Stubborn Pacman

[Murphy]

Hey guys. Just wondering how to get my pacmans feeding response up. He refuses to eat unless I rub it in his face for a few minutes which I doubt he particularly enjoys. Any thoughts?

[chibikaie]

What's on offer? Are there some foods he'll eat more readily than others? I think they do have preferences.

Is there any chance that he's not really hungry and is only striking to get rid of the annoyance?

[limnologist]

try a large, live prey item. Though, Thats how I feed mine, I keep a lot and dont have time to make sure each one eats, so I hand feed each one. It doesnt seem to bother them at all.

[GrifTheGreat]

It doesn't stress the frog if you rub the food and he takes it, but if he starts to go into a defensive posture then you need to worry. Some are just lazy like this. Its their nature.

[limnologist]

I concur haha

[Bast3rd]

I try rubbing food in my guys face. The turns away and backs up. You say you need to worry about defensive posture. Should I be worried? Why? what does this mean?

[GrifTheGreat]

I try rubbing food in my guys face. The turns away and backs up. You say you need to worry about defensive posture. Should I be worried? Why? what does this mean?

That means he's stressed. Try letting him catch food on his own.

[limnologist]

In the end, as long as there is food in the tank, and if he isnt deathly sick, he will eat. He will eat when he wants to.

[Murphy]

try a large, live prey item. Though, Thats how I feed mine, I keep a lot and dont have time to make sure each one eats, so I hand feed each one. It doesnt seem to bother them at all.

I put crickets in his tank but he doesn't even seem to notice them even when they walk right in front of him. He eats nightcrawlers when i rub them in his face as well as crickets.

[GrifTheGreat]

I put crickets in his tank but he doesn't even seem to notice them even when they walk right in front of him. He eats nightcrawlers when i rub them in his face as well as crickets.

Just keep doing what you are doing.

[chibikaie]

Glad to hear he's eating!

[Helios]

I'm late to the party, but something you might try if this happens in the future or for anyone else with similar problems who sees this thread: I've given a frog a vitamin and electrolyte soak after a couple days of no apparent appetite and then boom. Correlation does not equal causation, but it's possible it's linked.