:roll: I found a baby blue tongue about a month ago in my garden, the ants were getting at him so I "rescued" him for 2 weeks. I was then advised by a pet shop "don't keep him" it will be too hard for him to rehabilitate himself when you let him go. So, very reluctantly, I let him go. I made a little shelter for him in the garden so he can hide and crawl under to sleep, I put a rock so he can climb up and a bit of old pvc pipe so he can crawl into if it's raining. I feed him every couple of days with snails, crickets, grapes, worms, etc. He loves his little shelter...but now I'm worried with the cooler weather approaching. Should I build him a little house outside to keep him warm, or should I just re-rescue him and bring him inside with me. If I leave him outside, I'm afraid he will run away and find somewhere to hide. We have a few ferrell cats lurking around and I would just die if anything happended to him. He's such a cute little guy, but I find myself persistently worrying about him. Should I bring him inside for the colder months do you think. Please answer quickly as I desperately want to do the right thing by this little guy. He's so small, he doesn't seem to have grown much, though is getting plenty to eat. Maybe he's a pygmy??Cheers, Sue

Honestly, it depends if you want to keep him for the rest of his life or let him go eventually. There are people that find salamanders that do keep them as pets, so I don't see how that can be any different, unless its an endangered species that's illegal to keep. Although, I would find out exactly what he is and make sure you provide proper husbandry. If you don't want that responsibility, then I'm sure he will find shelter for the winter, it's their instinct. Most likely he won't travel far, but you never know.

i had a bluey and a had him because he was getting attact by cats so i let him go out the front and it was winter he was fine and he did not go any were so hill be fine