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Lost in the Lizard World
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Ok so my younger son keeps going back and forth on the fence between a hopper (frog/toad) and now Barred tiger salamnders (stupid youtube). He loves the looks fo the salamnder since it looks like a gecko with the colors but easier for him to handle and no nails (he hates getting scratched little tho it may be, it freaks him out). He knows he wouldn't be able to handle it much since it is an amphibian, but then again he wouldn't be able to handle any amphibian that much, but like I mentioned he's more of a take out and let it wander around the room kidna guy rather than sit and hold it (that's what his bunnies are for 
). His thrill is more in the feeding part of it all. He LOVES the feeding thing. I'm not too thrilled that most frogs that he's been looking at need to eat crickets (whites tree frog, white lipped tree frog, waxy moneky frog) as I HATE keeping crickets so a salamander would be keen since night crawlers would be their staple. We have a TON of night crawlers in our compost pile and a bait shop less than a mile away.
So anywho... would anyone know a reputable place to find a nice barred tiger salamander. I've seen the green and black spotted on fauna... not what he wants... maybe even a blotchy if it was yellow and not brown/green, but he really digs the barred, and honestly I kinda do too.
Looking for this:
Maybe this:
Not this:
I know they are all wild caught, and that their breeding season isn't for a while yet but I'd like to get a little bt of a head start so if you know a site or a person who's into them, please let me know.
). His thrill is more in the feeding part of it all. He LOVES the feeding thing. I'm not too thrilled that most frogs that he's been looking at need to eat crickets (whites tree frog, white lipped tree frog, waxy moneky frog) as I HATE keeping crickets so a salamander would be keen since night crawlers would be their staple. We have a TON of night crawlers in our compost pile and a bait shop less than a mile away. So anywho... would anyone know a reputable place to find a nice barred tiger salamander. I've seen the green and black spotted on fauna... not what he wants... maybe even a blotchy if it was yellow and not brown/green, but he really digs the barred, and honestly I kinda do too.
Looking for this:
Maybe this:
Not this:
I know they are all wild caught, and that their breeding season isn't for a while yet but I'd like to get a little bt of a head start so if you know a site or a person who's into them, please let me know.
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