Pooping problem..

[MrFroggie]

It didnt poop today also.. I'm kinda worried
Ate 2 big crickets on Thursday
Didn't poop yet is it normal?

[GrifTheGreat]

It didnt poop today also.. I'm kinda worried
Ate 2 big crickets on Thursday
Didn't poop yet is it normal?

Dont panic. Answer these questions and repost the answers here. http://www.frogforum.net/pacman-frog...enclosure.html

[DVirginiana]

When the frog really needs to poo, you will notice a hard lump on its right side. Until that happens, try not to worry too much.

Just answer the questions from the Trouble in the Enclosure sticky Grif mentioned. It'll probably be fine.

[MrFroggie]

When the frog really needs to poo, you will notice a hard lump on its right side. Until that happens, try not to worry too much.

Just answer the questions from the Trouble in the Enclosure sticky Grif mentioned. It'll probably be fine.

The bump had disappeared but there's no poop and he doesn't wants to eat

[GrifTheGreat]

The bump had disappeared but there's no poop and he doesn't wants to eat

Might be stressed a little. Just let him rest. Get some small crickets and take the hind legs off so that the crickets cannot jump. This makes them easier to catch. Leave about 4 in with him and let him be.

Small crickets should be half inch or less.

[NewFrogDude]

Okay well, as most of you know I have had my pacman for about 3 weeks. He is still pretty small and has given up on crickets completely so I have been feeding him Waxworms, he destroys them, but I have only seen him poop once. I figured out how to keep his tank regulated and the humidity is perfect and the temp is between 75 and 80 depending on time of day. Any suggestions on how to get him to poop?

[DVirginiana]

Okay well, as most of you know I have had my pacman for about 3 weeks. He is still pretty small and has given up on crickets completely so I have been feeding him Waxworms, he destroys them, but I have only seen him poop once. I figured out how to keep his tank regulated and the humidity is perfect and the temp is between 75 and 80 depending on time of day.

Start a new thread about this; you'll get more responses, and it'll keep this one from getting sidetracked.

Any suggestions on how to get him to poop?

Don't feed waxworms. The exoskeletons have more chitin than crickets or roaches and cause impaction. If he won't take crickets try ordering some dubia roaches. My frog is incredibly picky, and she used to love them before I switched her to a nightcrawler-only diet.

[NewFrogDude]

Really. These look like fat maggots not a mealworm that has a hard shell. These are quite soft.

[DeeDub]

Really. These look like fat maggots not a mealworm that has a hard shell. These are quite soft.

I've heard they are chitinous too, but when I saw 'wax worms' at my local pet store (LPS) they looked exactly like "fat maggots"...lol

Here's the deal on em though. They are about 24% fat....that's a lot. That's more than any other invertibrate feeder that I know of. You want low fat high protien.

http://www.house-of-reptiles.com/fee...ertebrates.pdf

[GrifTheGreat]

Start a new thread about this; you'll get more responses, and it'll keep this one from getting sidetracked.



Don't feed waxworms. The exoskeletons have more chitin than crickets or roaches and cause impaction. If he won't take crickets try ordering some dubia roaches. My frog is incredibly picky, and she used to love them before I switched her to a nightcrawler-only diet.

Wrong worm DV. Waxworms are maggots and cause impaction in large amounts because their skin doesn't always digest properly leaving and empty skin sack that can sometimes cause blockages. The main problem with Waxies are fat content.

[NewFrogDude]

Well he has completely turned his nose up on Crickets. Waxworms, however do not last long at all. But I only feed him every other day.

[Lija]

DO not feed waxworms as a staple, it is ok to give them once in a while as a treat, but NEVER as staple. Feed nightcrawlers ( or pieces of it if a frog is small), roaches.

I feel like I'm not really getting what is a problem.

[DVirginiana]

Wrong worm DV. Waxworms are maggots and cause impaction in large amounts because their skin doesn't always digest properly leaving and empty skin sack that can sometimes cause blockages. The main problem with Waxies are fat content.

lol I always get waxworms/superworms/mealworms confused since I've never had anything that eats any of them. I just know that none of them are a good staple

[DeeDub]

Nightcrawlers are super affordable and ALL of my frogs love them. My peppermint will leap (I know...the fat little SOB's leaps compared to others aren't much) for a nightcrawler in the tongs or waterdish. My Pyxie...sad...lol, I almost wrote Pyxies (I sold my females to Mike)....anyway, he eats them by the mouthful. I put about 8 at a time on a plate in his cage (spagetti), sprinkle on a little calcium (parmasean cheese) and he destroys them.

No need to feed any other 'worms' IMO. Variety is the key as many have said multiple times on different threads and I think the other worms/feeders make for great treat to add that variety.