Stream Salamanders

[Vivarium1]

What types of salamanders, or newts would be able to live in a stream setup that is about 4 inches deep and 4-5 inches wide with a land area on both sides of the stream? Thanks

[Vivarium1]

Would red salamanders or mud salamanders work? Or would Desmognathus or Eurycea work better in a tank like that?

[Sal]

When I lived in upstate NY that is exactly where I would find them (Desmognathus or Eurycea) . Along cool shallow stream edges during spring and fall but mid summer and end of summer I would not find them.

Now living in S.Florida no more salamander sightings lol .

[Vivarium1]

What species from Eurycea would work?

[Sal]

Originally Posted by Vivarium1

What species from Eurycea would work?

There are so many types so I do not know .
A friend had some slimy and lined for yrs in a basement 30 gallon stream tank and they did great but would think others would also.

Think they ate tubifex worms and fruit flies but mostly tubifex that they ate in 1/4 inch water depth

Heat is their enemy because I would only find them during cool months .

[Vivarium1]

Kinda suprised that no one else has any suggestions.

[Grimm]

Sorry I know nothing about salamanders...Are there salamander forums out there? There has gotta be a group of enthusiasts somewhere on the web.

[Vivarium1]

There is caudata.org and frogforum.net,(frog forum is more to do with frogs but does have some salamander enthusiasts there). The problem is that not that many people keep the eurycea in captivity but people should be able to know if that is a sutiable setup on caudata.org. Thanks by the way for your reply.

[Vivarium1]

So I made a tank except that it is not the tank I discribed. Well here it is. I will raise the water level a couple inches.