Baby Green C. Cornuta

[coastal20]

I just got this little guy today from Jelas. I have him in a 10 gallon tank with cocfiber and two 40 watt bulbs. Temp is staying steady at 80. I am also in the process of covering all but 1 side of the tank. It has been 10 years or so since I have raised Pacmans, so any suggestions are welcome. I also have a dubia colony that I will use for food.

[Jeff Kennedy]

Looks good : )

[GrifTheGreat]

Welcome to the forum. The little guy/girl looks great.

Check out the care article for Ceratophrys species Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding

Any specific questions just ask.

[pac]

coastel20 has been on here for a well i wished is had the money to buy a cornuta coastel2o how is sloppyjoe doing

[GrifTheGreat]

coastel20 has been on here for a well i wished is had the money to buy a cornuta coastel2o how is sloppyjoe doing

Oopse! Lol! I've probably never seen coastal on. I don't reconize the name

[coastal20]

Oopse! Lol! I've probably never seen coastal on. I don't reconize the name

I have not been on in a couple months and usually post in the African Bullfrog section.

Pac-Sloppy is doing great, he actually just woke up early this week. I was hoping for at least another month of not feeding him lol.

Should I feed the c. cornuta in the cage, or just put him in an empty container? I'm a little worried about stressing him out from moving him too much.
I do have tongs, but I don't think that they would work with tiny dubia nymphs

[pac]

did you find a female for him dont take him out of his container keep alot of humidity in the tank this guys love a lot of humidity i think you should let him try to catch his own if not try forceps im so jealous

[pac]

the same for me about feeding the adults all im feeding right now is two baby ornates i know once my big female ornate wakes up she will probably try to eat everything in sight so before i put her in the rainchamber she will be nice fully so she wont eat the male dont feed him yet wait in till tormmrow or friday

[GrifTheGreat]

I go all over the forum, but since you haven't been on for a while that's probably why I didn't reonize the name. Pac has the right idea. Lots of humidity constant 80% if possible and let the little guy/girl calm down before you try and feed him/her in a day or 2.

[fluffypanda]

Cornutas are my all time favorite types of packman frogs! you're very lucky. Any tips? everyone seems to have that part covered but my packman frog would never take roaches.. i hope yours has a better appetite than mine!

[pac]

in phillipe de vosiji book he says this type of frogs need alot of humdity

[GrifTheGreat]

in phillipe de vosiji book he says this type of frogs need alot of humdity

I've heard they can even handle 90%, but I don't know of any evidence that backs this info. I would suspect that its true because of how much moisture is in the Amazon Rainforest. These are one of the coolest and most interesting species of Ceratophrys.

[coastal20]

So after reading everyone's comments about humidity I am headed to lowes and petsmart to pick up a proper heat light/fixture, temp/humidity gauge, and some vit. supplement.
I have a question about the light fixture...Do I need to get the fixture with the ceramic socket? I plan on getting a 50w tight beam spotlight bulb from petsmart.
Also are there any bulbs that I could just buy at lowes that would work as well as the ones from petsmart?

[coastal20]

did you find a female for him dont take him out of his container keep alot of humidity in the tank this guys love a lot of humidity i think you should let him try to catch his own if not try forceps im so jealous

No luck with a female for sloppy yet, this cornuta I bought was with the money I had saved up for a female..so its going to be awhile before I start looking again..But I couldn't resist this frog as I have been trying to get one for 5 years.
I think tomorrow I will buy some small crickets so I do not need to use tongs or disturb him. The roaches can wait till he/she is a little bigger.

[GrifTheGreat]

So after reading everyone's comments about humidity I am headed to lowes and petsmart to pick up a proper heat light/fixture, temp/humidity gauge, and some vit. supplement.
I have a question about the light fixture...Do I need to get the fixture with the ceramic socket? I plan on getting a 50w tight beam spotlight bulb from petsmart.
Also are there any bulbs that I could just buy at lowes that would work as well as the ones from petsmart?

I would reccomend a ceramic socket due to the bulbs getting hot and incase you decide to get a ceramic heat emitter sometime.
I also reccomend a light fixture that has a dimmer switch to allow for you to accurately control the amount of light and heat produced by the bulb.

[Mentat]

So after reading everyone's comments about humidity I am headed to lowes and petsmart to pick up a proper heat light/fixture, temp/humidity gauge, and some vit. supplement.
I have a question about the light fixture...Do I need to get the fixture with the ceramic socket? I plan on getting a 50w tight beam spotlight bulb from petsmart.
Also are there any bulbs that I could just buy at lowes that would work as well as the ones from petsmart?

A tight beam spotlight might be great for reptiles and other UV absorbing animals but Pacman's are nocturnal and the light will actually be counterproductive. Would rather recommend a dimmable dome fixture (Fluker's makes them) with either a ceramic type heat emmiter (50 watts for 10 gal.) or red light bulbs. Good luck!

[pac]

i havent being wanting one for 2yrs now and once i dont have no money well not that much money they came out again but o well did you ask what jelas was feeding them but small crickets will do

[coastal20]

So I bought a dome light from lowes and also got a dimmer. Also picked up the temp/hum gauges and 50 watt spot light from the pet store. Right now the temp is 82 and the humidity is 50. I just sprayed the tank so the humidity should raise up a bit. My thinking with the spot light bulb was that I wanted it to heat only half the tank and have the other side cooler, also keeps one side darker.

[GrifTheGreat]

Hi Carlos,

Spotlight bulbs. They are good for raising ambient air temps without having to dial the bulb up high so it won't be too bright. It doesn't harm the frogs. As with all nocturnal species they will avoid the light and burrow away from it as well as hide under plants. Mine do this. No harm done.

[tikonides]

nice looking frog !