Eastern Tiger Salamander, Ranavirus, and other reptiles/amphibians

[Lija]

totally awesome tiger you have and extraordinary pic itself!

Ranovirus is extremely rare, no need to panic all cases are to be reported, and in North America the virus is affecting larvae only ( tadpoles).

[mcmurray]

totally awesome tiger you have and extraordinary pic itself!

Ranovirus is extremely rare, no need to panic all cases are to be reported, and in North America the virus is affecting larvae only ( tadpoles).

Lija, thank you for the compliments., and for the info! I'm relaxing a bit about it now, and just starting to enjoy him without fear of harming my other guys and girls.

How large is your ETS now? Mine is roughly (I'm completely guessing here) around 7-8 inches from tail to snout. I've read conflicting info on how large they get - anywhere between 8 and 14 inches.

Thanks again,
-Brandon

[Lija]

mine is probably at about 10-12" right now, speaking of which I need to measure, he grew a lot since we got him a couple month ago, eating like crazy, begging for food EVERY single time someone passes by

[mcmurray]

I finally got around to photographing Tigri again. (Super-creative name... huh?). Here are the new photos.

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4. Enjoying a treat for being such a great poser


5. Swallowing said treat, but I like that it looks like he's smiling


6. Mmmm... Roach....


Thanks for looking!!
-Brandon

[kueluck]

Beautiful creature you have there. I've been thinking about getting a new ETS friend also. Can you post some pics of the setup you have for them?

I finally got around to photographing Tigri again. (Super-creative name... huh?). Here are the new photos.

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3.


4. Enjoying a treat for being such a great poser


5. Swallowing said treat, but I like that it looks like he's smiling


6. Mmmm... Roach....


Thanks for looking!!
-Brandon

[Lija]

what a pictures, WOW! amazing, how are you getting pics like that?

[mcmurray]

what a pictures, WOW! amazing, how are you getting pics like that?

Thank you very much!! These were taken in a pop-up light tent with Tigri sitting on a piece of white laminated foam core board (I covered it in a thin coat of water first using a wet paper towel). I used two off-camera flashes, one on each side of the tent and the one on the right slightly elevated. I shoot with a Canon 50D and these were taken with the Canon EF100mm/f2.8 Macro lens. Don't get me starting rambling on about photography.... I'm equally obsessed with photography as I am with my critters. Though, these two subjects do go perfectly well together in my opinion...

-Brandon

[mcmurray]

Beautiful creature you have there. I've been thinking about getting a new ETS friend also. Can you post some pics of the setup you have for them?

Right now he still just has the basics. He's in a 20G with a sand/soil mixture, small pool and a hide. Nothing photo worthy. I will be setting up a much nicer home for him soon - I'll post pics then.

-Brandon

[mcmurray]

mine is probably at about 10-12" right now, speaking of which I need to measure, he grew a lot since we got him a couple month ago, eating like crazy, begging for food EVERY single time someone passes by

Lija -

Thank you for the size information - that gives me a more realistic idea of what to expect. He is eating really well and getting more rotund. I have not measured him again, but I don't believe he's increased in length, only in girth.

-Brandon

[HerpDerp]

These are great photos! If only I could get some pictures like that of my WTFs.... lol

[mcmurray]

These are great photos! If only I could get some pictures like that of my WTFs.... lol

Thank you!