Question: Fire Salamanders

[ba98mgt]

My local pet store has 3 fire salamanders. They seem to be good sized, about 7" each. They are on sale for $38 each and were $50. Is this a good deal? The manager said she has to talk to the corperate office but shes sure if i buy 2 or all 3 i cant get a discount from the regular price which should be better than the sale price.

The tank temp seemed to be 80*. Im not too familiar with this species but that seems a tad warm. I keep my tigers at 72*

Speaking of, is it okay to mix these with my tigers? I have 2 barred about the same size. I know its frowned upon to mix species but ive seen spotted and tigers in the same tank and be just fine being they are from the same family i believe.

 

[Kaysie]

That's a good price, but I would be worried about them being kept at that temperature for a long time.

No, you cannot keep them with your tigers. They're not from the same family, and tigers are much more aggressive than fire sals.

 

[Ghost1]

80 degrees is way hot for fires! Kind of have an oxymoronic name...

 

[Azhael]

Also, adult fire salamanders being sold at pet-shops in the USA are likely to be illegal imports.
The temps are terribly inadequate, i doubt those animals are healthy. If you end up buying these (which i wouldn´t recommend)...definitely not ok to mix them.

 

[Nikki Dee]

I dont know everything about them but I have seen them in pet stores in the same tank and they always seem to be fighting and dont look healthy at all. They are cold-blooded and are supposed to be kept at temperatures in the 60s and 70s but should not exeed 78 degrees, at least thats what I learned. Good luck