Eastern tiger salamander new parent

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Greetings, I cared for a wild Eastern tiger salamander when I was much younger and always dreamed of having more.
I recently picked up a pair this January. 1 Male and 1 Female. This is my bioactive enclosure and Male Harry Houdini. He is a professional escape artist like his namesake.
My Female Bess never escapes and sleeps other than when hungry.

The substrate is a mix of peat, sand, charcoal, ground pine bark and needles, The substrate is deeper on the right side for burrowing.
I used natural oak branch bark pieces for habitat structure with an Indian almond leaf and fern moss as a roof.

On the left side is their water area that includes smooth river stones, guppy grass, duckweed and a very small pump for water circulation.
Other friends in the enclosure include some isopods and springtails for cleanup.

I have a humidifier adding moisture 12 hours a day adding clean water and keeping humidity up.
Surprisingly the habitat smells great (like a terrarium). I remove water monthly to keep from filling up by the humidifier.
 

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Thats so cool! How do you take care of these guys, i have an axolotl, but oh my god, thats so pretty! I would love to research these guys and maybe one day have one! Can you tell me the finishing price of the entire enclosure? For a second, i thought these were turtles, but you did an amazing job on homing these guys, and could you send pictures of the salamanders up close?
 
Thats so cool! How do you take care of these guys, i have an axolotl, but oh my god, thats so pretty! I would love to research these guys and maybe one day have one! Can you tell me the finishing price of the entire enclosure? For a second, i thought these were turtles, but you did an amazing job on homing these guys, and could you send pictures of the salamanders up close?
Thats so cool! How do you take care of these guys, i have an axolotl, but oh my god, thats so pretty! I would love to research these guys and maybe one day have one! Can you tell me the finishing price of the entire enclosure? For a second, i thought these were turtles, but you did an amazing job on homing these guys, and could you send pictures of the salamanders up close?
 

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Thanks! Here is Harry trying to escape as usual. They have been easy so far. I found the tank thrifting for $5 and used many found bits from our local river.
 

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Thanks! Here is Harry trying to escape as usual. They have been easy so far. I found the tank thrifting for $5 and used many found bits from our local river.
Huh, thats cool! Harry houdini is well fed and looks very elegant!
 
put him up to the glass and with a dry erase marker add a top hat lol :ROFLMAO:
 
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