Pacman frog eating question!

[GrifTheGreat]

Ive never tried worms, but if he eats a dead baby mouse, i dont see why he wouldnt eat a live worm.
What are the specifics on night crawlers? How many, times per week, feeding the worms, ect.



edit// Might be important to let everyone know hes not an adult yet.
Hes about 8 months old.

Feeding goes more by size. How large is the frog SVL(Snout to Vent Length)?

[sobo2gego]

Feeding goes more by size. How large is the frog SVL(Snout to Vent Length)?

I dont know his exact size but hes 2-2.5 inches ( took a tape measure outside of the cage)
I went to petsmart today and got superworms, im pretty sure they're the same thing, they look the same. But needed to me sure.
I tried feeding one to my tomato frog 10 minutes ago and he ate it! So that awesome, hes been growing at the same exact rate as the pacman, so they're about the same size.
If anything, hes a half inch larger. So whatever you prefer to feed my pacman, ill do the same with my tomato. Thats if pacman eats the worms, i wont try until tomorrow due to the pinky situation.

[infamouschris7]

Superworms and nightcrawlers are not the same thing. Nightcrawlers are soft and come refrigerated. The superworms can't be digested by pacmans

[sobo2gego]

Thanks for clearing that up, I did some research and its superworms/mealworms that are very close. Superworms are larger, and have a higher fat content.
I dont want to disagree but ive heard of plenty of people feeding their pacmans mealworms, and after plenty of reading, mealworms are almost the same thing as superworms, just not as fat. So im sure they can digest them, Its just harder to digest so people recommend nightcrawlers or wax worms like grif did above.

Ill go back to the store today and find some softer worms, I dont want to risk anything.

I was told wax worms, nightcrawlers,

[infamouschris7]

I didn't know any better at first. All I fed my pacman was superworms at first and he was impacted for a very long time so I suggest staying away from superworms and mealworms all together. Wax worms are ok just don't feed them so often because they are high in fat. Maybe once a week with the wax worms

[sobo2gego]

I didn't know any better at first. All I fed my pacman was superworms at first and he was impacted for a very long time so I suggest staying away from superworms and mealworms all together. Wax worms are ok just don't feed them so often because they are high in fat. Maybe once a week with the wax worms

How many worms should i feed him per feeding? Hes 2-2.5 inches long, 8 months old.

[GrifTheGreat]

How many worms should i feed him per feeding? Hes 2-2.5 inches long, 8 months old.

Cut pieces off the worms starting at the tail. It will the pale spear shaped end. Probably cut pieces off that are about 2" long and offer them to your frog. The rest of the worm will survive and begin to regenerate the tail, but that process takes a long time. Just switch back and forth between worms until they're gone.

A 2" to 2.5" frog should be able to eat 2 to 3 pieces that are 2" in length depending on how thick the worm is. Be sure to dust with a calcium supplement that contains Vitamin D3 every other feeding and dust with a Reptile/Amphibian multivitamin once a week and not at the same time in the same feeding as the calcium.