Fal
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Well, Now I know Leon is a Tiger Salamander I've been searching the net for information on him. I know what type of tank, substrate, etc I need for him when he metamorphoses, but I can't find what the signs are of metamorphosis. Just what will he look like as he changes? I'm new to salamanders (obviously) and so I have no idea and I want to know so I don't assume he's sick or something when it's just him changing.
I've had him for almost a month now, bought him from a pet store. Reading around I've found people have them change about a month to 3 months after getting them because of the stress of retail. His gills seem shorter, but nothing is really happening to his tail. Plus the main skin part of the gills look faintly greyer than before. If he isn't changing, do you know what would be wrong with him?
If it isn't change, I'll give info on his habitat so ya'll can help me. He's in a purely aquatic setup right now. I feed him bloodworms, occationally dried shrimp, and he tends to eat the small feeder fish, plus the food for them. He chomps at the live plants in there, but doesn't actually eat them. There's a water filter in there that I change about once a week. I change out a portion of the water about once every week or two. He also has some hiding places set up. I found a floating island thing that sticks to the side of the tank so he something to climb onto when he starts getting ready to change so I know to start changing the tank around for him. He does poke at that sometimes, but doesn't actually try to get on it.
I've had him for almost a month now, bought him from a pet store. Reading around I've found people have them change about a month to 3 months after getting them because of the stress of retail. His gills seem shorter, but nothing is really happening to his tail. Plus the main skin part of the gills look faintly greyer than before. If he isn't changing, do you know what would be wrong with him?
If it isn't change, I'll give info on his habitat so ya'll can help me. He's in a purely aquatic setup right now. I feed him bloodworms, occationally dried shrimp, and he tends to eat the small feeder fish, plus the food for them. He chomps at the live plants in there, but doesn't actually eat them. There's a water filter in there that I change about once a week. I change out a portion of the water about once every week or two. He also has some hiding places set up. I found a floating island thing that sticks to the side of the tank so he something to climb onto when he starts getting ready to change so I know to start changing the tank around for him. He does poke at that sometimes, but doesn't actually try to get on it.
