hi. i live in northern utah and found a giant salamander in my back yard. i didn't know what it was until just today when finding this forum. i'm not sure if i want to keep it, it was just strange finding this fellow here, i have never seen one before. after reading about them, i may know where it came from. about a quarter mile from my house is a irrigation canal that the city is piping in. i think it must of been living there and is trying to find a new home. i was considering on keeping it, with much protests from my wife, but i do have it in a 10 gallon aquarium atm, but not sure of what i can feed it. it is only 3" in length, so i don't think it is very old, since they grow to 13". i got some mealworms (not living) from the pet store and it doesn't seem interested in them. i would like to keep it but my wife i think will win this fight. it is a cute little guy though, i just don't know much about it.