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.