How do I know if my frog is in going in to estivation?

[GrifTheGreat]

thanks my frog is under 1 year of age so i will just leave it alone anther quick question is my frog is queit visable but is not feeding it last feed saturday is this serious or not thanks anyway

It all depends on caused your frog to stop eating. Stress is the number one cause for Pacman Frogs to stop eating. Do you bother your frog a lot? Do you handle him often? He should be fed at night and needs a 12 hour day/ night cycle. So 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. What are you feeding your frog? How often? What are his temps and humidity levels?

[kestrel89]

thx
Answers in order:
no
never
crickets
2 or 3 a night
24 dergrees and 70 - 80%

[Tom]

what happens if you never let your frog go into estivation?
is it absolutely necessary?

[GrifTheGreat]

what happens if you never let your frog go into estivation?
is it absolutely necessary?

If you intend to breed your frogs then it is a must. They do not. Have to go through Aestivation as a necessity otherwise. I will say that it adds to their lifespan if they are put through Aestivation. Atleast everything I've read claimes that it adds to their life. They can live very long happy lives without it as long as you. Maintain the correct conditions within their home. Some will go under on their own without a climate change to turn on that instict.

[Tom]

thanks for your answere!
my english is not excellent, but i think i understood it mostly
is it important that the temperature is about 15°C? or can i just stop heating and decrease the humidity?

my frog became a frog in november and i got him about 3 weeks ago
so in november he is 1 year old. thats too young, right?

[GrifTheGreat]

thanks for your answere!
my english is not excellent, but i think i understood it mostly
is it important that the temperature is about 15°C? or can i just stop heating and decrease the humidity?

my frog became a frog in november and i got him about 3 weeks ago
so in november he is 1 year old. thats too young, right?

You want your frog to be a year or older, but I would wait till the fallowing winter after your frog is about 2 years old due to the 1 year mark being in November.november to late Febuary is the Aestivation period. You lower temps/moisture/ and humidity so you simulate the arrival of winter. You do not want to go too low in temps or moisture. You can find information of the Aestivation process by asking on of the breeders on here.

Ask Jessica of IvoryReptiles or Mike of MikesFrogs(Mikes Phat Frogs) I have never put mine through Aestivation so I. Know the process, but it would be better to ask an experianced breeder so you get every detail od how to do so safely.

[Tom]

you have never put yours through aestivation? how old is your frog(s)?