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    Default Same problem as everyone else, my pacman isn't eating?

    You can try adding a nice cave to make him feel safe.

    Try feeding nightly. Drop a cricket in and let it run around for a bit. If he doesn't eat it within an hour or so, you can take it out.

    As everyone has mentioned, get that substrate moistened up so he doesn't dehydrate.

    Be sure your pedi soaks are 1 part unflavored clear Pedialyte to 10 parts dechlorinated or spring water, as mentioned above. Soak him right in his own water bowl so he's not too stressed by handling. After his 15 minute soak, rinse out the bowl and replace with dechlorinated water.

    Pick up some Repcal calcium with vitamin D3 for when he eats. Dust his food every other day with calcium/D3 and one day a week with the Repashy vitamin.

    Let him destress a couple more days. If he doesn't start eating on his own we can teach you how to gently manually (force) feed him. Feed at night with the lights out or very dim.

    He's quite the cutie .
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    Default Re: Same problem as everyone else, my pacman isn't eating?

    I'd like to thank everyone for helping out and the compliments. Okay so I measured him today at about 2.5", so I blocked off about half of his enclosure and surrounded the inside sides, excluding the front, with plants so all the sides are covered and he's in about half the size of a 10 gallon.

    Paul: I have done soaks about five times for about twenty minutes. I may have jumped into asking a little bit too soon, I guess I just worry and would like to fix the problem as soon as possible. I have tried both tong feeding him and dropping food and leaving it there for him for the night. I don't think that he has dropped weight. I will continue to offer him food every night.

    Chase: For some reason I was thinking he was a baby and that he should be eating by now, but since he's not you could be right. During the day he burrows and has his eyes peeking out. When night comes around he'll uncover most of his body and sit there. So he does come "out" at night.

    Heather: He does have a hide that he sometimes will Name:  image.jpg
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Size:  50.6 KB urrow in. I do feed him nightly and have tried dropping a cricket in there, I have also tried night crawlers (with tongs). His substrate is very damp, but not soaking wet. I'm not sure why it looks so dried out in the picture. I had to soak him in a different taller bowl cause otherwise he'd just jump right out. He doesn't like the soaks. The Pedialyte is unflavored and I do 1 part of it to 10 parts dechlorinated water. The Repashy ICB does have calcium, vitamin D3, and vitamins..but I guess I could pick up some Repcal. Thank you, he certainly is a little sweetie(:

    I'll post a couple of pics from above..I apologize if they end up doubling.

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    Default Re: Same problem as everyone else, my pacman isn't eating?

    I wouldn't leave crickets wandering at night. They can bite your frog and stress him out, he could also take in a mouthful of substrate trying to eat it. I would keep offering night crawlers, that is going to be the healthiest and easiest to digest right now.
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    Default Re: Same problem as everyone else, my pacman isn't eating?

    Amy: I did not leave the cricket in there all night. Sorry, I didn't mean for it to come off that way. I have been trying to feed night crawlers each night now, I have not tried crickets in a few nights. Thanks.

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