Other feeding Options

[Joe9252]

So it seems that my pacman is no longer a fan of crickets there have been 3 crickets in his tank for the past 2 days and nothing so im not really sure what to do one thing im thinking is that they are smaller than the ones he is used to so perhaps he wont bother with them idk... He is a pretty good eater he loves pinkies he will eat one once a week with no prob but from what i read giving him a pinkie once a week is not good i mean he is norm size he is not fat at all and i dont know what else to feed him.... I tried night crawlers when i 1st got him and he didnt even bother with those... my local petstore just got in horned worms from which i understand are very good for pacs but they are $16 and im gonna assume if he did bother going for the night crawlers he wont go after them and i dont really wanna waste $16.. what other options do i have?

[BG]

How big is he?

[Joe9252]

here is a pic of him id say maybe 2-2.5 inches when i 1st went over to take a pic he was prob double the size kinda looked like he inflated himself is that norm?

[GrifTheGreat]

here is a pic of him id say maybe 2-2.5 inches when i 1st went over to take a pic he was prob double the size kinda looked like he inflated himself is that norm?

The only way to know if he'll eat other foods is to try. My pacman Grif loves Hornworms. Your Pac might to. If he eats Hornworms he may decide to eat night crawlers too. That's how I got Grif to eat night crawlers. He loves them too now. Just make sure they aren't to big for you little guy or he may not try and eat them.

[Joe9252]

well i went out and got him the horn worms and after awhile i no longer see it in the tank so im gonna assume he ate it.... how many should he eat a day just 1 or should i put another in the tank?

[BG]

Try some pink minnows aka rosies. Try to tong feed him the fish. The rosies should be on the small size. Good luck.

[GrifTheGreat]

well i went out and got him the horn worms and after awhile i no longer see it in the tank so im gonna assume he ate it.... how many should he eat a day just 1 or should i put another in the tank?

Not to burst your bubble, but it is possible that it burrowed into the substrate. They will do that. I recommend next one you offer watch him/her to see if he/she actually eats it. I've seen them burrow if not eaten quickly.

[IvoryReptiles]

Try some pink minnows aka rosies. Try to tong feed him the fish. The rosies should be on the small size. Good luck.

I would NOT feed any frogs rosies or ANY type of goldfish........they carry a bacteria that could make your frog sick or even cause death.
We will feed mollys or guppies instead........they are a great snack for our frogs.

[Joe9252]

Oh ok wwell I just tossed another in there should I take the frog out and put him in another tank too eat the wron like a feeiding tank with no substrate?

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh ok wwell I just tossed another in there should I take the frog out and put him in another tank too eat the wron like a feeiding tank with no substrate?

Probably not if he/she is comfortable eating within his/her enclosure. Don't want any unnecissary stress. Don't feed too many they are really filling.

[Joe9252]

ok well the problem is i have never seen him eat some thing as soon as i have put it in the tank i see most pacs just go right after it but usually mine will wait at least an hr one time i put a pinkie in and he didnt eat it till 12 hrs later so i dont want to put the horn worms in just o find out they are borrowing and hes not eating them.... should i try going on a feeding schedule with mine? and if so what are the best times?

[GrifTheGreat]

ok well the problem is i have never seen him eat some thing as soon as i have put it in the tank i see most pacs just go right after it but usually mine will wait at least an hr one time i put a pinkie in and he didnt eat it till 12 hrs later so i dont want to put the horn worms in just o find out they are borrowing and hes not eating them.... should i try going on a feeding schedule with mine? and if so what are the best times?

Usually at night when your frog awakens is the best time to offer food. You can also put the fooe in just be fore it time for him/her to wake up. Sometimes hunger makes them wake up and begin to chase their food. A good schedule for a baby is everyday for healthy fast growth. Dust the food with calcium every other feeding. Dust with a multivitamin once a week. I offer food everyday for my baby and did the same for Grif when he was a baby all the way up to a juvinile. This promotes strong healthy growth. My baby Green Cranwelli eats when its hungry so it doesn't eat for a day or two sometimes. I guess it all depends on your frog. Look at the care article for Pacmans it might have a feeding scedule listed in it. I like to do my own and it seems to work for me so far.

[Eel Noob]

Do you dust your crickets? I have noticed my brown cranwelli likes to go after smaller size dusted crickets more than larger or undusted ones.

[GrifTheGreat]

Do you dust your crickets? I have noticed my brown cranwelli likes to go after smaller size dusted crickets more than larger or undusted ones.

I've noticed this in Grif for his large crickets. Maybe they see them easier when coated with the white calcium dust.

[gundam009283]

it might be because it's not wiggling enough. Diggy ignores night crawler until I wiggle them with tong n than he's hooked ever since. (or maybe it's the shinny tong? cuz he went after it a few times when i try to pick up his poop lol)
I usually feed him before I go to bed. main light went off around 8pm kind gives him a few hr to wake up. 1 large night crawler plus 4~5 dusted crickets, which i left them running around the tank for him to play around over night. adult female crickets have to be tong feed to him other wise u gonna have a ton of ping head running around before u know.
once a while i'll leave a medium/large guppy in his water dish, if they are still there the next day than feed it to him instead of the night crawler, cuz guppies dont last that long in there. poke it a little and make it bounce around if it's just laying on the floor.
btw i tried out the turtle/fish food mix too. just another method i found online where they wet the turtle food+vitamin+calcium (whatever the frog needs)and mush them together into a little ball, then tong feed the frog. It cost a lot more but I figure it's a good way for Diggy to get his missing nutrition, so I decided to do it once a week. basically if i move it in front of him enough(n touches his mouth a little) he will go for it. the only thing i dont like about this way is that my finger stink with shrimp smell from the turtle food...

[Eel Noob]

Another thing that works for me is misting the whole enclosure before feeding. That will usually wake up/get the frogs attention.

[GrifTheGreat]

Another thing that works for me is misting the whole enclosure before feeding. That will usually wake up/get the frogs attention.

I've got a Zoo Med Reptifogger hooked up to a Zoo Med Hygrotherm. As soon as the the humidity drops a couple % it kicks the fogger on. I will mist with distilled water to keep the soil moist. As soon as the light goes out or I switch to the night lights my Pacs get up and are ready to eat.

[BG]

I just checked the frog room. Its 79 degrees,80 % humidity tonight.

[GrifTheGreat]

I just checked the frog room. Its 79 degrees,80 % humidity tonight.

Almost perfection!!!

[GrifTheGreat]

Anyone else have trouble resisting the erge to feed your Pacman? If they're hungry they'll eat right? I will skip a day everyother week. Anyone else have this problem? Lol!