Hey Chelsea.
Wauw she sounds really stressed. The puffing up and blowing air out is a defence mechanism against predators and I know that the peeing is a mechanism common toads uses if they're really scared, to ward off enemies. I have two Bufo bufos and my smallest quy, Louis, will still not feed in a feeder tank and also just sat and peed and peed the first time I had him in it, even though I put a cover-lid over it so they couldn't see me.
If she's this stressed when you take her out and handle her, it's unlikely that she'll eat outside of her container.
How long have you had her in her new container for? And how is she housed?
Just on the top of my head I'd say keep her in a container with proper substrate for a cane toad and propper set ups (
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Give her places to hide, clean water, put her tank in a place that's not too trafficed or where she cannot be seen easily from outside of the tank and give her time to settle in to her new enclosure. Crickets are only a threat to her if you leave them there in very high numbers with nothing else to gnaw on. To my experience there's no harm in leaving 4-5 crickets with her, unless her enviroment is grossly small and completely bare for live plants, substrate or hiding places.
When she calms down she's more likely to eat and probably will eat when you're not around to begin with. Maybe the trip stressed her out, new surroundings and depends on how used she is too being hand handled, so give her time with a good set up and don't find her out, grab her or handle her too much the first few days. Just supply clean water every day and fresh food, then I think she'll be okay.
Re: Cane Toad
Originally Posted by victorsgrace
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