Questions tagged [salamanders]

I found this question on an amphibians forum. The answers provided on there were contradictory and I was hoping we could do better here on Pets.SE. I have had my first axolotl for four months now. She lives in a tank on her own at the moment, but…

I have the opportunity to get a siren or two, but like always, I want to make sure that I'm prepared to care for them before I get them. I know they're very closely related to axolotls, with the difference being that sirens don't have hind legs, but…

Is it ok to use distilled water to mist my treefrog enclosure, but give it water with minerals in it for the water Bowl?

Today I saw my dogs playing with something in my yard. It turned out to be a very large spotted salamander (about 10-11 inches long). It was frozen solid, and I assumed it was either already dead, or frozen and would wake back up. I brought it…