(Once terrestrial, not while they’re still aquatic. Go to the care guide for Salamander Hatchlings to see how to take care of them in their aquatic stage)

• Size: 5 to 12 inches

• Lifespan: 10 years

• Tank: 10 or 20 gallon tank for two fire salamanders

• Substrate: Paper towels or coco husk

• Decorations: at least one hide and a piece of bark they can go under and on top of

• Heat:  50°F to 70°F, do not use an additional heat source unless its colder than 50°F

• Nocturnal and do not need UV bulb, just room lighting is enough

• Humidity: 60% to 70%

• Diet: Insectivorous, nightcrawlers, mealworms, wax worms, and crickets

• Feeding: adults: 3 times a week. Juveniles: every one or two days. Feed them as much as they’ll eat in 15 to 20 mins

• Water: Salamanders take water in through their skin and cloaca so they don’t need a water bowl. Instead, they take in water from the moist substrate, so keep the substrate wet, but not drenched to where puddles form in the substrate. Use dechlorinated water. Tap water can be dechlorinated by being left out in an open container for 24 hours, or with a solution you can buy at a pet store.

• CAUTION: Fire Salamanders are poisonous.