I find these little guys in my pool a few times a week. I'm not sure what it is (salamander? newt?). Maybe someone here can identify it?
Anyways, they chill out at the bottom of the pool, are pretty good at swimming (when I try to catch them) - but obviously, the chlorine, algaecide, or automatic vacuum eventually kill them... However, I'm not sure if they are chilling out at the bottom because they can't get out, or if it is because they actually like to live at the bottom of bodies of water.
If I notice them, I usually scoop them out and throw them into my neighbors lawn on the other side of the yard.
This guy was kinda lucky, hes new in the pool as of today, and I have not added a lot of chemicals in the last week because of the cold temperature - end of season up here in Maine. So I figured he might actually survive. So when I found him, I took him out and put him in a Tupperware of conditioned tap water... And figured I would ask you guys what you thought of the situation.
So now that I have my 20 gallon tank, I'm wondering if this is the sort of creature that would live in an aquarium, or if they really belong in a paludarium or terrarium or something.
Can I keep him??
Thanks for your input.
Anyways, they chill out at the bottom of the pool, are pretty good at swimming (when I try to catch them) - but obviously, the chlorine, algaecide, or automatic vacuum eventually kill them... However, I'm not sure if they are chilling out at the bottom because they can't get out, or if it is because they actually like to live at the bottom of bodies of water.
If I notice them, I usually scoop them out and throw them into my neighbors lawn on the other side of the yard.
This guy was kinda lucky, hes new in the pool as of today, and I have not added a lot of chemicals in the last week because of the cold temperature - end of season up here in Maine. So I figured he might actually survive. So when I found him, I took him out and put him in a Tupperware of conditioned tap water... And figured I would ask you guys what you thought of the situation.
So now that I have my 20 gallon tank, I'm wondering if this is the sort of creature that would live in an aquarium, or if they really belong in a paludarium or terrarium or something.
Can I keep him??
Thanks for your input.