How do salamanders raise salamanders and what do salamanders eat?

Have you ever seen a salamander? It is quite common in our life, and the salamander is very small and cute, so it is favored by many people, and even many people raise it as a pet. But what is the breeding method of salamanders? Many people are unable to answer, and the editor will share some breeding experience with you.

How to raise salamanders

1. Containers: after catching salamanders, they can be raised in a large glass fish tank to facilitate observation of their activities. The bottom of the cylinder is covered with washed gravel, injected with 30 cm deep pool water or well water, and put in a small amount of algae and other aquatic plants, which are arranged in an ecological environment similar to the capture site. Sand and gravel can absorb dirt, and aquatic plants can carry out photosynthesis, increase the oxygen content in the water, and provide for salamander spawning.

2. Water quality: clean pool water is better for raising salamanders, and well water is also suitable. If tap water is used, it should not be used until 3-5 days later, otherwise the residual chlorine in tap water will cause salamander poisoning and death. Changing water is a regular management work. Keeping the water fresh and clean is beneficial to the normal life of salamanders. Change the water every 1-2 weeks in winter and every 3-5 days in other seasons.

3. Food: salamanders like to eat live small animals. Water earthworms are ideal fodder, which can be put into a little every other day. Water earthworms can also be wrapped in a single layer of gauze and hung in the water with ropes. Water earthworms will protrude part of the body from the gap in the gauze. Salamanders will swim to pull food. In addition, tadpoles, wigglers and water fleas are also favorite foods for salamanders. When there is a lack of active small animals, frozen shrimp can also be bought in the supermarket, thawed and cut into small pieces for feeding, or lean pork is cut into small pieces for feeding. However, attention should be paid to not taking too much food, and it is appropriate to have no residual food to prevent the food from rotting and affecting the water quality.

What kind of food do salamanders eat

Salamanders live in and near hilly swamp puddles, ponds or rice paddies. Most adult salamanders hide during the day and come out to look for food at night. Some come out of the ground only during the breeding season, or when temperature and humidity are suitable for their survival, feeding mainly on insects, worms, snails and small animals, including their own kind.

Is the salamander poisonous?

Newts are poisonous. The salamander's tiny glands contain a deadly bacterium that can be used to produce a toxin called tetrodotoxin, which is not just similar, but has exactly the same molecular structure. TTX is a ubiquitous toxin, because some organisms at the top of the food chain are enriched and become a "biochemical weapon". Because tetrodotoxin is a typical carrier, it is called tetrodotoxin. When salamanders are attacked, they secrete this deadly neurotoxin immediately.

The difference between salamander and giant salamander

1. Differences between families and genera

Salamanders: salamanders are amphibians of the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, subphylum vertebrates, amphibians, amphibians, caudates, salamanders, and salamanders.

Giant salamander: giant salamander is animal kingdom, phylum chordate, vertebrate subphylum, amphibia, slippery subclass, caudate, cryptobranchial salamander suborder, cryptobranchial salamander family, giant salamander amphibian.

2. Differences in eating habits

Giant salamander: the giant salamander is ferocious and carnivorous. It feeds on aquatic insects, fish, crabs, shrimp, frogs, snakes, soft-shelled turtles, rats and birds.

Salamander: salamanders live in and near hilly swamp puddles, ponds, or rice fields and feed mainly on insects, worms, snails, and some small animals, including their own kind.

3. Difference in toxicity.

Salamander: the salamander's tiny glands also contain a deadly bacterium that can be used to produce a toxin called tetrodotoxin, which is secreted immediately when the salamander is attacked.

Giant salamander: the giant salamander is non-toxic and its living environment is unique. It is generally in the mountain streams, rivers and lakes where the current is fast, the water quality is cool, the water plants are lush, and there are many stone cracks and caves.

In fact, as long as any animal understands its living habits and grasps the key points of breeding, the whole breeding process is relatively easy to manage. The breeding method of salamanders is not difficult, but the water quality should be kept clean during the breeding process.