Found freezing salamander on porch???

[Kristybity]

Found possible northwestern salamander on porch outside it's -7 outside and snow everywhere.
I put him in a cat crate in my bathroom with a dish of water .
Now what???
Should I keep him in there or in my garage where it's colder so as not to shock him??

[Lil' Swimz$]

Hrm, maybe his den was broke into and he escaped. If you plan to keep it or wait it out til spring, I'd get a home ready for him. I'd Let him kinda chill out in the garage for now, but I think he'd appreciate the warmth. Personally I wouldn't let him go until spring (or ever :P) because if it was that his den was destroyed, he wouldn't be able to build a new one in the cold cause the ground is frozen and that their cold-blooded. I'd keep it!

[Kristybity]

Thanks. I kept him inside for a day and then moved him to the garage. I'm going to release him tomorrow . I think what happened was we had a sudden cold front come in and it dropped the temp fast. Maybe he didn't have time to burrow . It's warmer now 4 instead of -7 and it's raining now so the ground is soft.
I don't want to keep him I dont want to accidentally kill him since I know nothing about them
Actually now I think about it I have two big dogs that always dig up moles and things maybe they did hmmmm.

[Grimm]

I would google for salamander care sheets. I know nothing about them, and google is your best bet at the moment if you plan to care for it.

[Lil' Swimz$]

Hrm. You should build him a den of some sort. Dig a hole and put a bit of loose dirt and moss or something and then put him there and put a rock over it, but not squishing it. Good luck!