New Pac Man Frog Owner!

[GrifTheGreat]

He ate!! YAY!! He ate a dead superworm from the tongs! I was scared of it biting him, and they seem too big, so i cut it up and he snatched it outta the tongs! so awesome!!

Tyr to feed super worms and meal worms sparingly as the chitin that their exoskeleton is made from can cause impaction. Congrats on your frog eating. Try a better food source as a staple like chunks of night crawler or earth worm/crickets/red wigglers. These can all be used as staple diet food items.

[pansie]

i'm looking for a place to buy worms, and i went to the local pet store that sells crickets, but they were all out until monday .. doh!

when we bought Pancake, he came with superworms and the lady said he was eating four once inch worms every other day, so i hadn't sought out a worm source ahead of time =(

[GrifTheGreat]

That's something that definetly needs to be done. They need a good staple food source that's easy to digest and is easily kept by you so you don't ever run out of food for your frog. One super worm or meal worm every week or 2 might not be bad. 2 weeks probably being best.

[pansie]

so, it turns out a pet store not very far away has quite a large selection of worms! yay!! i got some and tried to feed them to him, but he's not going for it... yet! I'll keep tryin! =)

[Poly]

so, it turns out a pet store not very far away has quite a large selection of worms! yay!! i got some and tried to feed them to him, but he's not going for it... yet! I'll keep tryin! =)

That's great! He'll go for them, just takes some time! Try rubbing the worm accross his "lips" with forceps, he might try to bite it, this is how I started my baby pacman on worms.

[pansie]

lil bugger still won't eat a piece of worm... any more tips? when do i start to worry? I've had him almost 2 weeks and all he's eaten for me is a piece of superworm!

[GrifTheGreat]

lil bugger still won't eat a piece of worm... any more tips? when do i start to worry? I've had him almost 2 weeks and all he's eaten for me is a piece of superworm!

Have you tried rubbing it on his mouth with forcepts? If he doesn't go for them you may have to try crickets. No larger than the distance between your frog eyes. You can rub them on his mouth. Hold them out to where he has plenty to bite without biting the tongs. Break the hind legs off so they're easier to catch. It takes time. If he doesn't eat in the next 2 to 3 days you may have to force feed. Keep us posted.