Feeding Your Pet Salamander: A Quick Guide

👀 Did you know that spotted salamander larvae start their lives underwater? They feed on zooplankton such as copepods, water fleas, and small aquatic insects, to support their rapid development. It helps to fuel the formation of limbs, lungs, and other essential organs that they’ll use for metamorphosis. During metamorphosis, they absorb their gills, develop fully formed legs, and transition from an aquatic to a terrestrial lifestyle. Once complete, they leave the water and continue life on lan

A Host with the Most: Raising Maryland’s spotted salamander larvae, students study a unique example of symbiosis

Watch a time lapse of a salamander growing from a single cell to hatching

Watch the largest salamander on Earth hunt in total darkness