Trouble in the Enclosure Reply

[COOCOpUcHoo]

1. 5 gallons
2. One Pacman Frog
3. Unknown (no gauge)
4. 80-85 degrees F. Unknown at night
5. Dechlorinated Spring water for misting and water dish.
6. Eco Earth and TINY traces of moss.
7. Fake plant, Half log, water dish, substrate
8. Crickets with calcium vitad powder
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10. UVB light 13 watt
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12. She/He was bought recently, i haven't seen it eat.
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15. by the looks of it, a few weeks or months.
16. few hours
17. unknown
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19. i dont unless absolutely required
20. substrate will be monthly, water as needed, tank will be monthly.

I will add pictures as a reply to this thread.

[DVirginiana]

You need to get a thermometer and hygrometer ASAP. Pacs will stop eating and get stressed very quickly if their temp and humidity aren't in the right range. Stress can kill a frog.

[Lija]

yes, you need to get hydrometer and thermometer, digital are the best, for thermometers i prefer infrared. at any rate you need to know these numbers and monitor them closely, most pacs would eat only after lights are off and temp cool off a few degrees, that is when they eat in a wild.
since you use UVB - what kind of pac do you have? they don't need UVB and some UVB are too bright for a regular colored pacman, while it is a big no-no for albino.

what are you using for heating?

everything else looks great! good job on that! what size is a frog in inches? we can give approximate estimate on his age. and of course pics would be helpful too

[COOCOpUcHoo]

how much are hydrometers?

[COOCOpUcHoo]

this is my frog and the enclosure.

[GrifTheGreat]

He doesn't need the UVB light.

Cover 3/4 of the screen top with saran wrap/plastic wrap to hold heat and humidity in.

Cover 3 sides of the tank with some kind of natural background so the frog feels secure and not exposed.

Keep the temps from 78° to 80°.

Humidity must be 70% to 80%. Hygrometers are not expensive most of the time. Buy digital temp and humidity gauges. They are more accurate.

[COOCOpUcHoo]

i dont have a backgrouund or anything. if i print one from the iinternet is that ok?

[GrifTheGreat]

i dont have a backgrouund or anything. if i print one from the iinternet is that ok?

That's fine. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just something to cover the sides so the frog isn't as stressed. I've seen people use magazine pages, construction paper, etc. It may be more visually pleasing to US to have the fancy terrarium backgrounds, but the frogs really aren't that picky.

[COOCOpUcHoo]

I moved the enclosure to corner, will this help with the wallpaper issue?

[Mentat]

I moved the enclosure to corner, will this help with the wallpaper issue?

Yes, can cover other side with even newspaper, until you find something you like. This is combo meter I use; but you can also get a hygrometer only version for couple bucks less http://www.amazon.com/Terra-Digital-...rra+hygrometer .

To cover top with saran cut a piece that will cover half the top and tape it to edges. If humidity still needs to be higher; then cover a total of 3/4 of screen and adjust as required. Good luck !

[COOCOpUcHoo]

Thank you

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

And the corner of the room has less traffic and high traffic can stress out the frog.

It is nice that you have a hide for it but packies like to burrow into the substrate.
I highly recommend eco earth coco fiber.
you can get it n compressed bricks or loose in bags.
and it holds moisture very well and your frog will love digging in it .
heres is what mine does.

[COOCOpUcHoo]

what i am using is the compressed bricks

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Does it have moss mixed in with it. mine has just coco fiber.

[COOCOpUcHoo]

before i had the frog i put in moss, when i got the frog i was informed of the moss issue and i got rid of most of it