pacman frog not eating,and moving kind of slow

[heydude1111]

well my 5 month old pacman frog(Big Mama) hasn't eaten since last Friday.she usually just jumps on the crickets and i mean lunges at them.on Monday i put her in her feeding bin,but she didn't hop away from me like she usually does i even gave her a little poke on her back and she didn't hop away or turn on me like usual ,but any way this morning same thing didn't lung didn't nothing when i put the crickets in the bin she doesn't attack the crickets, she just lets them crawl all over her.she just shed so i don't know what else. i keep her in a 20 gallon,temps stay at 80 degrees,humidity stays at about 65,i do have a meat pad and an adjustable heat bulb. so one of you pacman frog experts could tell me whats wrong with big mama i would really appreciate it thanks.

[GrifTheGreat]

Answer these questions: http://www.frogforum.net/pacman-frog...enclosure.html. It is very hard to tell what is wrong with so little information. Your humidity needs to be around 80%. Answer the questions so we can try to help you and your frog.

[heydude1111]

1- 20 gallon tank
2- only one frog
3- now 80
4- temp 80
5-i mist and water dish
6-coco fiber
7-moss around water dish and one fake plant
8-just crickets
9-reptical(use for reptiles and amphibians)
10-adjustable heat bulb
11-heat bulb and heat pad
12-she ate last Friday night
13-no poop yet
14- no pic sorry
15-about six months
16- had her since she was the size of a quarter
17-captive bread i believe
18-pinkys,superworms. just those treats
19-every other day
20-low traffic
21-i change the water every other day,substrate every three months,check for poop everyday.just try to keep it clean.
heres the info.

[GrifTheGreat]

Do you de-chlorinate the water for your frog?

I want you to go out and buy UNFLAVORED PEDIALYTE. Prepare a bath at a 10 to 1 ratio. So for every 10 ounces of Luke warm de-chlorinated water add 1 ounce UNFLAVORED PEDIALYTE. You can also add 3 to 4 drops of honey into the bath and dissolve it by stirring.

After the bath is prepared soak the frog for 20 minutes the place her back home to calm down or you can try and see if she will eat.

Try this and keep me posted.

[heydude1111]

I've never used DE-chlorinate, I've always put dissolute water the kind that doesn't leave the calcium stains,i put that in the mister and in the water dish.Also I've been looking around on the internet and the reason that shes not eating is because she might be in estivation she has been in the same spot burrowed for a while,but i don't know you're the expert.if thats not the case can i buy that unflavored pedialyte at any pet store or where can i locate some? and another thing when i put the feeding tweezers right in front of her she throws bites at it, but she doesn't attack the crickets.

[GrifTheGreat]

I've never used DE-chlorinate, I've always put dissolute water the kind that doesn't leave the calcium stains,i put that in the mister and in the water dish.Also I've been looking around on the internet and the reason that shes not eating is because she might be in estivation she has been in the same spot burrowed for a while,but i don't know you're the expert.if thats not the case can i buy that unflavored pedialyte at any pet store or where can i locate some? and another thing when i put the feeding tweezers right in front of her she throws bites at it, but she doesn't attack the crickets.

You cannot use distilled water in their water dish because it has no minerials in it. Prolonged use will rob the frog of vital nutrients. You can use it in the mister, but not for any soaking or water dish. Buy some dechlorinator (such as reptisafe). It's inexpensive and available at most pet stores.

Your frog is too young to estivate. Usually you want them to be at least a year before trying to estivate them. It can be dangerous for such a young frog to estivate. Keep the daytime temps up around 82-84 and humidity must be maintained at 80% to prevent estivation. Keep us posted.