Petsmart Pacs

[cranwelllover]

Anybody ever get a pacman from petsmart that has grown to full size and lived a long and prosperous life? I ask because I've acquired three pacs from petsmart in my life. The first died within the 14 day period. The next one I received for free died after two months. The third I bought lived for only two years, grew large, but had to be force fed! I'm not a bad owner, (all frogs I've acquired from reptile shows grew very large and lived long) I'm just wondering if anyone has actually bought a healthy pacman from petsmart?

[maxQ]

I have bought Amphibs and Reptiles from Petsmart and PETCO, some did well and some didn't. I have also bought Frogs from Mom and Pop Shops and Breeders that didn't do so well either but I have had much better success from Breeders or shows. But what's nice about Petco and Petsmart is the 15 days guarantee that most breeders and Mom and Pops don't give you.

[Hypnotic]

Honestly, avoid any WC frogs. I've learned my lesson the hard way. I own 4 CB frogs and 2 WC ones and the 3th WC one passed today, after owning it for 2 months and trying everything possible to keep it alive.
I also notice the growth of my CB ones is alot better, so if your looking for a healthy, happy, nice looking frog... Avoid the WC ones.
I fully agree with Gary, stick to breeders who know what they are doing, but forgot about a warrantee. Warrantees only need to be offerd on animals people aren't certain of, a healthy frog doesn't need it.

[GrifTheGreat]

I have 4 from Petsmart. If you get them within a week of them arriving there they are fine. One is 3 years, one 2.5 years, one 1.5 years, and last is about 2.5 months.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I got my Pep from my local petsmart and he seems to be doing just fine.
He feeds just fine via tongs and has never tired to bite me.
He croaks every once and a while.
I got him this last may at 17g and now he is almost 170g

[cranwelllover]

I got my Pep from my local petsmart and he seems to be doing just fine.
He feeds just fine via tongs and has never tired to bite me.
He croaks every once and a while.
I got him this last may at 17g and now he is almost 170g

What a specimen! He's beautiful! My pac that did make it past two years was around 150 and he was all brown but I loved him all the same

[poison]

Honestly, avoid any WC frogs. I've learned my lesson the hard way. I own 4 CB frogs and 2 WC ones and the 3th WC one passed today, after owning it for 2 months and trying everything possible to keep it alive.
I also notice the growth of my CB ones is alot better, so if your looking for a healthy, happy, nice looking frog... Avoid the WC ones.
I fully agree with Gary, stick to breeders who know what they are doing, but forgot about a warrantee. Warrantees only need to be offerd on animals people aren't certain of, a healthy frog doesn't need it.

Hi, it is illiegal to inport animals from Argintine so all the Ceratophrys cranwelli's we see on the market in the US are CB.

[GrifTheGreat]

Hi, it is illiegal to inport animals from Argintine so all the Ceratophrys cranwelli's we see on the market in the US are CB.

Brazil is the country with the law agaist exportation of their animals. As long as they are gotten outside of Brazil's borders it is not ilegal, but very expensive to import from other countries.

You are right though. All babies on the market of C. cranwelli are CB.

[poison]

I'm pretty sure it is Argintine. Maybe its both?

[cranwelllover]

Yeah I just hate how Petsmart (at least when I bought 'em) didn't give any background info, but thats to be expected. Though, its actually kinda funny because when I bought my first pac from them the lady put him in a fish tank full of water to show me how well they swim.

[GrifTheGreat]

Yeah I just hate how Petsmart (at least when I bought 'em) didn't give any background info, but thats to be expected. Though, its actually kinda funny because when I bought my first pac from them the lady put him in a fish tank full of water to show me how well they swim.

Pure ignorance Lol!