Yet another new baby frog topic! I need your expertise please!

[NialR35]

First of all, I would like to thank all the great contributors in these forums. I have been doing research throughout several topics within these forums prior to getting my baby pacman frog so I can educate myself and be prepared and you all have been great with all the advise you have provided; but I have encountered some issues and need your expertise on my particular case. I obtained my pacman two days ago and well here is my info:

1. Size of enclosure- Exo Terra 18x18x12( But I recently moved my baby to a medium sized critter carrier)
2. # of inhabitants - 1
3. Humidity- 80%
4. Temperature-78-80
5. Water - type - I use tap water treated with reptisafe for everything.
6. Materials used for substrate- Eco Earth
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials: Pastic plant/leaves, "wood" log, water dish, and I covered one side of the Exo Terra terrarium with a laminated "jungle-like" screen to reduce stress, the other side is mostly covered by the UTH and the other side covered with the foam rock thing that came with the terrarium.
8. Main food source- Crickets- He has not eaten since I got him at all.
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)- The idea is twice per week Ca and once per week multivitamins. Using repcal.
10. Lighting- Two 5.5" lamps with dimmers and a 50 watt zoo med basking spot lamp with tight beam and another 50watt zoo med nocturnal infrared heat lamp for the night.
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure- Side mounted zoo med UTH and the recently acquired basking lamp/infrared
12. When is the last time he/she ate- Two days ago
13. Have you found poop lately- Don't think so
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)-attached
15. How old is the frog- I don't know, probably less than 4 months. Under two inches for sure.
16. How long have you owned him/her-2 days
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred-Most likely captive bred.
18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats- Only have tried crickets with no luck.
19. How often the frog is handled- Never.
20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area-No traffic at all, alone in my room.
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)- changing water daily, misting 2-3 times per day, adjusting light bulbs accordingly


The main problem is: HE IS NOT EATING!

I acquired my baby frog two days ago, he has not eaten at all yet. I had him in the 18x18x12 exo terra and after doing much research in these forums, I moved him today to a medium critter carrier that I placed inside the exo terra terrarium( I did this to eliminate the "too-big-for-him" rule, so let's see what happens). I also bought the basking light/infrared lights today in order to help me reach a stable temperature of 82 F during the daytime because the side mounted heat pad was not doing it, so I bought the dimming lamp with those bulbs to supplement the lack of heat. I also bought these lamps to help me with the day/night cycle because my room is dark and daylight is barely in it since I keep my shades closed when I go to work.

a)Is it okay to put the critter carrier inside the bigger cage? I only did this because 1) I did not want to attach the UTH to the plastic carrier and 2) I did not want to put the lamps on top of the plastic carrier either because it would be way too close. However I also bought an exo terra thermometer-hygrometer combo digital meter because I was using an analog dual-gauge zoo med one but temp never went higher than 78 so I bought a digital one to be safe. I also put an old pillow case covering half of the exo terra cage to help me with the humidity and temps.

b)How can I get him to eat? It has been two days, he does look "fat" but spends the whole day burrowed and I have tried to feed him a couple of times using tongues and shaking the cricket like a Polaroid picture in front of him but nothing! I'm starting to get worried, even though this type of behavior might be normal for a new pacman baby but I really hope he starts eating soon. Crickets are dying =(. I'm feeding the crickets fluckers orange cube, are those okay? Are nightcrawlers/mealworms the same thing and better than crickets?

c) Do I need to do anything else as far as his habitat? What times are best to feed him?

I followed Grif's every word of advise combined into one habitat lol, but please help me! This is my first frog and I've always been interested in pacman's( who doesn't love watching them eat? =) ) and I have tried everything I could and read to make this work so I hope the recently acquired critter carrier along with the lamps help this little guy out. Thanks in advance guys!

p.s- The temps shown on the picture are when I first put the probe from the new digital meter. As of now they are 80F and 80% which is an improvement. Sorry I was not able to take a picture of him, but he was deeply burrowed and I guess sleeping.