Monday, May 24, 2010

How to hold a squirmy toad?

I have to educate children about reptiles/amphibians as my job, and there's this one toad in particular that I always have trouble with. It's a "pacman" toad and you can't put your hands in front of his face (because he'll try and eat them). What is the ideal way to hold him so that he doesn't always try and jump out of my hand?
Answers:
Hold him in the palm of your hand.
His head can go between your fingers and you have control.
Rubbing the belly calms him.
If you hold tightly around, with fingers on back...he gets scared, like he's prey and will kick and squirm.
Remember, rub belly.hold from underneath. (legs dangling)
Have him sit on one hand and with the other hand, create an opening for his head to poke through.
Though, I don't know if I'd get kids to hold a biting toad!
Try holding them were the back legs join the body that way they can't jump away and your fingers are away from the face, i had on when i was younger and i was told that, never seem to hurt him, and i never got bit.
Best of luck
try to gently scoop it up with ur under hand then lay ur hand on its back for a couple of seconds then take it of see if it stays don't keep ur hand down too long or its a sign of aggression.
the best way to do this is if you hold it in your palm and lightly and softly stroke the back of him make shure you do it calmly and gentally. if he jumps out try it again, rember to stroke it back with your tip of you finger naile or the back of your hand.
You would, of course, be wearing a surgical glove as your skin is very harmful to him and you could hold the frog with your thumb on the top of the body and your fingers beneath him. Gentle but firm pressure to stop him from leaping away.
you kind of fold your hand
beats me

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