Pac man , noisey frogs or not

[mchell43]

Hi Im thinking of getting one , but are they really noisey esp at night?

[Lija]

boys when they're calling yes, they are pretty loud.

[GrifTheGreat]

As Lija said the males can be very loud when calling, but it's really not that bad.

[Pluke]

I don't think they're bad at all. Males will call and it's kind of loud, but they might do it for 30 seconds and then stop for a few days. It's not constant, that's for sure.

[mchell43]

Oh ok but is this like in the middle of the night ?

[Pluke]

My frogs tend to call early morning, between 6-8AM. Sometimes in the middle of the day, they have never woke me up in the middle of the night and they're in my bedroom. They like to call when it's raining outside in particular or if they hear other frogs calling. I have lots of grey's tree frogs around my house and if they are calling my Pacmans tend to respond.

[Lija]

oh that is true, once somebody starting they all respond, no matter species :lol:

[mchell43]

Oh that's good , there is a cute little one in pet shop near me . While researching them the last few months I looked on you tube and they were LOUD. But the awful people were tormenting them to make them scream out. I don't like that sort of thing . Will prob go get little one at weekend, it may well be a girl but for sure I will be on here for any advice Thanks .

[Lija]

when they scream they sound different from when they call. good luck getting a new one, please post the pic, we love them here

[Zlitni]

Hope not to steel the spotlight, but actually i've been thinking about starting a thread about this... every night I go to sleep and have turned off for Froggy, there sometimes comes click-sounds, but not at the day???? Could that be a warning-signal?

[Lija]

does it sounds like that? Pacman Mating Calls - YouTube

[Zlitni]

does it sounds like that? Pacman Mating Calls - YouTube

Very hard to hear for the waterfall, BUT not like 0:27, neither 0:38, but it's more like "single-clicks" with sometimes five seconds between, sometimes minutes, sometimes hours, BUT not very much, and not as short between each "click" like in the video... it's a little bit like 0:20-0:22 (if it's a click, lol?)... first I though it were my spotlight-lamp, but it's not

[GrifTheGreat]

Very hard to hear for the waterfall, BUT not like 0:27, neither 0:38, but it's more like "single-clicks" with sometimes five seconds between, sometimes minutes, sometimes hours, BUT not very much, and not as short between each "click" like in the video... it's a little bit like 0:20-0:22 (if it's a click, lol?)... first I though it were my spotlight-lamp, but it's not

I can answer this question for you. They do make popping clicking sounds. Sort of like communicating. They use these for a variety of reasons. It can be the start of a threat, but is usually to voice slight discomfort. They will also make these sounds directed at you, but most of the time not in a hostile way. If they're in a rapid repeatative form then they're about to growl and threaten you.

Mine will sit and make these sounds while i bathe them or am feeding them. I do not know the full nature of these sounds because as far as I know there haven't been any studies on them. You can see when they make the sound if they choose to make them quietly by watching the frog's throat and sides. It will look almost like a stutter or twitch in their throat and sides while breathing. It can be seen in the water as well while they're soaking. They can make these sounds at many different volumes so listen carefully. It's a very interesting and curious sound. I assume tbat it is used to communicate with other Pacman frogs as i've had mine make these clicking popping sounds back and forth to one another a few time. Wish there was more of a study done about this subject.

[mchell43]

Hiya guys , well I did it I got my pac man here he/she is only 2 inch

[Lija]

so adorable, congrats!

[mchell43]

Thanks, so far he/she has been great. Has made itself comfortable in new home . I have standard crickets so how many to feed in a day, pac man is a few months old and about 2 inch . Called Rolo

[perfectlypierced]

Soooo cute. Looks like my first. Congrats!

[Zlitni]

GrifTheGreat

He says it when I turn one of the lamps off (the temp is fine), after a little while there comes some few clicks...

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks, so far he/she has been great. Has made itself comfortable in new home . I have standard crickets so how many to feed in a day, pac man is a few months old and about 2 inch . Called Rolo

Rolo should be fed at night because these frogs are nocturnal.

Offer him about 5 to 7 - 3/4" crickets per night. Don't for get to dust the food with a multivitamin for reptiles and amphibians once a week and with a calcium supplement with vitamin D3 three to four times per week.

EDIT; The calcium should equal to every other feeding.

[DVirginiana]

Pinching the back legs off the crickets is a good idea too. The spines can give little frogs some trouble. Plus, if you aren't tong-feeding, it keeps them from jumping and makes it easier for the frog to catch them.

Cute little guy