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    Default Re: Medical issue, need help

    all right.
    first things first. DO NOT PANIC! i don't see anything serious based on your description, however let's get a few things clarified.
    - frog has not eaten for 2,5 week and that is a main concern
    - you took him to the vet and all she had to say after reading book is that is calcium deficiency. were there any tests, x rays done? what solution have you used as per recommendation and how did it look like?
    - ca/vit, how often, what are you using exactly?

    we really really need to see a frog and its enclosure.

    now, the only thing that really screams is your temps - 70 at night is way way too low, you should have 76-78 night, 80-82 day, that might be a reason along with humidity for frog not eating, it might think it is winter time. so i would start with increasing humidity to 76 if you have hydrotherm and correct temps and after you clarify things we might suggest doing something more. also - you don't have to feed mice, but variety is very beneficial.

    heat lamps are excellent, i use only them as a heating source for all my frogs, plugged into hydrotherm they always fine tune temps and fogger does the same for humidity.

    edit- why are you using your heat lamp on a timer, and not plugged into hydrotherm?
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    I hope your little guy is doing ok ) I just thought I would share how I keep all my pacman frogs because mine are growing like weeds and eating me out of house and home. I don't use a heat source on my pac mans I just use the ambient room temperature that ranges from 74-80 during the winter and 80- 85 during the summer. I have my frogs in 20 gallon tanks with screen lids that I have covered and vented to keep the moisture up and I also give my frogs about an hour bath once a week and check the tanks for waist before I mix up all the eco earth and give them fresh water in their dishes. I also switch up their food and vary from super worms, hornworms, hornworm chrysalis, hornworm moths, small fish, pinky rats, crickets, butter worms ect ) they will pretty much eat anything but I also give them Fluckers Repta Boost now and again that you can find at pet smart. I would flip your frog over gently and look at its back legs and inner thighs and feet for any red spot or infection and treat them with peroxide and polysporin "black tube" I adopted a pineapple ornate that had such a bad case of red leg that I could squeeze infection out and I didn't think it would make it but keeping the bedding clean along with treating it daily worked wonders. Main thing with pac mans I find is don't let them sit in one spot to long or they will be in their own filth because they don't seem to care and that can cause them to have issues.

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