Great idea for a thread. A lot of folks who walk into a pet shop never consider the psychological profile of the creature they want to purchase. IE the local pet shop here will sell anything to anyone without giving any level of education to the purchaser. There are certain species of amphibians who can be easily handled and who don't mind a great deal the human handler and will suffer little stress. Then there are other species that are timid, shy and easily stressed. They may be the type of pet that should be given a decent home and observed but not handled too often. The person getting the animal needs to keep in mind the level of interaction that is good / not good for the critter and respect that or they may end up with a very stressed out, unhealthy and eventually dead critter.