larvae

my salamander larvae are in a crucial state of survival .

air bubbles going, plants in the water for oxygen, miniature newborn brine shrimp for them to eat (meerly invible) overnight delivery. (next time im attempting to hatch mine own). constant water changes with distilled treated water. (yes.. pleasanton tap water is toxic!! fyi tara!!)

A few people have brought to my attention that its wrong to take these guys out of the wild, however, i must note , this is not a natural pond, and it will dry up before they reach maturity and loose their lungs (takes forever. no wonder they are going extinct!). And, most of them will die anyways.. eaten by mosquito fish, birds, turtles etc...

poor little guys! they are just not meant for this crazy world. sometimes i feel the same way .