Pacman frog squeaking

[ViperJr]

Now, I am by no means an expert in pacmans, but I doubt that the frog is growing and getting larger if it's in brumation for 6-8 month (which means no (or in your case, a few crickets) food).

[GrifTheGreat]

Something is definetly not right. Something has messed up their day night cycle or seasons. They usually don't go into full estivation as in hibernation unless conditions are right for it. Usually a slow and gradual drop and temp and humidity over a week or 2 which makes their body switch into winter hibernation or dry season hibernation. It is not normal for them to go under this long with the conditions not being right. You might have to find a way to slowly bring them out of it. I'm not sure what's going on but they don't just go into long term sleep mode like that.

[IvoryReptiles]

I completely agree with Grif!!

[spec]

Any suggestions as to how to bring them out? I hear my older pac about every 15 minutes or so squeaking at the bottom, they're each in their own 25 gallon container with about 10" of bed a beast. temp ranges from 78-82 degrees and my hyrgometer stays above 80%. mist daily and offered food to them every opportunity they gave me. diet included earthworms, wax worms, crickets, and occasionally a hopper (once every 2-3 months). I use heat lamps at night and the blue bulb during the day, and dusted their food with calcium w d3 and herptivite. So, i don't know... My wife was convinced that they had died.

[GrifTheGreat]

Are you possitive that you temp gauge and hygrometer are correct? The normal way to bring them out of hibernation is to gradually raise the temps and humidity up over a span of a week or 2 until the frogs emerge and begin to awaken. If the temps are already where they need to be then I don't know. You may have to dig them up and inspect the frogs. See if they're active or actually hibernating. If they've been under that long than the reason why they look of normal weight is due to water weight. What is the night time temps you keep them at and what type of night bulb? How many watts are your bulbs and how moist is your soil for them? Do you de-chlorinate your frogs water? I sence stress being an issue possibly. Do you have 3 sides of the tanks covered with some sort of background.

[spec]

I've dug them up and compared them to pics that I've got. Everything looks normal and there isn't any odd behavior other than... not coming out. Is there any sort of solution I can soak them in to promote activity. I recall in the frog care forum it has emergency list containing things like pedialite etc.... Any help or advice is greatly appreciated and thank you for previous replies

[GrifTheGreat]

You could try a warm bath of de-chlorinated water and 3 to 4 drops of honey disolved in the water. Be sure the water is not too deep. Only as deep as up to the frogs chin. You could try pedialite. You have to make sure its the unflavored kind. You have to delute the solution I believe but I don't recall what the ratio is. It may say in the frog first aid. I would check and see. I've never actually heard of this kind of accurance taking place with out the proper conditions set in place. Very odd. Something definetly had to have happened to cause them to suddenly go into hibernation mode. Are you possitive that your temp and humidity gauges are correct? Conditions for hibernation usually are temps in the low 50s and high 40s. Humidity around 40 to 50%. I would buy a couple new gauges as well and place them in the enclosure. If you're using analog gauges they tend to lose calibration after a while and no longer read correctly. You need to check everything to be sure all is as it should be. Keep us posted.