Pacman frog sick? Pleae help!

[monster]

I know it sucks when u feel helpless, my girl(pacman frog) was just diagnosed with water edema before Christmas and its not curable. Hopefully someone can help u soon. And out of all honesty if you think you cant wait I would really try to find a vet that treats herps. IT's costly but its worth it. It will put your mind at ease to have a professional tell you whats wrong. I don't want to worry you but I have read some stories about pacmans that flip over and never really ends well. From what I gather that's a pretty bad sign. Has he flipped over since the first time at all? And I hate to ask this again but u still haven't mentioned if you give him any kind of multivitamin. If not, he needs those vitamins and I bet that has a lot to do with it. And if you are never mind that last part.

[vampyregirl]

Nope hasn't since that one time, and has been acting fine except not eating as much. I just don't know if he(or I think he is a she actually lol) is just slowing down on eating since he is getting older or if it has to do with the flipping over that one time. Also I forgot to mention the day he flipped over was after I had taken him out to use the bathroom. He won't go in his tank, will only go when I take him out and soak him in a luke-warm bath. So idk if he was stressed from me taking him out that day.

[monster]

So im thinking if the eye started just after he flipped over he could of hurt it on the substrate or got something in it and maybe that's whats causing him to close his eye. And if he only flipped the one time and you didn't see how it happened is it possible maybe he fell off that hut or was trying to escape and when he was pushing himself against the glass maybe he tumbled over. When you found him was he by the glass or by the log? Is there anything else in the enclosure he could have knocked himself over on? And im thinking if you still have not answered if your giving him a multivitamin yet that your probably not. His multivitamin and calcium with d3 are things he absolutely needs. And if you haven't given him any since you got him I will bet that is a huge contributing factor to whats going on. And again if you are given it please disregard that last part. IF you got him as baby the first couple months he should have got calcium and d3 every second feeding, which food should have been offered every night as a baby. And the multivitamin should have been once a week for the first couple months.

[vampyregirl]

Sorry, I just forgot to answer, yes I am giving him his mulitvitamin. And when I found him, it was in the middle of the night, it looked like he was trying to bury, there was a new hole he was digging out. And he never goes on top of that log, just under it. Also his eye was only doing that the other day, hasn't done it since then.

[monster]

Hmmm, I don't know then. Maybe he knocked himself over somehow that night and you were just lucky to find him before the morning. And you never know maybe if you didn't wake up that night in the morning he would have been back upright. And his eye, again maybe he just had something irritating it if it was only the one day. Were not watching them all the time so maybe it was just a weird thing that just happened. And ya if he is getting bigger he may be just slowing down his eating, and who only knows how long he was upside that night. And I imagine that really stressed him out so that maybe is why isn't eating now. I would just keep a really close eye on him keep offering him food and see how he does.

[vampyregirl]

Ya thats what I was thinking to. I did have another question. I've always fed him crickets, and have also gave him some wax worms before. Is there anything else that he may like better? Everyone I've talked to has always said to give crickets as the staple diet. But I saw you said about nightcrawlers, which I have heard of that before. Also heard of people feeding them pinkies when they are bigger.

[monster]

As a staple diet nightcrawlers (worms), are the best thing u can pretty much feed him . Crickets have no nutritional value what so ever. That's why u have to gut load them. I bet if you get some worms I bet he will gobble them down. I use to feed my girl crickets and after awhile she stopped, she would take them between her lips then open her mouth and let them just fall out. Now she wont even look at them, she will turn her body from me if I present a cricket to her. L.O.L And if I put a worm there its gone like spaghetti. Ya you can give pinkies but they are like donuts to frogs, very fattening so maybe one a month tops. You can also give hornworms as a treat every couple weeks, but again don't over do it because these are very fattening. If you can get some roaches from a feeder store or pet store those are supposed to be awesome for them. We don't get them up here, and its those big friggin roaches that you use to see people eat on fear factor. Worms and roaches from what I hear are the best. Your frog may feel like the crickets are not worth the energy and is waiting for a bigger meal to come walking by.