My frog keeps going into aestivation, help please

[Ra]

I see what you're saying, but the problem is inconsistent climate. The frog never feels the need go aestivate or Brumate IF the climate remains consistant. That mean soil must maintain moisture levels. Humidity must be kept in optimum levels as well as temps. Perhaps you had a WC frog because unless their climate is lowered to the point that they place their body into this natural state of dormancy it doesn't take place. In order for aestivation or brumation to be successful they must be fattened up in order to survive the dormancy period. I have had my adult female attempt a dormancy period and warm baths almost always bring them out of it as long as the enclosure is kept consistantly warm with even night temps staying at 80°

That being said not all individual Pacman Frogs are alike and therefore all react slightly different when it comes to climate changes, but most recover and a lot live very long lives of up to 16 years without ever having a dormancy period at all.

Looking back, the house I lived in at the time made both temperature and humidity challenging to keep consistent in any way, and this more than likely triggered this behavior in the frog. Again, in retrospect, I wish I had simply let the frog go into dormancy. His weight was good at the time and prior to that he was exhibiting normal behaviors despite being a fincky eater. Though I doubt any C. Cranwelli are being imported and sold at Petco, the little guy was about as difficult to feed as a WC Cornuta from the time that I purchased him. But once he started spitting force fed foods out and constantly laying low and shedding, I couldnt fight the weight and health deterioration. Had I known some of the things I knew now, there were probably lots of things I should have done, but I think letting him go dormant while he still had good weight would have been the easiest and the most natural solution to the whole problem.