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    missclick
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    I'm considering purchasing a beautiful tiger salamander from a local breeder/supplier guy and I'm a bit hesitant because im worried about temperature and feeding. I spoke to the guy and he said it eats pinkies, worms, crickets, and fish and needs a cooler temperature.

    I guess im curious if its okay to feed it a regular diet of crickets as i dont have many of those other foods on a regular basis.

    Im also worried because i think i will have to keep him in my fridge, for summer at least because it gets to the 90s and hundreds here. I worry that it will be a constant enough temperature to keep it happy

    any suggestions?

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    Default Re: Tiger Salamander questions

    Firstly, read these:

    Caudata Culture Species Entry - Tiger salamander

    Axolotls - Metamorphosed & Tiger Salamanders

    No one truly captive breeds tiger salamanders for sale in the US, so you're looking at a wild caught animal. If that's the case and you are worried about temperatures, I would get a tiger from one of the southern states (such as a Texas Barred Tiger). How hot does it get in your house?
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    thank you for the links!

    I believe he gets them as juveniles and raises them to adulthood before selling them.

    I try try try to keep my house at 80 or below in the summer.

    here's a pic of the little guy http://images.craigslist.org/3k13m13...6af71914ab.jpg

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    I love my tigers, although they do sometimes bite the hand that feeds. If you have a basement it would be the ideal place to keep it otherwise it will be just fine if you keep your home around 75 degrees in the summer.

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    I have half of my species in outside enclosures with tunnel"systems" to 1meter deep (cool in summer, save in winter)
    For the species I keep inside or in tanks outside I have a winefridge to be on the safe side when it gets a bit hot. I lost a dusky-sal female and her eggs due to the hot weather...won't happen me again.

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    Kind of looks like mine. I picked one up from Swanee's Exotics off of kingsnake.com.

    I have mine in my bedroom which always cool year around. I know most people keep theirs around 65-75 degrees. My tank is usually around 75 degrees except at night it dips down to about 65 degrees or so. I haven't had any issues with feeding him crickets, waxworms, and nightcrawlers. Yesterday I dropped a few crickets in there, and he actually came out of his burrow to hunt them down.

    Do you have central air or a window air conditioner for the summer months? Or you could find the coolest room to keep it in during those months as well.

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