looking to getting a pacman!

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Hello and welcome to FF! First thing will recommend is to read this excellent care article: Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding. Unless you get a 3.5 in. plus frog; the 10 gallon is not going to work. As Iceman mentioned, it will stress out the froglet. Options are to divide the tank or to get a small plastic keeper (ExoTerra Small Breeding Box works good) and keep frog in it. You will only need a water dish (ramped versions are best), and a small silk plant in there.

In response to your question, once you mix the substrate brick with dechlorinated water; you can place all unused substrate in a plastic bag and leave it open for a few days. It will dry up and then you can close it until needed without the risk of it getting mildew. Always mix so it's slightly damp and clumps in fist, without dripping water out. You will spot clean daily and change whole substrate around once a month.

Recommend get rid of the glass top and use a metal screen top in the 10G. You can use light fixtures (i.e. domes) and either Ceramic Heat Emitters (last longer) or Red Bulbs to provide heat. Heat pads are not too efficient when used on enclosure side and will probably require additional heat sources (i.e. lights). Depending on room temp you can probably get away with a dome (get ones with built in dimmer) and one of the lower wattage heat emitters. Then you can dial in the temperature and place the whole plastic keeper with frog inside the 10G. To prevent heat loss can cover whole screen top with aluminum foil using electric tape to attach to sides. Then place light fixture on top and draw around the perimeter with a Sharpie type marker. Finally use scissors to cut hole open; but make it one inch larger all around.

Best food are night crawlers and can get those at Walmart or local bait shop. A cup of worms (12-15) should last a long time with a baby; but adult frogs can go through one or even more weekly. For froglets can cut pieces around mouth size from the worms pointy end. When feeding insects gut load with carrots, lettuce, and cherios and size them same as the distance between frogs eyes. Remember to use supplements and this link has schedules for that: http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...schedules.html. Myself would not feed rodents to babies. If using them on larger frogs, do not go over 1 a month and do not feed a very large prey. If rodent is too large and rots inside the frogs stomach before being digested; it can kill your frog. Good luck !