Jabba the Pacman

[Joe9252]

That's good then he/she knows where to find them. If you break the hind legs off the crickets it will slow them down a lot and make them much easier for your frog to catch. Do you use a multivitamin and a calcium dust with D3? Your frog must have these to be healthy and grow strong. In dust form. Dust your frogs food once a week with the multivitamin and every other feeding with the calcium dust. Also try other food items such as red wigglers/night crawlers/hornworms/dubia roaches/ect. Your frog also needs this variety in its diet to be healthy. It pays off big time.

It seems he wont eat anything but crickets or pinkies I tired night crawler and horned worms I do use the calcium dust but I don't have a multivitamin I'll get some Tom for him I don't k ow where to get the roaches from and I'm assuming he just doesn't like worms idk

[GrifTheGreat]

It seems he wont eat anything but crickets or pinkies I tired night crawler and horned worms I do use the calcium dust but I don't have a multivitamin I'll get some Tom for him I don't k ow where to get the roaches from and I'm assuming he just doesn't like worms idk

Funny thing about these frogs is that if they were raised on crickets for the majority of their life a lot of times they are stubborn about trying new foods. They usuall have to try them before they will start eating them. Since he/she won't eat in front of you it will be difficult to give your frog a variety. It would be stressful for your frog but you could force feed him/her one of these food items so he actually tries it. It is really only advised to force feed under the condition of the frog not eating and starving so it would be entirely up to you. Force feeding causes stress because you have to force your frogs mouth open and place food in. The frog does the rest. if your frog gets stressed really easily then definetly don't do it. I'm actually amazed that your Pac won't eat Hornworms. These guys usually love them.

[Joe9252]

yea he didnt go for the horn worms im thinking and honestly I dont wanna spend another $17 to see if hell change hims mind maybe he just doesnt like worms.... maybe tom ill go buy some night crawlers and put a few in the tank and see if he goes after them....like a said before mine honestly doesnt eat much maybe 2-3 crickets a day and a pinkie every 2-3 weeks i dont know whatelse to feed it????

[Sublime]

Try using forceps and pressing the night crawler or hornworm up against his mouth. Don't feed him pinkies so often though. You could try breeding roaches, offering mealworms or superworms once a week. Breeding your own feeder fish (Guppies, minnows, shiners) offered once a week. Just don't buy them from the pet stores, they are full of parasites caused by high ammonia, nitrite levels, and poor conditions (Hence 'feeder fish').

If you do buy feeder fish to breed and you buy them from a pet store. Flush them of parasites with a parasite medicine and keep the water clean (Changed ever 2-3 days). Parasite medicines: Maracide, Jungle Labs Clear tablets. Preferably buy the feeder fish from a reptile shop or reputable fish store, then you don't have to worry about parasites.

He's just a picky eater, keep supplementing his crickets for the time being so at least he's getting some other nutrients besides just what is found in crickets until you can provoke a feeding response out of a earthworm. The problem with just putting the night crawlers in the tank and leaving them alone is they'll just burrow into the substrate. You're going to have to tong feed them, set them in a dish, or feed him in his water dish.

Honestly hornworms are a little bit ridiculous even if he did feed on them, they have great nutritional value. $15-17 for a bin though, really? I mean get him to eat red wigglers or night crawlers and only offer hornworms for like a special, special occasion. These frogs are eating better than some humans... I guess if you got the money, hey why not?

Go to Samurai Japan Reptiles site, they sell 'Pacman Food' on there. Add water and like 2 teaspoons of the formulated diet and you roll into a ball to feed. I heard it's a little bit pricey, but it could be offered as variety since he's only eating crickets.