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How to control salamanders?
I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while
weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane |
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On 2005-04-08, E Gregory wrote:
wrote: I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane You're very lucky to have them. They will not take over your yard. Here is one bit of info: Question - We seem to have many Salamanders around our Greenhouses and have just discovered they lay eggs. Never thought much about it before but after reading the use of these eggs for children to watch the development of life, I became curious as to "what are benefits to the balance of nature do Salamanders provide?" Should we encourage them around the Greenhouses or will they become a pest? ----------------------------------------------------- Most salamanders lay eggs in water. They eat earth worms, possibly insect grubs, etc. and are eaten by a variety of larger birds and other animals. While this is an important part of the balance of nature they are usually of little concern one way or the other to the human economy - in other words they won't be pests, but there's probably no real "practical" benefit to encouraging them. They are a fascinating and wonderful part of nature - enjoy observing them. J. Elliott -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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A lot of you aren't going to want to hear this, but they also make a
fantastic fish bait. I've seen them in bait shops and priced at over $2.00 each when you can find them, so they must be good. Dwayne wrote in message news I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane |
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wrote in message news I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane Diane, I wish I had your problem. They will eat the nasty insects that attack your garden and the mosquito's. It is a blessing in disguise. If you really nervous about them, invite some kids over, they would love to catch them and take them into their yards. If I were able, I would love to come get them myself. I love them and tend to catch them and put them in my yard to keep them safe. Jo |
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Thanks everyone for the responses! I will leave them alone and not
disturb the balance of nature. I'll just be sure to wear gloves from now on while working in the yard :-) On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:37:20 -0400, wrote: I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane |
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Good for you, Diane.
The presence of salamanders is a very good indication of the general health of your yard environment. When pollution rises, including overuse of garden chemicals, some of the animals most affected are the amphibians--frogs and salamanders in particular. Pollution has caused drastic reductions and extinction of many amphibian species around the world--they're like an alarm bell. When I was a kid in Michigan, you'd find blue-spotted and red-backed salamanders under practically any old log you turned over. If you were really lucky, maybe one of the larger yellow-spotted ones! I like them so much that I've got a plastic replica of one (very realistic!) that lives on my tiled bathroom floor. It never fails to startle guests. :^) Now they're pretty hard to find in many places--at least I'm not finding them very often in my mother's yard in Michigan. I was thrilled to find one the other day under a log on the SAS campus--I rolled a log over just to see what might be there. There was a large blue-spotted one there--slowed down considerably because it was a cool day. I picked it up so that I could roll the log back in place, then put the salamander alongside so that it could quickly burrow back in under the log again--which it did. They're beautiful, and harmless. Cheers Sue On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:09:03 -0400, wrote: Thanks everyone for the responses! I will leave them alone and not disturb the balance of nature. I'll just be sure to wear gloves from now on while working in the yard :-) On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:37:20 -0400, wrote: I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane |
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Why would you want to 'eliminate' the critters. For all I know they don't
eat plants. they eat bugs and things and I wish I had them in my yard. wrote in message news I recently came across a nest of what I think are salamanders while weeding a flower bed. They are red with light black spots on their backs, approximately 5 - 7" long, the head is around 3/4", and they move extremely fast, About 10 of the little critters came running out when I uncovered them, and I went running the other direction. I thought they were snakes at first, but I saw another one later and noticed that it has front feet. I didn't see any rear feet, but I might not have seen them because it was moving so fast. I looked up salamanders and it could possibly be a red salamander or a mud salamander. My concern is that each female can lay between 70 and 200 eggs and they live for years. I'm sure they are harmless, but they are very creepy and I don't want them taking over my yard. I have lived in the area for 19 years and have never seen these before. Has anyone seen these and do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them? Thanks, Diane |
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