my first pac man frog

[kestrel89]

hi,
I just got a first pac man frog it is a green horned frog and I think it's doing well it eaten 1 criket on it's first day I am not surprised the garden centre I got it of kept in in a plain container with nothing in it they didnt even feed it and lady was a nutter she didn't know how to look after it but lucky its in my care know it's new name is Steve and it doing fine.
Just a few questions.
if eats moss will it die?
should I vary its diet or not?
How can I sex it?
It is only small compeared to other pic's i have seen.
thx
kester

[GrifTheGreat]

hi,
I just got a first pac man frog it is a green horned frog and I think it's doing well it eaten 1 criket on it's first day I am not surprised the garden centre I got it of kept in in a plain container with nothing in it they didnt even feed it and lady was a nutter she didn't know how to look after it but lucky its in my care know it's new name is Steve and it doing fine.
Just a few questions.
if eats moss will it die?
should I vary its diet or not?
How can I sex it?
It is only small compeared to other pic's i have seen.
thx
kester

First off congrats on the little guy/girl. On to your questions.

1)if your frog ingests any of the moss he/she may become impacted( severly constipated) and die. No moss should be kept in his/her enclosure. You should use Coconut fiber substrate. Either Eco Earth or Plantation soil. Make sure its Coconut Fiber NOT husk. The substrate should be moist or heavily damp not mud.

2) a varied diet is good, but for now use small crickets. The rule of thumb is that they should be no longer than the distance between your frogs eyes. Be sure to dust his/her crickets with a multivitamin like Reptivite once a week and with a calcium supplement like Flukers calcium powder with Vitamin D3 every other feeding. Do not dust with both at the same time in the same feeding.

3) he/she is too young to sex. You won't be able to sex your Pac until he/she is 5.5 to 8 months old.

You should offer 3 crickets per night and remove the uneaten ones the next day. Don't forget to dust the crickets for your frog.

Post some pics.

[kestrel89]

would forest moss be ok I got it at the place I got the frog from.

[GrifTheGreat]

would forest moss be ok I got it at the place I got the frog from.

It is safer to have no moss in your frogs enclosure. Especially if you plan to feed you frog in his/her home. Accidental ingestion can cause an impaction and death. Better safe than sorry.