Tiger Salamander

[caudatadude28]

Hey everyone, my tiger salamander is slowing down and isnt eating. He also is just hiding under his bark part way instead of going into his little burrow. I am worried. I got him this fall and the temps were about 69-72 degrees, and no it is 62-65 degrees. Do you think he is trying to hibernate? What do you think?

 

[IanF]

He might be, if he's WC that is. Is he still eating the same?

 

[caudatadude28]

He is not eating.

 

[xMIDNIGHTx]

My experience is rather limited still but I have temps around 60 degrees and dropping and mine are just as active as the day I got them. I really believe that I have this years morphs so my tigers may not be use to hibernating and it might take much more of a drop for nature to take its course. If your tiger is older and has seen a winter or two it might be on automatic pilot and getting ready to hibernate (as IanF stated) with the drop of temp. I would not worry and just offer it food from time to time, his eating should slow down because of the temp. Hopefully other members with tigers can chime in.

Mitch

 

[Jan]

Hey everyone, my tiger salamander is slowing down and isnt eating. He also is just hiding under his bark part way instead of going into his little burrow. I am worried. I got him this fall and the temps were about 69-72 degrees, and no it is 62-65 degrees. Do you think he is trying to hibernate? What do you think?

If the actions of the tiger are all that you describe, I would not be overly worried. My tigers display different behaviors at different times. Sometimes I will find them burrowed - at other times they prefer to be in the open. With my oldest tiger, if he has been fed recently - he displays no interest in food....and he has 'slowed down' considerably. It sometimes takes several days after feeding for him to decide he is again hungry. I have also observed over many years that when a rain storm is approaching, my tigers like to come out of their burrows and roam. Are the temperatures you describe, the temps you are keeping him at indoors - or the outside temps?