In tank baby toad is a rock, but outside toad is a rocket?

[kueluck]

I don't even know how to respond to this?!?! It's winter, toads hunker down and can stay burrowed all winter long. Leave em' in the tank with several inch of eco earth to burrow in. Change water dish daily just in case he needs to soak, keep eco earth slightly damp but not wet enough to squeeze water out of, and make sure there is dusted food available each night in case he comes up while you are sleeping. I've had toads go down for 7 months at a time. This is the nature of the beast, let the toad be a toad.

[andrewtoady]

Last night could barely move his rear legs or do much. Looked at his tank this morning and he was dead. 100% dead. Not hibernating either

[victorsgrace]

I suggest you read up on this, before/if you ever aqquire another toad. Frog Forum - Toad Basics - Keeping ground-dwelling Toads. A care sheet for Bufo, Anaxyrus, Spea, Scaphiopus, Ollotis, Alytes, Pelobates

Reading this may answer what went wrong or if you've been handling him wrong and prevent it from happening again...

[Mentat]

Sorry for your toad's death Andrew . There is a high possibility it's death was related to chemical exposure while jumping around your kitchen and other surfaces outside of it's enclosure or from the Gatorade bath. Frogs and toads are hands off pets and should be handled as little as possible and never placed in surfaces normally cleaned with house chemicals.