New in the forum and new pacman frog owner

[maltese1996]

Hi

i'm new in these forum i'm a student in MCAST agribusiness studying animal husbandry and animal care

I have a few questions about my albino pacman frog... few hours ago i got my albino pacman i bought from a reptile importer he brings the reptiles and amphibians from germany

1. my pacman have missing toes in one of his back legs
2. he didn't eat
3. he didn't borrow in the substrate yet i'm using jungle bedding - lucky reptile
4. he didn't eat and i'm worried because they told me they love to eat a lot and they try to bite everything that moves
5. and he has like sticky stuff on his legs and body is it because he is shedding after a long flight ?

heres a picture of my new pacman

thank you for any kind of help

[Bombina Bob]

Hi there
Welcome to the forum!

im sure the other members, like lija or grifthegreat know a whole heck of a lot about the pacman frogs, I know
Grif has a tread listing all the problems in the enclosure. hope this helps!

[Striped marsh]

Hello and welcome lovely frog you have.

[maltese1996]

thank you both

[GrifTheGreat]

Welcome to Frog Forum.

It would appear that the frog may be a little dehydrated from the long flight. 5 hours without eating is not an issue. The frog is most likely stressed from the long trip and needs to calm down and rehydrate. Also these frogs are nocturnal so they should be fed at night.

Low humidity and dehydration can make them feel tacky or sticky. You do not want to handle these guys much because they become stressed faily easy. If you decide to use a Light for supplemental heat avoid all daylight type bulbs. This means any that simulate daylight or have UVB radiation output. Use infrared bulbs and nothing higher than 50 watts. If you plan an using a UTH(Under Tank Heater) then place it on the side of the tank not the bottom. These frogs burrow to thermoregulate and hide. They won't understand why they can't cool themselves if they burrow over the Heat Pad.

Ill see you in the Pacman Forum.

Jerrod

[Heatheranne]

Hi

i'm new in these forum i'm a student in MCAST agribusiness studying animal husbandry and animal care

I have a few questions about my albino pacman frog... few hours ago i got my albino pacman i bought from a reptile importer he brings the reptiles and amphibians from germany

1. my pacman have missing toes in one of his back legs
2. he didn't eat
3. he didn't borrow in the substrate yet i'm using jungle bedding - lucky reptile
4. he didn't eat and i'm worried because they told me they love to eat a lot and they try to bite everything that moves
5. and he has like sticky stuff on his legs and body is it because he is shedding after a long flight ?

heres a picture of my new pacman

thank you for any kind of help

Beautiful frog! I love albinos.

Are the toes newly cut or healed? If they are recently hurt, you'll need to put him into a hospital tank to keep his wounds clean. Use clean paper towels as substrate. Change the paper towels daily, after feeding. Mist his tank a couple times a day. Only use dechlorinated/treated tap water or spring water.

When he is healed, use coconut fiber (not husk) substrate. I am not sure what lucky reptile substrate is. You can also use plain, unfertilized plantation soil.

Apply original neosporin to the toes if they are open sores, red/pink/brown, swollen or look bad. Use a soft Qtip to apply. He will likely need to see a vet if the area is open or infected. Do this in the evening after he eats.

The stickiness may be because he is dry, as noted above. Give his hospital tank a good misting. The humidity of his tank should be 80%. If he looks dry, give him a nice dechlor or spring water shallow soaking in his water bowl.

He may not eat for a few days until he settles in. He will need a few days to adjust to moving into a new home. Covering the back and 2 sides of his tank with a background, giving him a cave or hiding spot, and keeping him in a quiet, low traffic area will help. You may have already done these things.

The goal is to minimize stress for him. Feed first, then set him in his fresh water bowl. While he is soaking, change his paper towels and mist the tank. Then let him be. He'll need some time to learn you are the feeder and that you are not a big scary critter that is going to eat him .

If he has trouble hunting, try pulling a leg off of the cricket to slow it down. You can also try tong feeding.

See if you can get a closer photo of his toes so we can see how they're doing. Do not use a flash.

Hope this helps! Welcome to the forum . Pacman frogs are so cute! (I have 3).

Heather

[maltese1996]

thank you for the help both

here's a picture of his toes i know it's not that good but i don't want to handle him alot thank you again

[GrifTheGreat]

There do not appear to be any open wounds or signs of infections. I would say it most likely that those toes didn't fully form when the frog went through metamorphasis. It is fairly common. :-) It is also possible that the toes were bitten off by another froglet at some point. It is nothing to worry about though. I have a couple that have shortened toes. Your frog looks great. S/he justs needs a little chubbying up. :-)

[maltese1996]

thank you so much ... hopefully he start's eating soon

[Heatheranne]

Awe! So cute! He/she looks fine. Hopefully he'll eat soon.

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF Andreas ! How is your Pacman doing? Not sure if you have read it; but in the forum's "Care Articles" section there is a page with Pacman information. This should take you there: Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding .