pacman not eating

[Mentat]

I do not estivate my frogs; but they still slow down eating around 1/2-1/3 of normal during Winter. They have become more active the last couple weeks (located at Virginia Beach).

Two months without any food is a bit long if frog is active. Please answer the below posted questions to see if anything could be the cause, thank you !

“Trouble in the Frog Enclosure”

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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. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.
16. How old is the frog
17. How long have you owned him/her
18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
20. How often the frog is handled
21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.

[limnologist]

1. 1-gal plastic shoebox. i breed them so i dont use large aquariums very often.
2. no other inhabitants.
3. 80%
4. 70-80 F
5. distilled or aquariums water, whatever i have on hand.
6. moist paper towels.
7. empty except for a hut that he uses occasionally.
8. i breed superworms, mealworms, waxworms, endlers guppies, earthworms, and mice. so he eats a variety of that.
9. calcium supplement on all foods (excluding earthworms)
10. natural sun mixed with a repti light
11. heat mat.
12. february 27
13. yes he passes but does not eat.
14. i will try to get a pic up.
15. hes perfectly fine. hes clean, clear eyed, isnt scared or stressed. i trained him to eat from my hand, but now he doesnt want to and he wont eat anything that walks in front of him.
16. 2 years as of april 3
17. 2 years
18. captive
19. he used to eat 3 times a week, his meal was usually 3 earthworms on tuesday, 5 mealworms and superworms on thursday, and 3 waxworms on saturday, with an occasional mouse every few weeks.
20. he isnt handled but he does recognize my hand
21. low
22. i clean the cage once a week.
btw, he is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide

[limnologist]

im not worried for his health because he is as bright and beautiful as ever, he just came out of the breeding season and isnt losing any weight. ive never run into a situation such as this in my studies though. so im very curious if anyone has any comments

[GrifTheGreat]

im not worried for his health because he is as bright and beautiful as ever, he just came out of the breeding season and isnt losing any weight. ive never run into a situation such as this in my studies though. so im very curious if anyone has any comments

Sometimes they fast for no apparent reason. It can be for various reasons. I would have a fecal exam done just incase though. Parasites and protozoa can put them off food.

[limnologist]

problem solved. I offered him bugs, then a mouse and he still wasnt interested until I put an american toad in the cage. now hes very full because the toad was a little bigger than half the size of the frog.

[GrifTheGreat]

problem solved. I offered him bugs, then a mouse and he still wasnt interested until I put an american toad in the cage. now hes very full because the toad was a little bigger than half the size of the frog.

You do realize that Bufo Americanus is poisonous right? If eaten it can kill your frog.

[limnologist]

american toads arent deadly to other animals, they have unpleasant tasting toxins and if my pets were unhealthy it would make them sick, but they are very healthy, and he chose the toad so......
hes fine, he has eaten many before. many animals can safely eat Bufo Americanus. It's creatures like the Marine Toad that can kill other animals with the potency in its poison.

[phibphan]

Hello All,
I have an adult pac man frog who has not eaten on his own for two months. I panicked and force fed him a few times, which I fear has stressed him out and made things worse. In the last month, we fed him a roach, a large nightcrawler, and a fuzzy. He tries to spit the food out.
Chomp is a year and a half old, and ate very well early on (crickets, roaches, worms and pinkies-two feedings a week). He is captive bred, and is handled about twice a week. At a year, he became picky and would eat nothing but mice. Now, he won’t eat at all, and has had no bowel movement in about a month. I give him soaks(spring water, room temperature) and massage his belly. He stays buried in his eco most of the time now, but will become active during soaks. I became alarmed today when I noticed more retained water than usual (puffy under chin and face). I took him out to soak, and he did not release any liquid as he usually does when soaking. I am worried that he may have a blockage! Because this is my first pac man frog, and my first adult year with him, I can’t tell if he needs to go to the vet or if I am just bothering him. Vivarium stats are as follows: Humidity is 80- 90,temp around 78 degrees,low uvb on a timer (12 hr shifts), a few inches of eco earth, shallow water dish with spring water, eco prepared with spring water and changed twice a month, misted regularly throughout the day, all items in tank rinsed/soaked with spring water before using or after cleaning, water changes every other day
The enclosure is near our dog’s bed, which I didn’t think about until you mentioned high/low traffic. He grew up around our dog, an never seemed bothered by it before, but I will try a move to see if there is a difference. To any that respond, I thank you in advance for your time.

[Hypnotic]

First off, don't be alarmed about him not pooping for a month, if he's not really eating, he probably doesn't need to poop. Check his right side, do you feel a hard lump?
Could you post a picture of the frog and the enclosure? If you force fed him he is probably going through alot of stress right now, my advise would be leave him alone for the time being, if he doens't have a hard lump, stop the soaks and try to resume your normal feeding schedule without being too worried. Also, please create your own topic, more people will come and check new topics out, so your chances of being helped will be increased!