Please help me with some advice.

[Velo]

Hello everyone.
My english isn't perfect. Sorry abut this.
My name is Gábor and i'm from Hungary.
I found this little animal a few days ago in a cold (6-8celsius), rainy night.
Wasn't really moving so i've collected it in a box.
Wich species did i found?




Other advice is more than welcome.
Should i put'em back in the nature?
Looked fragile and freezing to me.
I don't know anything about salamanders and newts. A few days ago i was thinkig in this area no salamanders exists.
What do they eat?
I've gave some earthworms from my earthworm farm.I couldn't see tha attack, but i saw the end of the worm dissapearing in the small mouth.
Now the temperatures are 22-26 celsius.
My plan is that i give some good feeding and let the sal back in the nature on a warmer sunny day. Can this work?
How old is she/he?

Thank you my friends!

Peace be with you.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

If I were you, I'd release it back to the wild were you found it. They are capable of handling temperatures of 6-8c. As far as I know, caudates are protected from collection in the EU.

Keep it seperate from any other animal until it's released to reduce the chance of spreading pathogens to it.

 

[Velo]

If I were you, I'd release it back to the wild were you found it. They are capable of handling temperatures of 6-8c. As far as I know, caudates are protected from collection in the EU.

Keep it seperate from any other animal until it's released to reduce the chance of spreading pathogens to it.

I've found it on a conrete pathway in a small town.
I think too that all animals (humans too) should live free in this planet.

 

[Shadow]

Looks like Triturus to me.

 

[Velo]

Looks like Triturus to me.

Thank You. That helped a lot. No wonder i couldnt find amongst the salamanders.

 

[Azhael]

It looks like Triturus dobrogicus to me and yes, i would put them back in the wild as soon as posible. If you have any other amphibians or exotic pets at home then taking the newt to a rescue center and notifying them would be much more preferable, so as to avoid the risk of introducing patogens.

22-26ºC is highly inapropriate for the newt. They thrive in cold temps, and ideally they shouldn´t be exposed to temps over 20ºC. The conditions you describe at the time you found it are exactly what they like. Rainy and cold. Most likely that individual, which looks like a subadult female, was on the look for new breeding areas, which they usually do after or during storms. Some Triturus enter the water during the fall or winter rather than during spring.

You are lucky to have this species near you, they are absolutely wonderful. Like i said, put it back in the wild right away. They are protected throughout their area of distribution and capturing them (or even manipulating depending on the area) can result in a fine. In fact all mainland european caudates are protected to various degrees.