My new pacman frog

[AlexFish94]

Hi there, i am new to frog owning and i have just bought myself a pac man frog after doing some research and these seemed most appropriate for me. I have some problems/questions that i though i could ask some more experienced frog owners.

My first problem is that i cant can my terrarium above 23c (73f). How could i increase this? A i have a heat mat on the side of the tank (one half below the substrate one half below) the substrate is about 6-8 cm deep (2-4 inch) of coconut husk fibre ( the brick you soak in water for 30 mins or so)

Some other questions are:

Should the substrate be compressed or lose?

How wet should it be because it is damp now but no puddles in it at all ( except the water dish)

How old is my frog ( will display in pictures) its around the size of a ten pence piece or an american quarter.

He does not seem to be very aggressive or ever want to eat. I know they like to sit there and just bury themselves in the substrate and wait for food to walk by but he take no interest at all.

How much should i feed him/her because i have heard various things. The food i have at the moment are wax worms and crickets.

Is my tank too tall? it was the last one they had at the shop so i had no choice in the matter as i it was hard to find this frog in my area.

Also i have some standard moss which i first put in then removed as i heard they could eat it buy accident and it can harm them is this true?

Also does my set up look good for his size? is there any improvements i could make?


Thanks Alex

PS how do you upload photos? and his name is jabba the hut

[Lija]

ok first things first, let's do a tank first
would you please describe your tank ( measurements) and post a pic. to post a pic you go advanced and then look for attachments.

[amort90]

hi Alex, i had the same problem with keeping the heat and humidity in, i solved this by covering half of the top mesh with a towel ... which i have now changed to some of the spare coco background i had but that has let the temp increase to the right level i hope this helps

[AlexFish94]

Here are some pics and the measurements of the tank are 12 in high x 8in deep and 7in wide (30x20x18) aprox. As you see i keep a damp tea towel over the top to keep humidity in. is there any others ways and the terrarium is a plastic one.

thanks Alex


P.S if you cant see those coins are a U.K 10P and a US 1/4

[GrifTheGreat]

You can use plastic wrap of plexiglass to cover 3/4 of the screen top and it will help hold heat and humidity in.

[AlexFish94]

Also should i just leave crickets in there for him to eat, because if i wave them in front of his face he is just not interested ?

[GrifTheGreat]

Also should i just leave crickets in there for him to eat, because if i wave them in front of his face he is just not interested ?

They're nocturnal so you should feed at night. Break the hind legs off the crickets so that they are easier to catch. Leave them in over night, but remove any uneaten crickets the next morning.

[ninkyninja]

I use two undertank heaters and it still wasnt enough. Then got a red night light still didnt get it right. I have to put a small space heater by the tank. And i made a fogger which was easy to keep humidity up

[AlexFish94]

Well i am heading to the reptile shop today so i will get some advice from them too, i really appreciate the advice all together though. I also have a fish tank Quite a good one that i think may be suitable. It does have a powerful florescent light in the top its 30 x 30 x 30 so quite large for a small frog that is what i was thinking. Also do frogs like the bright light? because i have 12 hours on 12 hours off. But this light is like mega bright, it also gets rather warm. The tank it self looks like it would hold humidity and heat well. What do you guys think?

Thanks Alex