Crazy pacman!

[LizardMama]

When you turn the light off does he have food in his cage? The food might be annoying him and making him jump all over the place

[Misschievou2]

When you turn the light off does he have food in his cage? The food might be annoying him and making him jump all over the place

No food in his tank. I feed him away from his tank mid-day and whatever he doesn't eat in a few minutes i put away for another time.

[GrifTheGreat]

No food in his tank. I feed him away from his tank mid-day and whatever he doesn't eat in a few minutes i put away for another time.

Why are you feeding him at mid day???? These are nocturnal frogs and should be fed at night when they're active. You may be causeing unnecessary stress by waking him early while its still daytime. Have you checked for poop lately? They will also through fits aftera bowel movement because they want you to take it out.

When was the last time you changed his substrate?

[Misschievou2]

Why are you feeding him at mid day???? These are nocturnal frogs and should be fed at night when they're active. You may be causeing unnecessary stress by waking him early while its still daytime. Have you checked for poop lately? They will also through fits aftera bowel movement because they want you to take it out.

When was the last time you changed his substrate?

I change his substrate once a week and it will be a week on Saturday so I'll get on that soon. Very good point about feeding him, I'll make sure to feed him at night! . Prince Charming II is usually regular. Also I did my daily poop hunting the day of his fit and didn't find anything unless he buried it during his fit later that day. I did however refresh his water every time he trailed into it and that could have held the feces. I'll take a look in the tank later since he is sleeping now. .

[DeeDub]

Do you use eco earth?

Just a thought. Twice I have found big Beatles (one red, one black) in my enclosures. They are about an inch long and have big pincers (jaws). They have long thick antenna. They come out at night (they bury in the substrate) they musk pretty bad when you grab em. I hope this isn't what's troubling your frog, but I'd check.

[Misschievou2]

Do you use eco earth?

Just a thought. Twice I have found big Beatles (one red, one black) in my enclosures. They are about an inch long and have big pincers (jaws). They have long thick antenna. They come out at night (they bury in the substrate) they musk pretty bad when you grab em. I hope this isn't what's troubling your frog, but I'd check.

Yes. I use Eco Earth . Good stuff! Also it's around 30 - 40F on a normal bases outside my house and well most of them are dead or in hiding. Not to say they aren't sitting in my house or room all toasty but those are usually harmless spiders. I've never seen or heard of a beetle like you described. Sounds dangerous! Glad you got it out of your tank.

I think it is safe to assume he is upset about his mid-day feedings (even if I could swear he doesn't seem stressed) and perhaps he is upset that I am not able to find his poopie surprise. Once I get his feeding schedule at night I bet he will feel less grouchy. Also his bowl movement time will shift so he will not be hopping around trying to get my attention at 1am to clean his poop up.

Thank you everyone for the great insight. I love this site because I can throw ideas off of other frog lovers and caretakers and get answers for silly issues.

[Ra]

uhhhhhh, they are nocturnal so jumping around, kicking dirt around in the process and squeaking their feet at the bottom while they try to burrow are all NORMAL behaviors for an active pacman frog. I dont think hes thrashing around becasue he is upset about being fed mid day. If he eats, he isnt stressed out about being woken up, if he were stressed about being woken up he wouldnt eat...
The reason it is suggested to feed at dawn or preferably dusk is because this is when they are most active. Feeding them in the day time is not going to damage your frog.

Hes moving around in his cage because he is awake and active, obviously.

The poop, yes. That will make them move about becasue once they drop one they want to get as far away from it as possible. and they way they lay them, I dont blame em. Whenever I hear activity in an enclosure i dont normally hear activity in, I know theres a turd about.