Adopted Albino Pacman Frog Help

[Maharg]

Thanks for the info. I'm not too concerned over him not eating yet. BUT this morning before I went to work I noticed he got out of his hole last night and pooped near the water dish. I think this is a good sign and could this mean he may be ready to eat now? I just bought him a heating pad so this is unfortunate I may have to buy a bigger one.. how big of a UTH do I need?

Im using a medium one for a 5 gallon in a heated room. They dont provide much heat. It covers nearly half of the back of the tank and my Fantasy is always right up to it. About a centimeter away.
Do you plan on getting more amphibs? If you do, definitely consider a space heater. They are infinitely more effective and can heat several tanks at once.

[GrifTheGreat]

I also commend you on doing as much research as possible before taking on a frog for a pet. Great job: Welcome to Frog Forum.
Your heat pad is probably fine. Remove the desk lamp it is probably causing unnecessary stress and hurting her eyes. Go out and buy a Fluker's 5.5" Clamp Lamp with dimmer. The dimmer switch will allow you to adjust the heat and light output of the heat bulb. Now the heat bulb MUST be and infrared. No daylight bulbs or basking spotlights of ANY kind. Be sure that the bulb is no higher than 50 watts. 50 watts is also preferable.

When using Saran Wrap only wrap the sides of the lid and leave a gap in the center to place the lamp Cut a hole in the Saran wrap on high ends of the lid so that air can circulate through the top of the lid. . The lamp will raise the ambient air temp which should be as stated by Graham at 80°, but no higher than 85° during the day and 75° to 79° at night. Hover around 78° though. Humidity should be 75% to 80% and substrate moisture must be moist or heavily damp, but not mud.

Try Night Crawlers to see if he will eat those. If you can find Hornworms(Goliath worms) they would also be good to try.

[Pruvmerong]

I also commend you on doing as much research as possible before taking on a frog for a pet. Great job: Welcome to Frog Forum.
Your heat pad is probably fine. Remove the desk lamp it is probably causing unnecessary stress and hurting her eyes. Go out and buy a Fluker's 5.5" Clamp Lamp with dimmer. The dimmer switch will allow you to adjust the heat and light output of the heat bulb. Now the heat bulb MUST be and infrared. No daylight bulbs or basking spotlights of ANY kind. Be sure that the bulb is no higher than 50 watts. 50 watts is also preferable.

When using Saran Wrap only wrap the sides of the lid and leave a gap in the center to place the lamp Cut a hole in the Saran wrap on high ends of the lid so that air can circulate through the top of the lid. . The lamp will raise the ambient air temp which should be as stated by Graham at 80°, but no higher than 85° during the day and 75° to 79° at night. Hover around 78° though. Humidity should be 75% to 80% and substrate moisture must be moist or heavily damp, but not mud.

Try Night Crawlers to see if he will eat those. If you can find Hornworms(Goliath worms) they would also be good to try.

Thank you for your help. I will go buy one of these and go from there. Will the infrared bulb work for the 12 hour light rotation? If so what should I do at night if I require the light to be on to maintain heat levels? Can I just dim the light for night time?

[GrifTheGreat]

Thank you for your help. I will go buy one of these and go from there. Will the infrared bulb work for the 12 hour light rotation? If so what should I do at night if I require the light to be on to maintain heat levels? Can I just dim the light for night time?

You can just use the natural day/night cycle or keep the room the frog is in well lit and just turn the light keeping the room lit off at night.. You can keep the infrared bulb on 24/7 or use a Moonlight blue bulb fir night time if you'd like.. The dimmer is to lower light and heat output so to achieve the lower night temps you can dim it. I just make sure the room is lit by natural light or artificial and they recognize the photo period and adjust on their own.

As long as the room is well lit during the day and dark at night all should be fine. Keep her warm and moist and all should be well.