New Member, New PacMan :D

[Alison Concklin]

I picked up a Pacman at hamburg which I've named Hypnotic.
I just kinda wanted to introduce myself as well as kinda just confirm that I'm doing this okay so far.

Right now he's the smaller Exo Terra tank....
Natural Terrarium Small/Wide
45 x 45 x 45 cm / 18” x 18” x 18” (WxDxH)

With coconut and moss on top he has a small water dish that he can't drown in.
Also a heat pad on the bottom of the tank that I'm gonna move to the side.

He is about the size of a quarter.
I fed him a mealworm, mealworm beetle phase, and a red wiggler.

I heard that the mealworm wasn't healthy cause it is full of fat, but what about the beetle phase? Are they healthier?
Are red wigglers okay?

Did I feed him to much today? To little?

How should I pick him up? He already bit me once. xD And I don't want hurt him. :x

Also how often should I spray the tank? What humditiy level?

Thanks.
Ooo and here is a picture

[GrifTheGreat]

Welcome to Frog Forum and congrats on your grumpy little buddy. He is very cute and has nice color. He is a Ornate Pacman.

When it comes to picking them up it is best done from behind. Just kind of gentley scoop him up. Be sure that before you even touch him that you wash your hands very well with a mild cleanser/rince really well then rince again with de-chlorinated water. Then you are ready to handle him.

These are fisty frogs so be careful and do your best not to harm hi. Even if he harms you.

You didn't feed him too much. Meal worms are bad not because of fat, but because their exoslelton is full of chitin that your frog cannot digest and if fed too many in either worm or beetle stages he may become impacted(sever constipation) and possibly die.

Get rid of the moss. It also is an impaction risk. If he accidentally swallows some it can block up his inside. As much as they love the moss to sit and burrow in, it is a risk.

Here is some very good info for you, Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding

Any specific questions just ask. There are several breeders and experianced keepers here.

[nlopez]

Congrats on yr froggy! I love seeing pictures, he's a cutie. Don't worry, my Nugget is a grump too- he's jumped at my fingers a few times. I'd also listen closely to Grif's advice as we don't want Hypnotic getting impacted.

[Sue H]

Cute ornate pacman! All hail hypnotoad! Try to keep his temps up to about 80 with either a ceramic heater or a infrared bulb, try to keep his humidity to about 70-80 percent by misting with dechlorinated or spring water, don't use distilled. When he's not hungry he'll stop eating. Sounds like your doing a lot right, enjoy!

[Heatheranne]

Your frog is a cutie .

Good food choices are crickets, dubia roaches, cut up worms when he is small. There are some other options as he grows. Purchase a calcium/vitamin D 3 amphibian powder and dust the food every other day by putting a pinch in a baggy and gently shaking the food in it. There are also amphibian multivitamin powders that can be sprinkled on their food once a week.

Congrats!

[IvoryReptiles]

Cute frog! Great advice already given, so I just wanted to let you know how cute he/she is.

[Alison Concklin]

Thanks for the replies everyone
I'll be sure to take the moss out. Just the coconut stuff is fine?

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks for the replies everyone
I'll be sure to take the moss out. Just the coconut stuff is fine?

Yes. The moss is good for keeping humidity up, but dangerous when feeding with in the frogs enclosure. Keep us posted on your little Hypnotic. He does look pretty grumpy in that photo .

[Alison Concklin]

I took the moss out. :3 He seems so exposed though D:
Do you guys use hides? I wasn't sure.
He only ate one red wiggler today but it was pretty big so I'm not to worried.
I took more pics
He didn't eat that wiggler D:

[S13]

Cute ornate pacman! All hail hypnotoad! Try to keep his temps up to about 80 with either a ceramic heater or a infrared bulb, try to keep his humidity to about 70-80 percent by misting with dechlorinated or spring water, don't use distilled. When he's not hungry he'll stop eating. Sounds like your doing a lot right, enjoy!

Sure about that? Everything I have been reading says its acceptable use distilled for misting to avoid staining the glass. Using dechlorinated/spring water as their main water source (water dish) and for substrate.

Welcome to the club BTW Alison.

[GrifTheGreat]

You can use hides or buy some fake plants with wide leaves for shade and to hide under. He/she is adorable.

[Alison Concklin]

Cooly I just added two little "hut" like things and one fake plant.
He's not using any of them but he did eat a pinkie(Snake feeding day so I decided to defrost one for him too :P )

[GrifTheGreat]

Cooly I just added two little "hut" like things and one fake plant.
He's not using any of them but he did eat a pinkie(Snake feeding day so I decided to defrost one for him too :P )

Don't feed him too many pinkies. Once a month is fine. They have trouble digesting mammalian tissues and sometimes become constipated from eating them. You can skip feeding him for a day then give him a couple red wigglers. They act as sort of a stool softener. Skip one more day then feed with the wigglers again. You should be able to go back to normal feeding after that, but just small meals. Keep his temps at high 70s at night about 78 or 79. Day temp at 81 or 82 and humidity at a consistant 80%. This will aid in his digestion of the pinky.

Keep us posted.

[Alison Concklin]

Once a month it is :3

Will I be able to see his poop even? o.O I feel like he's so tiny it would be hard to spot clean.

[S13]

You'd be surprised. Their poop is hard to miss.

[GrifTheGreat]

You'd be surprised. Their poop is hard to miss.

I second this. Pacman poop is very large and it is pretty hard to miss unless they bury it. Make sure that as soon as you see it take it out and dispose of it and spot clean his poop out weekly. Also you need to change his substrate no less than once a month and clean his tank.

[Alison Concklin]

Is it black? If so he pooped

[GrifTheGreat]

Is it black? If so he pooped

Normally dark brown or baige with a kind of sack around the poop. They will do this every 3 to 5 days ao clean it out when you see it.

[Heatheranne]

You'll know. Their poop smells like, well...poop. Lol! (Plugging nose)

[Alison Concklin]

Just thought I'd update on Hypnotic. =o
He seems to prefer eating his night crawlers out of the cage. It's weird.
I took the opportunity the other day to take some pics while I was at it.




Then yesterday my mirror fell and broke his cage D:
Scary as hell. Luckily no one was hurt.
Took a picture before I threw it out


When I went to go buy him a new cage. I winded up getting him this. (The large one)
Exo Terra : Breeding Box / Stackable Breeding Terrarium
Is that okay? The dimensions are 16.3” x 10.4” x 5.8”
Luckily all his hides and stuff fit well.

Also when I was buying the cage I picked up some horn worms.
He LOVES them. He'll eat them in his cage and everything without a fuss.
Can I make this his staple? Or is there something like them that I can? I think he likes fat worms. xD