Pacman frog is skinny and wont eat

[alexglenn]

my humidity levels are fine, i use tap filtered tapwater, and i used to dust my crickets with calcium when my frog was eating reguarly about twice a week. Its cage is a little bit dirty right now , im gonna change it soon. and i think i might try force feeding, how should i do it?

[GrifTheGreat]

my humidity levels are fine, i use tap filtered tapwater, and i used to dust my crickets with calcium when my frog was eating reguarly about twice a week. Its cage is a little bit dirty right now , im gonna change it soon. and i think i might try force feeding, how should i do it?

Filtered tap water is not good. It still has to be treated with a conditioner/de-chlorinating agent. If not done it will slowly poison your frog and it will die.

When force feeding you use a credit card or small shopper card to slowly and gentley pry open your frogs mouth. It is best performed with 2 people. You can place moist paper towels down on the floor. Place your frog on the paper towels. Have one person place their hands behind the frog to keep him/her from backing away. Gentley place the corner of the card between the upper and lower jaw halfway between the rear hinge and snout. This is the easiest place to open the mouth from. Have the food item you are going to feed the frog in your other hand close to his/her mouth.

Apply pressure gentley and increasing pressure until the mouth opens. Quickly and carefully placing the food item inside the mouth of your frog. It only has to be placed partially in. When your frog closes his/her mouth on the item he/she should do the rest.

This may take you a few tries. Just remain calm and patient. You frog can pick up on your frustration and become stressed.

Keep me posted.

[KiwiTheFrog]

To forcefeed use a teaspoon.Place the cricket on the spoon and gently open your frogs mouth.Once the mouth is open tilt the spoon upwards and allow the cricket to fall in.
Hope you can get him to eat.
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