How to Prevent Illness in Tiger Salamanders

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"Keeping your tiger salamander healthy has a lot to do on their environment. You want to constantly change their substraight because they are going to defecate in it, they are going to get dead crickets that escape decaying in it. So you are going to want to keep it clean. Every day, go through it. Spot clean it. Remove the fecal matter. Remove any dead insects. And you're going to want to completely total it, or change it out every two months or so. Also, remember, don't keep him too warm because salamanders don't tolerate high temperatures very well. So you're going to want to keep it below seventy-five degrees. Anything above that, you'll stress the salamanders out. They won't eat, thus resulting in a non-healthy salamander. Also, one thing you definitely want to avoid is...do not put gravel or stone/small stone in your aquarium. These can be easily ingested, get into your salamander's stomach, into their intestines and create impactions and killing your salamander. Also, the water you use...you can use tap water. That's completely fine, just make sure it's dechlorinated water. Any chlorine or any foreign chemicals in your water can absorb into your salamander's skin and kill your salamander. And most importantly, you want to remember not to overfeed your salamander. These salamanders are great pets. They are fun to watch eat. You can throw a night crawler in there for them, they'll eat worms. They are fun to watch to eat, but don't overfeed them. If you overfeed your salamander, it can lead to an obese salamander, again leading to a very unhealthy salamander. "