he wont eat crickets if they aren't dusted in calcium

[finnaminna]

my pacman frog he is around 6 months old he used to eat anything and now he only eats earthworms or crickets with calcium whenever i give it to him with no calcium he doesn't eat it and also he never eats when im watching him i have to go away and come back for him to eat how can i make him more used to me

[GrifTheGreat]

my pacman frog he is around 6 months old he used to eat anything and now he only eats earthworms or crickets with calcium whenever i give it to him with no calcium he doesn't eat it and also he never eats when im watching him i have to go away and come back for him to eat how can i make him more used to me

He has to not see you as a threat. If you're around him you should be quiet when watching him. Have you tried tong feeding?

[finnaminna]

no would that work better and i see now why whenever he sees me he tries to puff up and he breaths really rapidly and scare me and ill try tong feeding thank you

[GrifTheGreat]

no would that work better and i see now why whenever he sees me he tries to puff up and he breaths really rapidly and scare me and ill try tong feeding thank you

Sometimes if they're breathing heavily and puffed its because they themselves are scared of you. It does sometimes help to talk to them so that the get used to your voice. With tong feeding just hold the food in them and rub the food on his mouth. He may just take it from you. Do it gently.

[DVirginiana]

Don't be discouraged if he doesn't take food directly from you; some of them never really do. Mine is the calmest thing ever when I have to handle her or rearrange stuff in the tank, but has never hand fed and only once in her life taken food from tongs.

If you're worried about him getting too much calcium, try putting only a tiny bit on the crickets (I think they may be able to smell it but idk).