Tiger salamander care

[Maharg]

no those are not native to Alberta, we have different ones here, blotched. so had a chat with Andrew ( the frog guy from riverfront), and right now my sal is eating the 6th wax worm, probably the piece was just not wiggly enough.

Suprisingly, we do indeed have Tiger Sals here. I used to work construction down by quarry park/douglasdale area and during rains would see several a day sometimes. Havnt seen any in a few years lately although. Definitely still here though.

Alberta ESRD - Tiger Salamander

[Lija]

I guess i need some help with classification here, the one i got is eastern tiger salamander ( it said so on a tank at the store and i have reasons to believe they know it for sure), so I'm guessing I have Ambystoma tigrinum, but western Ambystoma mavortum look almost like eastern, but the website you gave says we have tigrinum. is there any obvious difference? or I'm mixing it all up that is very likely, cos i knew nothing about sals until few days ago :lol: Cam what is that you have pictured earlier? will post pic of mine too for you to confirm what i have :lol:

by the way got a new tank exo terra 24Lx18Wx12H - do you think i can use it for my tiger now and later when s/he is adult or should i get bigger? itching to do something like Cam did in his, with filter and everything