How to raise oriental salamanders?

Oriental salamander is about 10 cm in length in the wild and 6 to 8 cm in captivity, with well-developed ear glands and no erythema behind its eyes. although it is similar to the Japanese red-bellied salamander in appearance, this species is a small species with a total length of 90 mm, most of which are ornamental salamanders. Because it contains dolphin, it is forbidden to eat and feed. Let's take a look at how Oriental salamanders are raised.

Life habits of oriental salamander

Oriental salamanders like the environment with high humidity and inhabit quiet waters such as mountain ponds or paddy fields, as well as waters with slow flow in mountains and streams. They mainly feed on larvae, water earthworms, water fleas, bread worms, and small fish. They often breathe with their heads sticking out of the water during hypoxia, distributed in central and eastern China, and are widely distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces.

Breeding methods of oriental salamander

1. The spawning period of Oriental salamander is from March to April, and the most eggs are laid in May. Because the room temperature is often higher than the natural temperature, the spawning period of Oriental salamander is about one month earlier. From February to March, when the average temperature is more than 10 ℃, the big-bellied female salamander begins to lay eggs. April is the peak, and then it will gradually decrease.

2. The oriental salamander is fertilized in vivo. In the courtship process, the male salamander constantly swims behind the female salamander, touches the cloacal hole of the female salamander with the snout end, and bends the tail forward at the same time, shaking rapidly. After a successful courtship, the female salamander follows the male salamander, who then expels the milky seminal bag and quickly sinks to the bottom of the water. At this time, the female ovary touches the front end of the seminal vesicle with the reproductive cavity hole, and slowly absorbs the sperm in the seminal vesicle and stores it in the fallopian tube. After that, the sperm will be fertilized with the egg in the fallopian tube.

3. The female salamander first selects the leaves of aquatic plants in the water, then clamps the leaves with the hind legs, repeats them several times, and finally rolls the flat leaves into pleats and wraps the cloacal pores for 3-5 minutes, and the fertilized eggs are laid and wrapped in the leaves. After laying eggs, the female salamander falls to the bottom of the water, takes a short rest and floats to continue to lay eggs, usually laying only one egg at a time.

4. The fertilized egg is the starting point of the new life. Under the condition of suitable water, oxygen and temperature, the fertilized egg divides regularly many times, and the egg becomes a tadpole. After 2 or 3 days, the tadpoles grow a pair of forelimbs and then hind legs. After 3 or 4 months, the larvae complete and become salamanders.

How to raise oriental salamanders?

1. Oriental salamanders are large pets, so prepare a large glass fish tank for it. Let the oriental salamander have enough space to carry out activities, but also convenient for the family to watch.

2. To build a good ecological environment for the oriental salamander. First of all, lay a layer of clean gravel at the bottom of the fish tank and inject well water 30 centimeters deep. Then put in a small amount of goldfish algae or aquatic plants, sand gravel can absorb the feces and dirt removed by Oriental salamanders, and aquatic plants can carry out photosynthesis to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water.

3. The best water quality for raising oriental salamanders is clean pool water. Of course, you can choose well water or tap water, but well water and tap water need to be exposed to the sun for 3 to 5 days to remove chlorine from the water before raising oriental salamanders.

4. The water quality of raising oriental salamanders needs to be changed regularly, every 15 days in winter and 3-5 days in spring, summer and autumn.

5. Oriental salamanders like to eat small live animals. Water earthworms, tadpoles, wigglers, water fleas and so on are his favorite foods. Of course, you can also buy frozen shrimp in the supermarket, thaw and cut into small pieces and feed them for salamanders.