pacman not eating! please help!

[IvoryReptiles]

i have been maintaining humidity, just doing it with a screen top is obnoxious, it will be much easier in a tub, that was all i was trying to say. The previous owner was feeding everything I am now, mealies, dubias, and earthworms, as well as crickets. she said he would eat all of the above happily. I will obviously not let my frog die because i hate crickets, that implication is rather rude. I've never given up on any animal that was within my power to care for, and I'm not going to start now. Considering I went out and bought 3 types of food I didnt have and have never had a need for before, I can deal with having to get a couple crickets.

Is there any way to get them OFF of eating crickets? Crickets have been PROVEN to have one of the highest rates of transferrable pinworms and other parasites, and its going to be pretty horrible knowing I'm purposefully feeding my frog something that is giving him parasites just because he wont eat anything else.

Its good to know that coco-fiber doesnt poss much of an impaction risk with these frogs, as it sure does with most lizards.

Can I scent the other food items with something like one can for snakes? Do they like it when you dangle it and do the "zombie" dance or do they prefer it to slightly wiggle and be away from them?

To start with, Grif was nothing but polite. You asked for help, Grif is trying to give it. YOU are the one coming off as rude.
You act as though you have been forced into taking on the responsibility for this animal. The fact that you went out of your way to get food items you never had gotten before.....that's just part of your responsibility.
Yes, there is a way to get them off of crickets....don't feed them the crickets. Use night crawlers/ earthworms.
Make sure the worms are the appropriate size and not too large. This means cutting them to size. When you feed, use tongs and "tickle" the frogs mouth.......make that sucker dance!! I know it will get frustrating (I do it every night for over 100 froglets), but give it your best......eventually the frog will either eat it because it is hungry or lunge at it because it is angry.....once they get a taste of it, they usually will accept it after that.
In the 1000's of frogs we have raised, very few have ever rejected the nightcrawlers. make sure they are NOT red wigglers.....they seem to exude a foul taste in the mucous when attacked that puts the frogs off.

Again, 20 gallons is too much space for a frog that size, good thing you moved it into a smaller container. Go ahead & try feeding in the container, the coco fiber shouldn't be an issue. I'm thinking maybe all the re-locating to feed may be stressing the frog out. It has already had a move from one household to another.

Not fully awake right now, but how long have you had the frog and how long has it not fed?
Please remember that we are trying to help you because you asked us to. Now.....I am off to make more stuff for our table at the Expo, but I will check back in sporadically (Clueless reference!) during the day!

Have FUN!!

[IvoryReptiles]

Egads.......this girl went and posted up on Facebook about how badly she was treated here on a Pacman Group page that I am a member of............so yes, I told her all about herself there too. No one was rude to her here, she just didn't hear what she wanted, so she is creating drama. Think I'll leave that group though because it is so slow....almost NO posting........going to create my own page.......will post a link to it in case any here want to join it.....Facebook gives a little more freedom of expression. Not about to leave the forum, but sometimes I need to express myself in more non-PG terms.........LOL