Are you thinking about bringing home a salamander as your next pet? With such an incredibly wide variety of species—from dwarf to giant specimens—salamanders provide plenty of captivating choices for any pet lover. But before focusing on the colors, shapes, and sizes that make each one attractive, it’s important to understand just how big these…

Claws play a big role in many animals’ lives. It not only enhances the beauty of an exotic pet but also helps them to survive in a hostile environment. Yes, from digging food out to attacking the prey, your pet’s claws are invaluable. What about Salamanders? Do they have claws or nails? You will be…

All my life, I thought salamanders were horizontal creatures. Would you imagine my surprise when I was looking at one of those animal shows and I saw a salamander trying to climb vertically and I got spooked? For a few minutes, I couldn’t believe it was real! Then I found out that some salamanders can…

One of the reasons people go for small and cutesy pets is because they don’t feel threatened by them, rather develop a sense of protection. Often people think larger pets would be hard to control, or even dangerous. But that is not the case at all. Pets are pets because they don’t mean any harm….

Time and time again, people have had a lot of myths about salamanders. For example, salamanders are descendants of fire breathing dragons, or they grow wings, even that they can regrow the limbs that might be lost. But the thing about myths is- some of them could be true. In this case, it turns out…

There’s a lot of misconceptions about salamanders in the animal lover community. One of which is that salamanders are similar to chameleons. Salamanders are amphibians and chameleons are reptiles, so that claim initially doesn’t look like a far fetched one. But what a surprise, there’s one massive similarity. Just like chameleons, there are certain salamander…