Please help my Pacman
Hi, I just puchased my first pacman frog a month and a half ago after wanting one for years. At first everything was great he was eating anything I threw in there (dusted crickets,mealworms, wax worms, night crawlers) and moved around about twice a day he was about the size of a quater he had gotten up to about 2 3/4 inches in about a month then he just stopped eating altogether. I then did some reserach and found he was at around 65-70 degrees so I got a temp gauge and a heat lamp with an amphibian bulb and now keep the tank around 80 in the day and 70 at night, humidity is 60-80 based on misting which is done about 4 times a day. I have had him at the higher temps for about a week now and still no progress and the frog is losing size. 2 days ago he took what I would say was a big poop for his size (bigger than a pinky) but still has not eaten since. The frog seems to be more active at night time I have noticed and dropped a pinky in there for him and some crickets so he could hunt at night but he just moves around the tank and in the morning I find him in whatever spot he is hiding for those few days. Sometimes he burrows but usually not and the crickets and pinky just walk all over him - literally. I have watched a cricket sit in front of him for a half hour and he still will not eat. I tried cleaning the Terarruim and changing it around a little to see if that stimulated him but it did not. I have noticed at times he looks waxy but he does seem alert however he has lost a lot of weight and I am concerned Petco maybe sold me a sick frog. The frog is now about 2 inches long and 1 3/4 wide. I have only used the coconut stuff as hs substrate and it is about 3-4 inches deep. I will attach a photo of him in his enviroment, any help would be great as I hope he does not die.
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