Oh, Helloooooo (And Questions)

[Louch]

Hi there.
I'm 16 years old
I don't have any frogs, but I want to have a Cranwelli pacman frog...so, I'm here to learn ..
.Is It an easy frog? Or there is a better kind of frog to start? how can I know how much food must I give it?

I'm reading this article, but I'm not sure if there is a 'better' frog for a novice.Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding

I already have :
A terrarium (80x35x40cm)
Red Light spot and UVB/UVA tube (I had a tortoise...)
Thermometer (I need to buy the hygrometer)
Zophoba, guppys (A lot of them) and goldfish (I need to buy crikets)
A water dish

[Meefloaf]

Hey, don't know much about pacman's i'm afraid, welcome to the forum, the guys here are awesome and very helpful. where abouts in Spain do you live, i have many friends In Madrid

[Mentat]

Welcome to FF ! Pacmans are fine for beginners as long as you set-up the right enclosure in advance and feed the correct foods. Other than that, get a fecal exam at your local veterinary to ensure it has no parasites and you are set-up correctly. Be aware Pacmans (and frogs in general) are not "hold me" type pets since it stresses them out.

The enclosure you mentioned is too big for a young Pacman, so can place it inside a smaller plastic keeper or divide a smaller section of tank for frog. Once it gains size you can release in it.

Food depends on size, for babies feed daily a few gut loaded crickets the size of distance between eyes or cut-up earthworms no more than it will eat in 10-15 minutes. Mine will loose interest in food way before that and eat their fill from tweezers in couple minutes. Red light is fine; but might need to remove UVB/UVA tube, specially if an albino. Recommend not feed fish (specially goldfish) and do ensure bath water is dechlorinated. Good luck !

[Louch]

Thanks!

Another questions:

Can I use silkworm instead of crickets?

Are crickets very loud?

can I use can of crickets?
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I'm hesitating, I don't know If I can breed crickets or grasshopers.

[Mentat]

I do not find crickets loud . They are in my kitchen area and I like the chirping. Most beetle worms are fatty and not the best nutrient. Grasshoppers should be OK if available (not marketed in US); read many remove the rear legs before feeding them.

Earthworms (night crawlers) are very good food. I alternate those with gut loaded crickets (carrots and orange). As per the care sheet, dust Calcium 2x and vitamins 1x per week on different days leaving a day in between. Good luck !

[Louch]

Thanks ^^ Do you have a lot of pacman frogs?

I'm a little afraid of crickets, but I'll try to breed them or grasshopers.

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Maybe beetle worms are fatty, but they are beautiful!

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[Mentat]

Thanks ^^ Do you have a lot of pacman frogs?

I'm a little afraid of crickets, but I'll try to breed them or grasshopers....

No, I'm on my second one; but handle lot's of crickets and other feeders for my spiders and fish also. Plastic tweezers or little plastic cups help handling if afraid of them .