Friends pacman frog - help needed again

[Lija]

Hello , How big and fat is your frog?i have a Pacman frog that is 5 inches long and 5 inches wide when not full .she eats perhaps 1 time every month to 2 months .They will hold the food in their belly's for a long time . Do not worry if they don't use the bathroom or don't eat and they have a tendency to hibernate when it is not humid enough or a bit chilly in the tank .What have you been feeding it ?

it is not ok. for adults it is time to worry a lot if they hold their food in a system for 2 weeks, let alone months or not eating or hibernating(if you don't do it properly). it has nothing to do with being big or fat.

THAT IS NOT OK PEOPLE!


..... urg!

[TextualDeath]

not to argue but all frogs are different and any animal that stores fat like a pacman can go a very long time without eating . the only time to worry is if it is emaciated or dehydrated.My frog is just fine and she has never pooped every 2 days . she has from the very beginning digested practically everything and pooped only a good week or 2 after eating then waits another 2 weeks to eat. She has a very humid tank ( i use a Zoo Med repitfogger which i wired into a humdistat and keep her at 70 percent humidity . she also has a under tank zoo med heater , and a very nice 3 inch deep water bowl which she loves .I'm not saying every frog is like my pacman Sam but i am saying your pet will decide when it is hungry or not .She is very healthy .

[Lija]

Text absolutely! every one of them is different, you keep yours in proper conditions, but you said before she goes every 2 month, that is a bit different from 2 weeks as well there is a difference when a frog is in experienced keepers hands when we know how a healthy frog looks like and when you need to worry.
the goal here is to keep a frog in proper conditions all year round, feed proper food then a frog will be all right, however as many of us know even that might not be enough. That is why it is so important to teach others proper way of doing things, with frogs things can go downhill very fast. Not eating and pooping for 2 weeks for an adult pacman frog living in spot on conditions is something to worry about, but I'm not saying it is time to panic yet. for a baby - cut that time to a week or even less depending on a size and condition of a frog, that is when you need to go for noninvasive things like nice warm bath and keep an eye closely. If everything seems to be all right may be she needs to have a bit change in a diet ( more nightcrawlers) to help her go more often, constant constipation ( pooping every 2 week or more on a regular basis) may lead to colon problems as time goes by. One of the worst case scenarios - colon will get enlarged this will lead to bacterial infection and that might kill your frog in a matter of 2 days ( or less) out of dehydration despite spot on conditions including humidity and water bowl preset, basically it might be dead before you realize what is happening. I lost one of my geckos this way, i saw her showing slight signs of dehydration in the morning, despite hydration therapy for the whole day she was gone in pm, necropsy confirmed my suspicions. Frogs are more sensitive to different illnesses, so that time might be even shorter. not to scare anyone, just want you guys to look seriously at anything out of ordinary.

[TextualDeath]

she has at times gone for almost 2 months but she was also inactive hence the hibernating thing. but today i changed out her moss and put in some nice warm wet new stuff . i added a mouse and she ate it right off and she took a bath in her dish . now shes settled in the mos and is content . She is huge and she could easily eat 2 full grown mice. her appetites though have grown less since she became full grown and i am giving her smaller mice rather the large adults she was accustomed to .Id rather give her 2 small ones so she can digest a bit better.There was a time she was wolfing down 1 a week.I seriously think a mate would do her good . i believe shes perhaps egg bound .

[Truffs1178]

she has at times gone for almost 2 months but she was also inactive hence the hibernating thing. but today i changed out her moss and put in some nice warm wet new stuff . i added a mouse and she ate it right off and she took a bath in her dish . now shes settled in the mos and is content . She is huge and she could easily eat 2 full grown mice. her appetites though have grown less since she became full grown and i am giving her smaller mice rather the large adults she was accustomed to .Id rather give her 2 small ones so she can digest a bit better.There was a time she was wolfing down 1 a week.I seriously think a mate would do her good . i believe shes perhaps egg bound .

A friend for a pacman frog probably isn't a good idea because if one is bigger than the other the smaller one may become lunch for the other. Also a mouse a week probably isn't to healthy for the frog.

[Hypnotic]

Text, I've read this before and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, an adult frog should have no trouble digesting a mouse, given the temperature and humidity are good.
I have no idea if horned frogs can even be eggbound, if you believe she is (wich I highly doubt), take her to a vet emediately.
A mate won't change anything about this. For one, she's allready eggbound, so what good would a mate do her? Why get her a mate? Unless you plan to love and care for another frog, you don't need to get another one.
They aren't exactly animals that live in groups, they are cannibalistic to the bone.
Text, please create a topic and fill out the enclosure questions, several people on here suspect your frog might need help and that there is something wrong. I don't mind you posting in my topic, but for the sake of getting the help you need and keeping the forum uncluttered, please create a topic.