Always great stuff you post, thanks

Well!!! I guess you answered my question..what if they can't find water..lol.always informative !

Haven't watched in awhile

That is one good looking salamander. Wow.

Another wonderful video. Thank you for sharing.

Loved this episode. As always thank you for sharing your knowledge and time making these awesome videos for us. You should make a calendar with all the awesome finds you get to photograph.

Thanks 👍🏾👍🏾

My favorite ambystomatid Salamander we have in the East is A.laterale.

YES!!!! Marbled salamanders are my absolute, top tier, #1 favorite salamander! I've been waiting for a chance to see these wonderful creatures again for a while now. I used to be in a spot where I could find them easily, but I've moved since. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video! ♥

It would be great if you can check the biofluorescent pattern of the marbled salamander 😮

Amazing! May I ask which US state this is where one can see them?

Is there anywhere consistently captive breeding these guys?

3:18 - perfect ballance between holding it and not smashing it to its death. LOL

epic video and epic species

I can only agree with all the comments presented above. Love this long tailed salamander. Great colors all around. Thank you for sharing your wonderful topics with us. Long live the amphibians. Great video.

I’m so glad I found you last year when wanting to start a new newt tank. Remember having these as a kid in a fish bowl or plastic gallon tank with a rock and no filter. Feeding them floating turtle sticks. This was in the 80’s mind you. Don’t think I had one live a year. Last year I got 6 and they are all very happy and healthy in their natural tank with plants and wood

Your videos are really underrated

I love your channel! They are my favorite species and there is rarely anyone talking about them. It's cool to watch someone who cares about salamanders like I do!

You're awesome! That is an amazing creature! Thank you for chasing it until you caught it!

Thanks for another video, as always, these little creatures are so enjoyable♥

Bro is big too

I just had a marbled salamander walk across my garage floor in Mississippi. I’m 78. This is my first time to see one. Rain today after a drought.

it's nice to know there is another person who only owns salamanders

I can't 😭 little goobers, dumb creatures , my favorite species

Last time that I went to the place I see most of the eft ones here I saw 9 separate animals within a half mile. And that was like you just glancing off the trail.

I remember falling in love with these as a kid and having a few as pets. When I moved to upstate NY a few years ago and saw them in the wild, I was taken back to childhood wonder and have since set up a tank and acquired 4 efts. 3 are now in the water. I also got 2 marbled newts which are just transforming towards adult now as well. Love that we share this amazement for these under appreciated species.

My school took us on a field trip to a local state park when I was in either the 5th or 6th grade. We stumbled on a rough skin newt and the guide told us it was on its way to the breeding pools. He told us how far these animals could travel to get to the pools, and the terrain they might have to traverse. It looked so delicate with its fragile moist skin, and it was so small that I fell in love with it thinking about the little guy or gal making that journey. To this day, just like you, I check the weather for rainy days to hike on because I know there's I good chance I'll see a few.

I forgot to ask you, where do you buy your newts? I'm planning on buying some salamanders and would like to know where to get the nice ones.

My firebelly newts are all at least 17 years old and they've never eaten anything except bloodworms lol.

Another amazing video. I had no idea the Eastern newt could live that long in captivity. The Olm would be awesome to see in person. I would also love to see a natural set up you have for your collection. Thank you for sharing this with us. My dad used to bring home salamanders in dried out paint buckets when he was opening up a country club pool in western Wisconsin. He knew I loved all things related to amphibians and turtles. He also wanted me to release them back into the wild in a few days.

Rip isaac :(

Thanks as always for another video! I'm very thankful for any and all information I can get about these creatures ♥

I guessed 10 years cos I'm used to frogs then remembered olms can live to 100 so I was probably way off. I'd love to go to see olms one day too, the conservation centre sells cute olm plushies!

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From the paper: Longevity in salamandrid newts - a rule, not an exception? published in 2023: "We report on verified cases of longevity in the Japanese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster. Two individuals obtained as adults in 1978 died in July 2008 and November 2017, resulting in an individual minimum lifespan of 33 and 42 years, respectively, possibly even longer. Another four individuals of C. pyrrhogaster were received in 1975 and living now for more than 47 years, with two individuals received as adults likely having reached a lifespan of 50 years already. Another adult male C. pyrrhogaster was obtained in 1991 and died in 2022 at an accordingly estimated age of >34 years. Previously reported lifespans for C. pyrrhogaster in human care were 20-25 years, with only a single report of 40 years. However, other species of Cynops and Hypselotriton are also apparently long-lived, such as H. cyanurus chuxiongensis (25 years), H. orientalis (32 years), and C. ensicauda (43 years). With these documented cases, the lifespan of Fire-bellied Newts is exceeded only by few other species of Caudata, such as Andrias japonicus (70 years), Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Salamandra salamandra (>50 years), and Proteus anguis (100 years). Our report thus indicates that decades-long lifespans in salamandrid newts, viz. substantial longevity, might be rather common and could be considered a rule, not an exception."

I've had many way over 10 years. Raised from land stage so they are a couple years older than that.

I'm sure not every will agree with me but I harvest outside materials, leaves, moss, rocks, limbs ect. I always collect from an area not treated for weeds. I also harvest live bugs. Most important is don't over handle them. They are tiny creatures!

I believe I read somewhere between 7 to 11 years

There is two fish that actually may work, it’s the endler livebearer and white cloud minnow. Both can tolerate cooler temperatures and relatively peaceful. Both breed quite easily as well which can provide live food.

About how many gallons per newt should I have? I am looking into starting keeping eastern newts :)

Literally just walked into one while seeing two baby gardens snakes going at it and man they’re beautiful ❤

I found about 10 of these today do they get any bigger?

Beautiful ❤️

Beautiful i just started to keep these i love them