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    Default Re: This forum is making my head spin!

    How old is your pacman? As far as lighting goes, I would go with a low wattage house bulb. Something that won't hurt his/her eyes since they are nocturnal.

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    Ok ill give the info that I offer consistently all the time. I never change how I explain the setup and it is posted throughout this forum.

    Pacman frogs are not very active so they don't need large spaces. A Pacman can live out its entire life in a 10 gallon tank, but as babies and juveniles they need to be able to catch their food easily due to them needing as much food and nutrition as possible so you'll want to house a baby in a medium to large critter keeper. These are plastic so you will need to select a UTH(Under Tank Heater) that is for hermit crab terrariums. These are small and are safe fir plastic. No other heat pad is safe and it is usually stated within the Warning section of the pad's instructions. About 1" to 1 1/2" if coconut fiber(not husk) substrate for burrowing. Cover 3 sides of the enclosure with some sort of background so the frog feels secure. Pacman Frogs stress easily so you need to make him as comfortable as possible. NEVER DUCT TAPE A UNIT THAT PRODUCES HEAT. It may start a fire.

    As for lighting. You'll want to purchase a Fluker's 5.5" or 8.5" clamp lamp with dimmer switch. The dimmer switch allows you to accurately control the amount of light and heat produced by the bulbs you'll use. Now incandescent bulbs are what you want and you don't want to exceed 50 watts. Anything higher is too powerful. Like Ra said though they are nit necessary if the room the frog is in is well lit during the day and dark at night to allow for proper day night cycle and if the room stays warm enough. The frog must have temps of 80° to 82° during the day and 75° to 79° at night. Night temp for babies should hover around 78° though. Since you have an Albino you'll want to avoid any and all daylight/spotlight bulbs. You can use an Infrared during the day and night since the infrared will not be visible in a well lit room and doesn't affect their natural day/night cycle so its fine to use at night as well. Beware that any heating unit whether it be light bulb or UTH will lower the relative humidity as the temp rises. Humidity needs to be 80%, but can be ok in the mid to high 70s. Albinos are extremely sensitive to bright lights and UVB radiation so you'll want to avoid these completely. Their skin can be burned and too much exposure can cause them to go blind.

    The rocks you have in the frogs water dish will need to be swapped out for larger ones as the frog grows so that it doesn't accidentally swallow one and become impacted(severely constipated/intestinal blockage) and die.

    There is a lot of conflicting info out there so if you have any in-depth questions feel free to ask. There are several experienced keepers and breeders here that can assist you. Also note that this is not a forum for it one kind of frog unlike the forum you mentioned for Beardies. There are a about 4 ways to keep a basic setup for Pacman frogs and some are better than others, but each works. It is up to you to choose which you feel is right for you and your frog.

    As your frog grows you can upgrade to a larger enclosure.

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