New pac man owner

[PB]

Greetings All!
I'm brand new to this forum and after looking around at others, this appeared to be the most educational in my opinion.
After doing research for several weeks, me and my fiancee decided to purchase our first pac man the other day while shopping at our local petstore with some leftover money I had received from taxes. We are experienced pet owners and we currently live with a miniature dachshund, a rat, 2 ball pythons and a corn snake along with our small but beautiful fish tank. and now our newest addition, a baby green pac man frog appropriately named Paul Bunyan, seeing as how we are from Mn.
However, i just had a few simple questions in regards to our setup.
Our tank is a ten-gallon and currently consists of:
- a screen lid which we cover about 2/3 with a damp towel.
- substrate is eco earth coconut fiber
- we also use a little exo terra forest moss which was recommended to us by the lady at the petstore although we were hesitant about it
- a medium sized water dish which we keep shallow enough to be a little under his chin
- some sort of plastic cave decoration that he likes to hide in
-two thermometers (one on each side of the tank) and a hydrometer
-a dome light that has an exo terra moonlight bulb in it that we use at night since it gets kinda chilly here
-also a uth that we have on the side of his tank

Additionally, the temp stays about 82ish during the day and 78 - 80 at night. we mist frequently and it stays at around 80% for the humidity. the substrate is dampened but not muddy in the least and the moss seems to hold in the moisture decently well. he likes to burrow in it.
Other than that, we have had him for about four days and we fed him the second night we had him and he ate four small crickets no problem along with the following night. Last night he had eaten four small dusted crickets and 2 wax worms while i had been at work. He seems to be healthy and his behavior seems that of a normal pac. Stays burrowed most of the time comes out at night around the time when we feed him.
Just wondering if you recommend me altering anything I've been doing that you can think of. I trust your people's opinion more than a pet store clerks.
Thank you!

p.s have a few pics in my picture album of his simple setup.

[GrifTheGreat]

Greetings All!
I'm brand new to this forum and after looking around at others, this appeared to be the most educational in my opinion.
After doing research for several weeks, me and my fiancee decided to purchase our first pac man the other day while shopping at our local petstore with some leftover money I had received from taxes. We are experienced pet owners and we currently live with a miniature dachshund, a rat, 2 ball pythons and a corn snake along with our small but beautiful fish tank. and now our newest addition, a baby green pac man frog appropriately named Paul Bunyan, seeing as how we are from Mn.
However, i just had a few simple questions in regards to our setup.
Our tank is a ten-gallon and currently consists of:
- a screen lid which we cover about 2/3 with a damp towel.
- substrate is eco earth coconut fiber
- we also use a little exo terra forest moss which was recommended to us by the lady at the petstore although we were hesitant about it
- a medium sized water dish which we keep shallow enough to be a little under his chin
- some sort of plastic cave decoration that he likes to hide in
-two thermometers (one on each side of the tank) and a hydrometer
-a dome light that has an exo terra moonlight bulb in it that we use at night since it gets kinda chilly here
-also a uth that we have on the side of his tank

Additionally, the temp stays about 82ish during the day and 78 - 80 at night. we mist frequently and it stays at around 80% for the humidity. the substrate is dampened but not muddy in the least and the moss seems to hold in the moisture decently well. he likes to burrow in it.
Other than that, we have had him for about four days and we fed him the second night we had him and he ate four small crickets no problem along with the following night. Last night he had eaten four small dusted crickets and 2 wax worms while i had been at work. He seems to be healthy and his behavior seems that of a normal pac. Stays burrowed most of the time comes out at night around the time when we feed him.
Just wondering if you recommend me altering anything I've been doing that you can think of. I trust your people's opinion more than a pet store clerks.
Thank you!

p.s have a few pics in my picture album of his simple setup.

All seems well Make sure you use de-chlorinated water for him/her. If he/she has been eating for you right away that is very good.

I will advise that you do your best to make sure he/she does not ingest any of the moss. If he/she does while trying to catch his/her crickets it can cause an impaction(severe constipation) and death. Keep his/her humidity around 70 to 80% do your best to maintain the conditions you have for his/her climate and try to avoid large drops in the temp at night. 78 is and idea night temp for babies and 82 during the day.

You seem to be doing a good job so far. Keep up the good work and update us on how he/she is doing and growng.

Welcome to Frog Forum

[PB]

Oh yes, sorry i forgot to mention that. we do use water conditioner for his water dish/ mist water. i will definitely take some pics when i get a chance and when he becomes adjusted more.

[Sue H]

Welcome! Aren't these frogs awesome? Sounds like you're doing a lot right, I just wanted to second the concern about the moss. If you're going to keep moss in his tank, be sure to take him out at feeding time and feed him in another enclosure. Enjoy and post pics!

[PB]

Thanks for the response guys. We ended up taking the moss out completely. It just didn't seem worth it to me with the risk of ingestion. We just had him out for his meal and he ate the rest of the crickets we had left within a few minutes. From what I have understood eco earth isn't harmful if swallowed in small amounts so it would be ok to feed him in his cage now?

[Heatheranne]

Hi PB, and welcome

You're doing a great job so far . Glad to hear the moss is gone. It is fine to feed him on the Eco earth. It is digestible.

Can't wait to see pictures. I am reading from my phone.

Good job!!!