How do people prefer to keep spring salamanders?

[jbherpin]

I have a large adult Spring Sal (approx. 7.5"), and I am wondering how the community keeps their's? Right now it is in a 10 gal with about an inch and a half at most water, and plenty of rocky, and wooded hides. Will it feed on land and/or water? What is the preferred food choice? I hope someone can help out, I've never kept this species before..

-jbherpin-

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Hey Justin long time no see. Ive kept them before and found they like small worms and sometimes would eat a small cricket. I do remember reading that they feed on dusky and red back salamanders in the wild. I don't know how you feel about that. The most important thing with keeping them was to keep the water extremely clean and cool. I have always found them in water that never gotten above 65 degrees even in the hottest days of summer. Keep a air stone in the water they like alot of oxygen in their water!!! The spring I find them in even drys up in late June only rise back to the surface in Decemeber. They retreat underground at this time. The last one I saw was about 3 years ago and was out hunting a few yards from that spring during a late night November rain storm. Which got the spring running just in time for deer camp Hope this helps