Vacation Feeding

[Fishboy123]

I am new on the forum because I recently got interested in frogs. However, every year, i go on a week or two vacation and I am wondering how long I could leave a Red Eyed Tree Frog alone? I was thinking of a big water bowl and an automatic mister to put in the terrarium. How long can Red Eyed Tree Frogs go without eating crickets? Also, how long can a pacman frog go without eating?

Thanks!

[DigitalPunk]

This is a tough subject to tackle and you will get all manner of responses. I am not a Pacman keeper and Have no idea how long you can leave them to their own devices before it becomes dangerous, but for Reds I can offer some advice.

With a Large water bowl, Automatic mister, Timer on lights You could safely leave your frog or frogs for around a week. I wouldn't let them go much longer than that before feeding them again, but for a week (maybe a week and a couple days) they will be ok. If you are going to be gone longer than that I would recommend finding some who can toss crickets in the tank for you at least at the week mark while you are gone.

[monster]

How old and big is your pacman? If its an adult if you give him a nice meal before you go and you have lights, heat and humidity on timers you should be ok. Even if its a subadult if you feed a nice meal he should be ok but if its a baby im not a hundred percent sure a week would be ok. Again if you could get some one to check and throw in some crickets or even a worm that would be your best option. A subadult could go a week but something in between wouldn't hurt. And another thing you have to take into consideration is you are going to need someone to see if there is any poop or waste to pick up and even putting bigger dishes for water what if one of your frogs decides to poop in it? you will need someone to change the water.

[Fishboy123]

How old and big is your pacman? If its an adult if you give him a nice meal before you go and you have lights, heat and humidity on timers you should be ok. Even if its a subadult if you feed a nice meal he should be ok but if its a baby im not a hundred percent sure a week would be ok. Again if you could get some one to check and throw in some crickets or even a worm that would be your best option. A subadult could go a week but something in between wouldn't hurt. And another thing you have to take into consideration is you are going to need someone to see if there is any poop or waste to pick up and even putting bigger dishes for water what if one of your frogs decides to poop in it? you will need someone to change the water.

I don't have a pacman frog right now, but I'm guessing it will be a year old when I leave for a vacation. I might put another water dish as well for humidity.

[Fishboy123]

Thanks for the quick reply! From the research I've done, I'm pretty sure a pacman frog would do okay for a week or two without food. However for the red eyed tree frogs I was scared about feeding. Could I leave some extra crickets when I leave and have them eat it? Since the frogs will be up in the top of the cage, the crickets won't be able to reach them.

[Lija]

Well you will have no choice but have someone come in. Pacman yes he can be without food for a week or two if it's an adult, but you have to have someone change his water daily and spot clean if needed, flood substrate if it dries out, that is provided you have temps/humidity on controllers.

Adult red eyes will be fine for a week with no food, provided you have everything plugged into controllers. Paul has covered that one.

[jarteta97]

If you feel comfortable saying so, where abouts do you live? If you check craiglist, I think in the services section, and put up a wanted ad, or look for a pet sitter, that could potentially work as a solution.

[deranged chipmunk]

So, if I am reading this thread correctly, you do NOT have any frogs at the moment. You are trying to decide what type of frog to get, and you want frog(s) that can survive a week without food periodically? That's an easy one, darts. No brainer. They eat fruit flies that you culture yourself, with no smell. And they can easily go a week without feeding. Anyone who has run out of flies can attest to that.


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[Fishboy123]

So, if I am reading this thread correctly, you do NOT have any frogs at the moment. You are trying to decide what type of frog to get, and you want frog(s) that can survive a week without food periodically? That's an easy one, darts. No brainer. They eat fruit flies that you culture yourself, with no smell. And they can easily go a week without feeding. Anyone who has run out of flies can attest to that.


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ahh yes that what i am deciding. I have looked into dart frogs and the only problem would be keeping humidity. How would i keep humidity in an exo terra cage or a normal 20 or 29 gallon tank? Could I use an aquarium glass top?

[irThumper]

ahh yes that what i am deciding. I have looked into dart frogs and the only problem would be keeping humidity. How would i keep humidity in an exo terra cage or a normal 20 or 29 gallon tank? Could I use an aquarium glass top?

I'd check out the Dart frog and vivarium sections for answers to this

[deranged chipmunk]

A glass top would be exactly how you would hold humidity.


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