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    kellie
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    Hi guys! i have 2 american toadlets .. they're about 2 weeks old (out of water) and everytime i handle one of them, he gets stiff. almost like he's playing dead. he's fine before i handle him and he's fine after i put him back in the tank. the first time he did it, i thought he had broken legs or something, but then he was fine .. it's strange. any idea what this could be? a defense mechanism maybe .. like fainting goats?

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    Eel Noob
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    Might be.

    I used to have a pictus gecko that would stiffen it's body and laid as flat and close to the ground as possible whenever I try to pick it up.

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    kellie
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    it's so strange .. i've never seen anything like it before. the first time he did it, i was sure he was a goner. then, when i put him back into his tank and he happily hopped away, my jaw dropped. i couldn't believe he tricked me!

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    Kurt
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    Maybe he had a stress related seizure. Just a guess.

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    kellie
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    this happens everytime i handle him.

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    I agree with Kurt. It could be a sort of defence behaviour. Maybe give them time to get used to your hand in their enclosure before handling them too much.

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    SethD
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    Quote Originally Posted by kellie View Post
    this happens everytime i handle him.

    Is he just holding his legs close to his body in a normal toad position, not moving and "playing dead" even if turned over or is he stretching his hind legs strait out behind him all stiff? The former is normal for a lot of baby toads, the later is a seizure often caused by a deficiency and stress.

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