Whats the Problem?

[Ra]

So I recently read that the Pacman Frog is the number one selling pet frog! I think that kind of adds to why we see so many people coming on here having trouble with these guys. Just like with the anole, there is a lot of poor information circulating about these critters and alot impulse buyers and first time frog keepers that dont know what they are doing.
Pacman frogs are incredibly easy, but if you dont have any common-frog-sense, obviously you are going to run into trouble.
It frustrates me when I see how many people get a Pacman frog and just have the stupidest problems with the animals when you consider how absoultely simple their care needs are.
So I guess with all that popularity we can get used to seeing people having problems with toxed out frogs, red leg, nutritional maladies and who knows how many other problems popping up on the forum every day looking for someone to fix their mistakes. I'm almost sick of it.

Do your research people, and dont impulse buy a new pet you have never owned. Do the research first, and that means buying a BOOK about the frogs not reading random care sheets online. Ive seen so many care sheets with conflicting information I could S*$^ myself. The worst one is the Petsmart one that says they are arboreal Tree Frogs. People, please dont try to make your Pacman frogs climb trees...
Then, once you have done the research, you need to sit down and THINK REAL HARD about whether a Pacman frog is right for you. If you decide that one is, then you get online or go to your pet store and buy everything you need EXCEPT FOR THE FROG. Take it home, set it up, make sure its in a good spot with no draft, turn the heater or lamp on, spray the cage and take the time to make sure that everything is working righ, you have the right temps and humidity and make any adjustments. Get all the food items ready and make sure you know how to handle and use them so that your frog will et the best most nutritious food possible. Im really sick of hearing about frogs that only eat mealworms or butterworms or something. Again, read a book on the subject first.
Once you have all that accomplished, which you cant really do on a whim or an impulse, then go out and find your frog. And be selective. If you had gotten a good book on them, you will know what to look for in a healthy frog. It also helps to ask the store to feed the frog in front of you so you know you have an eater.

I've been looking at some really cool Leopard Gecko morphs online and plan to get some. Leopard Geckos are easy to care for and hardy, and Ive kept a lot of different reptiles beforew, but never a Leopard Gecko, so I shouldnt have any problems. NEVERTHELESS the first thing I did was ordered the BOOK on taking care of Leopard Geckos. Next comes the set up, then comes the Geckos. It may be a month and a half before I have any Leopard Geckos but that way I'll be prepared and knowledgeable, I'll know what to do, what to look for and what to expect. And thats the way it should be when getting a herptile pet.

[Wizzlewuzzle]

You make a good point. When I got my frog, every single piece of info the pet store told me about his care was incorrect. I was even given some incorrect info by one of the techs at my vet's office. Luckily I had done my research ahead of time and knew to disregard all of the nonsense I was being told.

[Namio]

Wait, Ra, are you saying that pacman frogs aren't arboreal tree frogs? j/k

But seriously, I think combining our knowledge of pacman frogs, we, being many folks in this section of the forum, should be able to put together a thorough comprehensive care sheet. I'm not talking about normal basic care sheet. I'm talking about details, complete, even answering the common problems of pacman frogs (like FAQ), and include how to care for different species like Cornuta and Caatinga.

What do you guys think? IvoryReptile, Mikesfrog and Grif can be our anchors in this Complete Guide to Ceratophrys Frog Care. I am sure many people in this forum would benefit significantly from it. Not to mention that many experts on here would not have to answer to the same question from different people over and over again.

Now my question is how? Perhaps through DropBox or GoogleDocs we can start building the guide? Any ideas on this, folks?

[GrifTheGreat]

Wait, Ra, are you saying that pacman frogs aren't arboreal tree frogs? j/k

But seriously, I think combining our knowledge of pacman frogs, we, being many folks in this section of the forum, should be able to put together a thorough comprehensive care sheet. I'm not talking about normal basic care sheet. I'm talking about details, complete, even answering the common problems of pacman frogs (like FAQ), and include how to care for different species like Cornuta and Caatinga.

What do you guys think? IvoryReptile, Mikesfrog and Grif can be our anchors in this Complete Guide to Ceratophrys Frog Care. I am sure many people in this forum would benefit significantly from it. Not to mention that many experts on here would not have to answer to the same question from different people over and over again.

Now my question is how? Perhaps through DropBox or GoogleDocs we can start building the guide? Any ideas on this, folks?

Is definitely a good idea.