new to the forum :) im getting my first pac man frog soon

[DemDem]

hello, so iv orded my albino pac man frog and it should be here within a week or so.
i made my self a info sheet this is the information on it:
Temperature:
27-30 C during the daytime
24-27 C at night
Humidity:
60%-80%
Staple food (young frogs 5-7 days and adult 2-3 days):
Crickets (must be gut-loaded)
Earth worms
Others (fed every now and again):
Guppies
Wax worms
Pinkies
Dusting the food (Amphibian calcium):
Young frogs every other feed
Adult once a week

is all this information correct?

[GrifTheGreat]

hello, so iv orded my albino pac man frog and it should be here within a week or so.
i made my self a info sheet this is the information on it:
Temperature:
27-30 C during the daytime
24-27 C at night
Humidity:
60%-80%
Staple food (young frogs 5-7 days and adult 2-3 days):
Crickets (must be gut-loaded)
Earth worms
Others (fed every now and again):
Guppies
Wax worms
Pinkies
Dusting the food (Amphibian calcium):
Young frogs every other feed
Adult once a week

is all this information correct?

Sounds good. The soil should be Eco Earth/Bed-a-Beast/or Plantation soil. These are all Coconut fiber substrates. Not to be confused with Cocohusk which is bad for them to be on. Calcium dusting even for adults should be every other feeding. You need a multivitamin as well which you only give adults and babies once a week. Make sure the calcium dust has Vitamin D3 in it as the need this to properly metabolize the calcium.the ranges of temp and humidity are fine. 60% is fine but no ideal. Try and stay in the 70 to 80% range. Try only to drop the temps at night only from 77 F to79F especially for babies. During the day 80 to 82F for babies adults can handle higher temps around the 85 mark. There is a care sheet on the forum in the care articles.

[Heatheranne]

Welcome to the forum .

[Heatheranne]

Any idea of which type of pacman you will be getting yet?

I love my little "Tank" . Good luck! Can't wait to see pictures.

[DemDem]

thanks for your replys, the subbstraght im using is call humus brick :S. it looks the right sort of thing. im getting my albino pac man frog tomorrow, i order it from blue lizard reptile online xx

[MeTree]

hello, so iv orded my albino pac man frog and it should be here within a week or so.
i made my self a info sheet this is the information on it:
Temperature:
27-30 C during the daytime
24-27 C at night
Humidity:
60%-80%
Staple food (young frogs 5-7 days and adult 2-3 days):
Crickets (must be gut-loaded)
Earth worms
Others (fed every now and again):
Guppies
Wax worms
Pinkies
Dusting the food (Amphibian calcium):
Young frogs every other feed
Adult once a week

is all this information correct?

I'd say that is a pretty accurate overview. Afew quick pointers, though.

With the feeding frequency, I would be feeding the babies every 2-3 days and the adults every 5-7 days. The babies are growing and need to be eating more frequently. It is good to feed the young ones crickets that are smaller than adult crickets to avoid issues. A good rule of thumb is the cricket shouldn't be bigger (longer) than the spacing between the baby pac's eyes. Basically you are feeding smaller food more frequently. I like to stick to a plan to ensure not to overfeed them.

For dusting you need to make sure it is Calcium + D3. Pacman Frogs don't absorb alot of vitamin D through their skin (UVB can be harmful when misused), so they need the D3 to properly metabolize the Calcium you give them. You don't want to go many feedings without dusting, but likewise, too much Calcium can become harmful. I recomend also having a feeding plan to make sure you are dusting the food at the correct frequency, depending on the age of your Pacman Frog.

Now for the food itself. Crickets, good. Earthworms with caution, you need to get them from a reputable store that isn't putting chemicals on them (for fish attractents, pesticides, or preservation). Petsmart sells Red Wrigglers at a somewhat decent price. You can also get DMV brand Night Crawlers at Walmart, because Walmart has a strict policy on parasite, pesticide, chemical free Night Crawlers. Those are safe. Don't go run to the local bait shop for worms for reasons mentioned above.

Honestly, I would just stay away from guppies. They are high in fats and offer very little nutritional value. Also the dangers outweigh the satifaction. Fish, even livebearers such as guppes, platies, mollies, swordtails, etc. meant for pets will still often have parasites. Fishkeeping is something that many pet stores aren't the best at. Many fish will appear healthy, but will often have bad internal parasites due to the poor water quality. If you breed your own guppies, that is one thing, but in most cases I would not trust the store.

Waxworms are loaded with fat, packed with fat. Lots of it for their appearently small size. You need to be very cautious with these guys. It is kind of like "Pacman Frog Candy" - only to be used on rare occasions, and not fed near any fish or mouse feeding for sure. Varying the diet is good, but you need to be careful not to overfeed these guys.

Pinkies, yeah. Go ahead, but I wouldn't feed it to any Pacman Frog under 2 inches (snout to vent) or that is less than four months old. A pinkie may be fed once a month without causing harm (considering you aren't frequently feeding them waxworms or fish). For older Pacman Frogs, you might upgrade to a bigger mouse, but beware, a mouse with it's eyes open is capable of clawing and severly injuring your Pacman Frog. Even from the inside they can claw the throat. From the outside they are capable of biting and causing simple wounds that might later become infected due to the bacteria on the mouses teeth. For anything bigger than a fuzzy, I would feed frozen/thawed.

Sorry for turning your simple list into an article. Hope this helps.

[Heatheranne]

Great post, MeTree . That should help quite a bit.