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    Default Food and Stress

    I am here to ask two questions, one: do frogs burrow exclusively when it's too cold, moist, or when they're stressed? Two: will frogs eventually give up on something forever if they miss or mess up a few times, say they missed some food a couple of times, would they just give up?

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    Default Re: Food and Stress

    Pacman frogs burrow for a lot of reasons! They're actually more likely to burrow down because it's moist and cool in the substrate. It's also the way they hunt for prey in the wild; they hide in the dirt and leaf litter and ambush whatever happens to come by. It's true that if they're stressed, they're much more likely to hunker down in a hole, but it's definitely not exclusive to them feeling unsettled.

    As for eating, I sure hope they don't give up forever from missing too much! I've had countless snafus with my 8 month old girl from her trying to eat the tongs instead of the food, me accidentally pulling it away when she tries to grab it, and other downright embarrassing ways that lead to my frog not having food in her mouth. Thankfully, even if frogs may temporarily give up on eating after some misses, taking a break and then reintroducing the prey item works pretty well in my experience. They really only give up on something if it tastes horrid, like red wigglers. I've read stories where one taste of those things puts them off any kind of worm.

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