fiber. It's great.
 
Blackfungus89 said:
Hey there ITHURTZ, I Saw some of ur pics and was wondering if you didn't mind sending a list what you use for substrate and how you set it up, I just got 2 small blue spotted and I'm trying to do my best to take care of them , right now they are in a decent size plastic tank from petsmart and I'm using what they said was coconut shavings? And I'm concerned that it will dry up all the water any tips? :(
Click to expand...
Sounds like you are new at caring for caudates and want to do things right. The care of Tiger salamanders and Blue spotted is the same. As a beginner, you may find this article from our Caudata Culture section helpful:
Caudata Culture Articles - Tiger Salamander 101
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • hhlarmore:
    Had a question that I just want to be sure of. My marbled newt is a little over a year old and has started to develop and I noticed that he is starting to swell a little below his abdomen. I guess I’d like to know if they are his testes or if I need to be concerned.
     +2
    Unlike
  • FragileCorpse:
    Guess no one answers anything here, gonna have to make a post I gues
     +2
    Unlike
  • SkudulfXD:
    Hello!!! I'm new to this website and idk how to ask a proper question on the designated spot yet, so I'll ask here, I'm a first time Axolotl owner, and my dad used to run an aquarium store, anyways... Orca, my Axolotl, seems to loose parts of her toes on one limb from time to time, I can't seem to find the problem. Tempature is well, she doesn't seem to have any infections or anything, though. And I'm not sure if I'll be able to find a vet in Brazil for amphibians that are in a reasonable distance to drive without stressing Orca out too much
    20241201_124749.jpg
    20241201_124838.jpg
    +1
    Unlike
  • Toast69:
    Hello, I’m hoping for some advice please. Our Axolotl is about 7 months old. Till now no problem. Eating, growing and happy. He’s simply stopped eating. Everything looks fine, his gills look healthy and no apparent signs of sickness. He just swims past the pellets and bloodworm like he can’t smell it. I don’t think it’s a blockage either. Any ideas and suggestions for treatment would be much appreciated. Thank you!
     +1
    Unlike
  • Olivia:):
    what is the best thermometer for my axolotl tank? preferably on Amazon, and can you show me a picture or a link:) thank you!
     +1
    Unlike
  • Olivia:):
    Also should I have a fan hitting my axolotl tank 24/7?
     +1
    Unlike
  • thenewtster:
    does anyone know how to care for mud salamanders:)thanks.
     +1
    Unlike
  • thenewtster:
    hello
     +1
    Unlike
  • thenewtster:
    how long do mud salamanders live
     +1
    Unlike
  • thenewtster:
    im new to the salamaner comunity
     +1
    Unlike
  • thenewtster:
    hey guys, again im resarching mud salamander babys and there care:)
     +1
    Unlike
  • Katia Del Rio-Tsonis:
    Dear All, I would appreciate some help identifying P. waltl disease and treatment. We received newts from Europe early November and a few maybe 3/70 had what it looked like lesions under the legs- at that time we thought maybe it was the stress of travel- now we think they probably had "red leg syndrome" (see picture). However a few weeks later other newts started to develop skin lesions (picture enclosed). The sender recommended to use sulfamerazine and we have treated them 2x and we are not sure they are all recovering. Does anyone have any experience with P. waltl diseases and could give some input on this? Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
     +1
    Unlike
  • Katia Del Rio-Tsonis:
    sorry I am having a hard time trying to upload the pictures- I have them saved on my hard drive... any suggestions-the prompts here are not allowing for downloads that way as far as I can tell. Thanks
     +1
    Unlike
    Katia Del Rio-Tsonis: sorry I am having a hard time trying to upload the pictures- I have them saved on my hard... +1
    Back
    Top