What food does the oriental salamander eat?

Oriental salamander, also known as Chinese fire dragon, is a kind of amphibian salamander family, with black protruding epithelium, orange skin and black spots. Most of them are ornamental salamanders, which are forbidden to eat and feed because they contain dolphin, and are distributed in central and eastern China. Let's take a look at what Oriental salamanders eat.

What food does the oriental salamander eat?

Oriental salamanders like humid environments and inhabit quiet waters such as mountain ponds or paddy fields, as well as waters with slow flow rates in mountain streams. They mainly feed on wigglers, water earthworms, water fleas, bread worms, and small fish. They move slowly and often put their head out of the water to breathe when lack of oxygen.

Breeding methods of oriental salamander

Salamanders living in nature lay eggs from March to April, with the most eggs laid in May. Because the room temperature of the oriental salamander raised indoors is often higher than the natural temperature, the spawning period is about a month earlier. Between February and March, when the average temperature is more than 10 ℃, the pot-bellied female salamander begins to lay eggs. April is the peak, and then it will gradually decrease. 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. The fertilized egg is the starting point of new life. under the condition of suitable water, oxygen and temperature, the fertilized egg divides regularly many times and turns into 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.

Breeding methods of oriental salamander

1. Oriental salamanders can be raised in large glass fish tanks 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. It is better to use clean pool water for oriental salamander breeding, and well water is also suitable. If tap water is used, it should not be used until 3 to 5 days later, otherwise the chlorine left in the 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. The water is changed every 2-3 weeks in winter and every 3-5 days in other seasons.

3. Oriental salamanders like to eat live animals. Water earthworms are ideal fodder, which can be used 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 their bodies from the gaps in the gauze. Salamanders will swim to pull food. In addition, wigglers and water fleas are also favorite foods for salamanders. When there is a lack of active small animals, lean pork can also be 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.