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

[kestrel89]

Hi
I getting worried my frog is going into estivation how do I know if gone into estivation?
thx
kes

[GrifTheGreat]

Hi
I getting worried my frog is going into estivation how do I know if gone into estivation?
thx
kes

How old is your frog. It is recomended that no frog younger than 1 year of age should be allowed to aestivate. Usually they will burrow very deep within the substrate and not come out for an extended period of time. You can prevent this by giving you frog a warm soak in de-chlorinated water for about 15 minutes. Also maintain a consistant environment for your frog. 80 to 82 during the day and 75 to 79 at night. Hover around 78 at night. Humidity must be maintained at 80%. Substrate must remain moist or heavily damp. This should prevent him/her from going under.

[kestrel89]

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

[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)?

[GrifTheGreat]

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

Grif my female turned 1 year on Febuary 25th and my Male Loki is only about 6 months old or a little ievr 6 months. I have thaught about Aestivating Grif this year, but may not because I am not going to breed them. I have plenty of time to deside.

[Tom]

ah, so they are also young
can you tell me the size and weight of loki?
mine is a female, when i got her she weighed 19grams. i weighed her a few days ago and she had 34 grams

another question:
is it really not possible to keep 2 of them together? no matter how large the terrarium is?

[GrifTheGreat]

ah, so they are also young
can you tell me the size and weight of loki?
mine is a female, when i got her she weighed 19grams. i weighed her a few days ago and she had 34 grams

another question:
is it really not possible to keep 2 of them together? no matter how large the terrarium is?

I'm not sure how much Loki weighs. He is about 2.75" long though SVL(snout to vent length). Grif is 4.25" SVL. I do not know her weight either, but she is pretty chubby. That is Grif in my Avatar picture.

About your last question. No matter how large the tank is you should bever house 2 Pacman frogs together. These frogs are canniblistic. They will either harm or kill eachother or a. Larger one will eat the other because they are canniblistic. It is unsafe.

[Tom]

im planning to get a larger terrarium
i've always wanted to have it like a vivarium
i also always liked red eye leaf frogs
maybe ill put a plexy glass in the middle of the terrarium and keep the red eye leaf frogs in the upper and the cranwelli in the lower part
what do u think about that?
i dont want the cranwelli to attack any of them, thats why i want to seperate it

[GrifTheGreat]

im planning to get a larger terrarium
i've always wanted to have it like a vivarium
i also always liked red eye leaf frogs
maybe ill put a plexy glass in the middle of the terrarium and keep the red eye leaf frogs in the upper and the cranwelli in the lower part
what do u think about that?
i dont want the cranwelli to attack any of them, thats why i want to seperate it

It would have to be a very large tank. You see Red Eyes need a tall terrarium and Pacman frogs need a cube or rectangular terrarium. Since your Cranwelli is a burrower she will need ground space and the Red Eyes need high places to climb since they hardly spend any time on the ground. You may have to get 2 seperate terrariums. The upper and lower terrariums would have to be completely seperate and water tight due to the fact that Red Eyes climate differs slightly from a Pacman frogs climate. Its a good thaught, but may not work. How you would like it too.