Eastern tiger?

[Salamanderzrule]

I found this little fella near Detroit. He fell into our hole we were digging and I thought I hurt him so I held onto him. Year later and seems fine although I'd like to find a tank mate for him.

 

[Salamanderzrule]

Are more pictures needed? next time I hand feed I'll take some

 

[Cliygh and Mia]

It is an eastern tiger, but you shouldn't keep him aquatic and with gravel. Kept with large amounts of water, the tend to get sick and die, and they can swallow the gravel and not be able to pass it, dying to try to use the restroom

 

[Asevernnnn]

I would personally switch to a fully terrestrial tank with a water bowl. I believe that I read on CC that tigers in semi-aquatic setups, aside for breeding, are more prone to disease. And if you get another, more burrowing space would be appreciated.
If you find another it's more than likely it's wild caught, and you would have to quarantine the new one for a minimum of 30 days, I don't think mixing of subspecies will be much of an issue of quarantined, they don't breed in captivity often, and when they do it's almost always outdoors.

 

[packsfan]

Seems to be a nice setup good pics! I do not think there is too much water in there hard to tell from the pics though. As long as you have the setup with the same amount of water that a water dish would have your tiger should be fine. Which it seems to me that your water level looks fine in my personal opinion.

 

[Luke Cable]

Could keeping an eastern tiger salamander semi aquatic really put it at risk? I don't won't to endanger my little guy

 

[Neotenic_Jaymes]

I'm a Detroiter and I've seen my fair share of local salamanders. Thats totally a Eastern Tiger Salamander. Prime setup would be to have dirt substrate deep enough to let it burrow and hide. I use bark and even throw in leaves from outside. But since it seems you have a semiaquatic setup that should be fine.

One thing for sure, Eastern Tiger Salamanders don't make the best display animals. Mine hide like no tomorrow. Especially ones that are from the wild. They're definitely shy and require some sort of hide. Also, hides create a moisture pocket within the setup.

Good luck with finding another.

 

[Rupert]

All tiger salamanders are fully terrestrial. They don't even go near water except during breeding which is near impossible in captivity (I believe a Japanese breeder managed to achieve it - it was a big deal), and generally need substrate they can dig in - hence, gravel is not a good choice.