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    Default Why is my Pacman turning a whitish color where he's normally green?

    For some reason, my pacman frog keeps turning a little bit of a white/gray color where he's normally green. He go to white/gray and then back to green. He's been eating and pooping regularly, but I'm just curious if anyone can tell me what they think of it.

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    1. Size of enclosure 10 Gal
    2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences 1 Pacman (1 1/2 to 2 inches in size)
    3. Humidity 70 - 90 (it's hard to keep humidity)
    4. Temperature 74 - 82 Fahrenheit
    5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish Tapwater with Reptisafe for both
    6. Materials used for substrate Coconut fiber (Eco Earth)
    7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. 1 big water bowl, 1 small. cave for him to hide in. piece of bark to hide under.
    - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
    8. Main food source Crickets
    9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often) ReptiCal - Every other feeding.
    10. Lighting 50W UVA during the day and a 50W Red Heat Emitter at night
    11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure Lamp
    12. When is the last time he/she ate Yesterday
    13. Have you found poop lately I found poop a few days ago
    15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area. It looks gray around his head and back between his eyes
    14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine) I will try to get one on here
    16. How old is the frog Not sure
    17. How long have you owned him/her 6 days
    18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred Captive (I'm assuming)
    19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats I feed him 2-4 crickets a day.
    20. How often the frog is handled I don't really handle him.
    21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area Low traffic. It's in the corner of my room.
    22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) I change his water every other day, I mist multiple times per day, and I haven't cleaned the tank since before I set it up. (it's only been about 4 days)

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    Default Re: Why is my Pacman turning a whitish color where he's normally green?

    Your setup sounds ok except for humidity, you can let come down some. You don't want it over 80 for long periods of time or below 60, I find with mine 75% is pretty good. When you say you use tap water would you happen to have a water softner? I'm editing this now, do you give Calcium and D3 or just that other vitamin?

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    Default Re: Why is my Pacman turning a whitish color where he's normally green?

    Quote Originally Posted by monster View Post
    Your setup sounds ok except for humidity, you can let come down some. You don't want it over 80 for long periods of time or below 60, I find with mine 75% is pretty good. When you say you use tap water would you happen to have a water softner? I'm editing this now, do you give Calcium and D3 or just that other vitamin?
    I use reptisafe dechlorinator on the water and I use repcal calcium with Vitamin D3. It also seems like he's only white with light on him. I may be wrong, but he looks more green and brown at night.

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    Default Re: Why is my Pacman turning a whitish color where he's normally green?

    I don't know I'm stumped, if your thinking it has something to do with light maybe try a different brand and see what happens. When i was asking about the water i was thinking if you had a water softener that you add salt into and your not bypassing it maybe the high salt content in the water was effecting his skin. But ya from answers to those questions you seem to be doing everything right so I don't know what to think, maybe one of the moderators will come on in the next day or so and may have some suggestions.

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    Default Re: Why is my Pacman turning a whitish color where he's normally green?

    Quote Originally Posted by monster View Post
    I don't know I'm stumped, if your thinking it has something to do with light maybe try a different brand and see what happens. When i was asking about the water i was thinking if you had a water softener that you add salt into and your not bypassing it maybe the high salt content in the water was effecting his skin. But ya from answers to those questions you seem to be doing everything right so I don't know what to think, maybe one of the moderators will come on in the next day or so and may have some suggestions.
    Here's a few pictures of him when he looks like grayish or whitish.



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