questions about Pacman Frogs!!

[MeTree]

Hello, cute froggies! Unfortunately C.cranwelli has a bad reputation of behavior like this. Sometimes it is something simple, but other times it is something more complicated and often unseen. From the pictures you have of him he looks fairly healthy. How long has it been since he stopped eating? How long have you been force feeding?

Also, is the tank heated? Some people will put heaters on the side of a Pacman Frog tank, then divide it, and then with only one heater, one Pacman Frog looks fine, and the other doesn't. Lack of heat is often the reason that C.cranwelli will stop eating, and it is just that time of year when everything gets cold. How are you doing keeping the day temperatures from 80-85*F? That is very important so that they can properly metabolize their food.

Also, I am wondering if you have any moss or anything like that in your tank? Or if you feed/fed Mealworms multiple times a week? Both of which can cause impaction. Oftentimes, impacted Pacman Frogs will stop eating because they know they can harm themselves by eating more. You can gently feel for a small, hard lump on his lower-middle-ish belly. When you handle him, you also may want to use latex-free powder-free gloves, so that Tox-in isn't a problem while he may be fighting something else (keep changing the water, also).

Hope Dino gets to eating better soon!

[mafoo]

your frogs look very nice and healthy to me so im pretty sure it aint a parasite or anything like that. when exactly did you get this guy? i had a firebelly toad that would just hide and not eat for about 3 weeks after i got him, but then i noticed his crickets disapearing much faster then usual, and he was just stressed out cause he was very young but he grew out of it and got really active and ate loads, and actualy ended up escaping. what i would do with dino is let him rest and just relax for a while and dont bug him at all except to change his water and to mist the tank since force feeding would be a stressfull thing on him and making him not want to eat on his own. give this a good week or two since your last feeding so he gets a bit hungry and dangle the food infront of him with tongs and if he doesnt go for it making just poke his mouth a bit with the food and he should go for it. try with nightcrawlers, earthworms or most other worms you can get locally just stay away from mealworms and superworms and then try other foods after u get him to eat a worm or two. if he doesnt eat after the 1-2 weeks when you try id probaly force feed again. hopefully someone else comes in and helps you out cause there could be better ways to get him to eat. i hope dino gets better soon and will eat on his own!

[IvoryReptiles]

I am guessing that maybe the large enclosure is stressing the cranwelli out. They feel more secure in smaller enclosures. And just for the record, they have a rep for this kind of thing due to owner issues. Dechlorinated water changed on a daily basis......proper foods...proper temps & humidity are essential to the frog'e health & well being. Crickets, roaches, earthworms, guppies, mollies......these are great food sources for the frog. A squirt of liquid calcium in it's water dish every 3rd cleaning will help as well. Food items should be dusted with supplements at least every 3rd feeding (but not the same day as the liquid calcium in the water). The larger enclosure will be great once the frog is closer to adult size. They are nocturnal and lights & incorrect temps can make them stop eating as well.

Just woke up and am not quite awake yet, so if you have specific questions or need me to clarify anything, just let me know!

[julsShaw]

The tank is heated in the middle so the edges will be just a bit different temps. So its 1 heating pad in the middle of the tank so each frog has about 4/5 inches of heating pad and 4/5 inches of no heating pad so they could choose what temp they like that most, also I have a light (repti glo 2.0 uv its about 25w i think) for the days that are really could. Its been like 2 months or so since he ate on his own. Don't put moss in the tank never had i had him for 5 months n just 2 months or so his behavior changed. I do have different plants that he loves hiding under the plants allow him to be well hidden ill take a pic soon. I have not fed him meal worms for a while the times i tried (when he was still actively hunting) he didn't like it n didn't pay attention to them but would go for other food right way. He does favor fish ( well i think he does) i will put earth worms on his mouth and he would just let them crawl around until they got out of his mouth same with crickets but with fish he would bite down really quick and eat up to 3 at a time( fishes r bad so i don't do it often). Thanks for the advise n I will check his belly and put calcium in his water (i didnt know that) I do dust his food n keep a divers diet for him. I will try a night light and hopefully next month i get to put them in a separate tank bigg enogh for there adult size.

Thank you all again for the advise n i will let u know if he starts eating on his own =).