Designing an Ideal Horned Frog Terrarium

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Hi Frank! Read article and find it informative and well written. However; disagree with the recommended temperature to keep Pacmans. In my experience and from reading available literature, Pacman frogs do better at day temps between 80-85F with a 5 degree drop at night. Keeping them at low 70s for extended periods can result in edema (starts around rear legs) as symptom to permanent organ damage (kidney, liver, and lymphatic hearts). Thank you !

Hello Carlos,

Thanks for the kind words, and for pointing out some unclear language in my article...the temperature recommendation there is designed to illustrate a gradient, i.e. that temperature should range between those 2 points within the terrarium, so that the animal has a choice. Given that most owners keep this species in small terrariums, where a gradient is impossible to establish, your recommendation is accurate. Enjoy, best Frank