New baby Pacman. New guy on forum :)

[Heatheranne]

Welcome and Congrats!

Nice start for your frog .

If I could just ask what kind of substrate you have? It looks like topsoil with vermiculite. If it is you should change it to Eco earth coco fiber. The vermiculite could accidentally be ingested when he dives at his food.

[Mr Drippy Smudge]

Hi,

This morning at 0500 the temperature read:

-80F from about 2 inches above substrate on back wall of setup
-77F from a thermometer I dropped onto substrate

I am very happy with the result!

@Heatheranne - thank you for your nice welcome I will change the substrate today as soon as the shop opens! Though should I leave it a couple of days as I have already moved stuff around in the setup and I am worried about stressing the frog out more than I have already done?

I think my frog may have gone into aestivation due to the stress of moving and my complete new comers ineptitude. The poor thing has totally buried itself in the substrate! Should I leave it there for a couple of days until it decides to come out itself?
It ate last night.

Many thanks,
Edd

[GrifTheGreat]

Hi,

This morning at 0500 the temperature read:

-80F from about 2 inches above substrate on back wall of setup
-77F from a thermometer I dropped onto substrate

I am very happy with the result!

@Heatheranne - thank you for your nice welcome I will change the substrate today as soon as the shop opens! Though should I leave it a couple of days as I have already moved stuff around in the setup and I am worried about stressing the frog out more than I have already done?

I think my frog may have gone into aestivation due to the stress of moving and my complete new comers ineptitude. The poor thing has totally buried itself in the substrate! Should I leave it there for a couple of days until it decides to come out itself?
It ate last night.

Many thanks,
Edd

No worries Red. burrowing completely is normal behavior. If you would like when feeding time comes around tonight just unburry his head so he can see and offer food after about 5 minutes. Aestivation is a dry period dormancy. In the dry season as temps soar and water and humidity levels recede. they burrow deep down and shed several layers of skin creating what is called the epithelial Sac. This special cocoon made of layers of skin and mucus protects them from dying out during the several months that they lay dormant. When the rains return the emerge to gorge on food and find a mate.

Your frog has burrowed down for normal rest during the day. Aestivation should never take place accidentally and never be allowed to occur in frogs under 1 year of age due to accidental death. As long as you keep the temps in the correct range, substrate moisture up, and humidity correct he will not feel the need to do so.

Oh and sorry I didn't welcome you, but I will now. Welcome to Frog Forum Edd

[Heatheranne]

Hi Edd,

I would change the substrate a soon as you get new .

[GeorgiaBulls]

Welcome to the board.
U have a great looking frogger there.
Glad to see u are caring enough to try and get him set up correctly.

[lumpbump]

Hey mate, welcome. Just my 2 cents - Use some kind of water conditioning additive that removes chlorine and chloramines from the water your using to expand the coir and filling the water dish with. Also you will want to suppliment your frogs diet with some calcium and vitamin powder by dusting your feeders. Its suggested you dont mix the calcium and the vitamin. Just do calcium every other feeding and vitamin once a week. Calcium is important for young pacmans developing skeletal systems.

[Namio]

Welcome and Congrats!

Nice start for your frog .

If I could just ask what kind of substrate you have? It looks like topsoil with vermiculite. If it is you should change it to Eco earth coco fiber. The vermiculite could accidentally be ingested when he dives at his food.

I was going to mention about the substrate but I'm glad Heather's got it!

Edd, is that an Ornate Horned frog you got there?

[Mr Drippy Smudge]

I think it is an Ornate as it has the spots on the back of the eyes? Sorry for quality of pic.

Thanks for the welcome Griif

[Namio]

I think it is an Ornate as it has the spots on the back of the eyes? Sorry for quality of pic.

Thanks for the welcome Griif

Yup that's an Ornate for sure.