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[jus85411]

i had an albino pacman frog a few years ago, our oil heater went overnight and the house dropped down to like 40-50 degrees F. he layed dormant for a few weeks without eating and i found him dead one day when i came home from school and work. i got one a few weeks ago, about the size of a quarter. another albino. i have him in a 20 gallon long tank. feeding calcium dusted crickets. the local pet stores dont carry night crawlers so i have to get out to the bait store for some to feed him. just wanted to share. i will post pictures of it. not sure if its a male or female yet. i was going to wait til it matured a little bit to try and sex it since i imagine juveniles are a little harder to sex

[John]

Welcome to the forum. Pacman frogs need to be kept warm, even at night. They do not tolerate temperatures much below 21 °C (70 °F). His not eating was not the cause of his death, but a symptom of a greater problem.

[jus85411]

yeah he stopped eating because of the sudden temp drop from our oil heater breaking, he was fine before that and had no problem taking food. the current temp under the lamp fluctuates from 77-82ish, at night 72-75. hes really cool. i saw him eat a cricket that wandered by him last night. he was very quick, even for a little guy!

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. Could you please do us a favor and post your location and country? It will help us to help you better.

[jus85411]

there we go. i tried before but couldnt figure it out

[Kurt]

Philadelphia, huh? Maybe I will see you at the June Hamburg, PA show.

[jus85411]

well im about 20 minutes outside of philadelphia. Pottstown/Reading area if your familiar with it. can you include a link to the show your talking about?

[Kurt]

Northwestern Berks Reptile Show - Hamburg http://hamburgreptileshow.com/

East Coast Reptile Super Expos (Formerly the Northern Berks Reptile Show) - Reading, Oaks, & Lancaster http://www.northernberksreptileshow.com/

Both shows include venomous reptiles.

[jus85411]

sweet thank you. i went to a reptile show a few years ago in king of prussia at the valley forge convention center. i work literally 2 seconds away from there, 5 mins from oaks. live 10 mins from reading, 20 mins from oaks, 45 mins from lancaster so i will have to check those ones out. do many(if any) people from this forum head to these shows?

[Kurt]

I have been to Hamburg and White Plains once. I frequent Manchester all the time (23 days and counting). I plan on hitting Hamburg in June.

The NEHS is planning on having a big show in October, details to follow as they emerge. We will be having a our show in May at the NEWC in South Weymouth.