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    Default Re: Do seasons affect Pacman Frogs?

    Yes they can and it's completely natural so no need to worry. Obviously keep his temperatures and humidity correct as there is really no need to change them. If he comes out before spring then make sure there is food available and fresh water. Mine is exactly the same. When autumn came he stopped croaking, buried himself but came out every few days for food but now he has been under for weeks. You can dig him up once every few weeks to give him a soak and food if he won't come up but it's not necessary just more of a comfort to us knowing that he is safe and still getting food.

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    Default Re: Do seasons affect Pacman Frogs?

    Heather and Jack are correct.

    They can sense the change and will decrease and increase activity and food intake with the changing seasons. Always check on the frog if it has remained burrowed for a couple weeks. Most will increase food intake in spring and summer, but decrease at the end of summer to the start of fall, then increase again between fall and winter in which winter they will once again decrease activity and food. This doean't happen to all, but the majority of frogs will go through this phase.

    Keep everything normal and all should be fine.


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    They definitely feel changings of weather.
    Éven if you maintain high températures and humidity, starting on novembre or december, they burrowed for several months until may thé year after.
    this is what we observe in France for most of pacman owners
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    I was going to make a separate thread as I'm a new Pacman frog owner. I've had Esme for a couple months now, and she had been eating 2 worms every two days religiously. Now she has stopped eating altogether. I try feeding her every day or two when she comes out from being buried,but she turns away or doesn't look interested at all.
    I don't want her to starve to death! I also don't want to stress her out by trying to feed her excessively when she's not in the mood.

    So the answer is to wait? Keep temp and light and humidity consistent and that's it? It's been about two weeks since she's eaten anything.I thought they could only go a month?

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    Default Re: Do seasons affect Pacman Frogs?

    Make a new thread and answer these questions.

    1. Size of enclosure
    2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
    3. Humidity
    4. Temperature
    5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
    6. Materials used for substrate
    7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
    - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
    8. Main food source
    9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
    10. Lighting
    11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
    12. When is the last time he/she ate
    13. Have you found poop lately
    14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
    15. How old is the frog
    16. How long have you owned him/her
    17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
    18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
    19. How often the frog is handled
    20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
    21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

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