I've Got Spotted Salamanders in the Basement! They Love Coal

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Sun. Dec. 27, 2009 9:29 pm

LOL! The greenies are gonna have a meltdown!

They've been hanging out in my basement. Now I know what those slimy pods were that were floating in a puddle down there last year. I thought it was mold, so I wiped them up & tossed them in the stove. I guess they were eggs, according to online info. Oh well ...

I just rescued this little guy from my cats throat ....

rockwood · Post by **rockwood** » Sun. Dec. 27, 2009 9:43 pm

Showed my son those photos, he loves turtles, frogs, toads.....If we lived close to you he would bug me to no end to call and ask if he could come see it.

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Sun. Dec. 27, 2009 10:12 pm

Yeah they are cool lookin' ... can't blame him.

tvb · Post by **tvb** » Sun. Dec. 27, 2009 10:17 pm

They turn up in my basement on occasion - usually the cats are pretty good at showing me right before they gulp one down. I wish the cats would leave them alone since they eat other bugs. They are very cool looking.

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Sun. Dec. 27, 2009 10:31 pm

Yeah that's how I found this one .... saw 3 of my cats huddled in a circle staring at their feet. I wonder how many of these they ate that I didn't see?

I guess the salamanders eat slugs .... there's no shortage of those buggers around here, that's for sure! My boat was covered in them before I tossed it in the barn before the snow flew. They must be living close to the foundation & making their way in.

Their life is in danger -- no food & 4 cats!

acesover · Post by **acesover** » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 7:17 am

Do you have the Ma. permit and have you paid the Ma. tax to possess the anthracite salamander?
Ray

Poconoeagle · Post by **Poconoeagle** » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 8:25 am

acesover wrote:Do you have the Ma. permit and have you paid the Ma. tax to possess the anthracite salamander?
Ray

Yeah Smitty.. now that the cats let the Gecko's out of the coal bag its tax,tax,tax.....

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 9:22 am

I'm waiting for the black SUV's with the MA state seal on the door to converge on my neighborhood. They're gonna throw my wife & I out of the house & declare my property a NATIONAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. Then they'll see the coal & determine it harmed their habitat in some way, & assess a feeeeeee based on each individual piece of coal in the basement. 6,857,776 pieces of coal equates to a $100,000,000,000,000 fine, payable to Cadillac Duval himself!

Poconoeagle · Post by **Poconoeagle** » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 9:56 am

I've Got Spotted Salamanders in the Basement! They Love Coal

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