Pacman frog refusing to eat

[MatthewM1]

have you tried rubbing the worms on his lips or dragging it across his front feet?

[Thevacantface]

Yikes, glad you found this place, your reptile place is giving you some terrible info. Your frog doesn't need to brumate. Your temps are ok, may want to bring them up a little, humidity could also come up some. Overall your conditions sound good. I would try a more active type food like crickets to get him going. From his size, he should be eating most every day, because it sounds like he is still a juvenile. If he won't eat on his own, force feeding soon will be necessary. I had to do this a few times with my fantasy frog, and found the easiest method was with roaches by just pushing it's side shell between the frogs lips until it opens it's mouth. Once it downs one, they tend to open their mouths for a bit after and you can pop others in if you are quick. I also found that waiting for a molt made it easier and less stressful for the frog. The honey soaks are only needed if the frog is showing signs of an impaction. If the frog is weak, you can do 10% unflavored pedialite solution to replace some electrolytes.

[Lija]

Oh boy... Yeah... Don't get me started on pet store people lol

need pic of the frog and enclosure.
So just to make sure I understand it right - a frog was in low temps, still a baby, last ate in November, went under substrate after that and he is still alive? Really need pc.

meanwhile... Well, no pic first

[toadoro]

have you tried rubbing the worms on his lips or dragging it across his front feet?

I do try this whenever I try a feed

My tank dimensions are actually 450mm x 310mm, I don't know where those other figures came from.

This morning I found a poo, I don't know how that's possible, could that have been due to the honey bath I gave him yesterday?

The humidity rises to 80 during the day, I forgot to say. Also, the heat is not thermostat controlled - I just keep an eye on the temps, could this make it fluctuate too much?

I've been trying to upload pictures the past half hour, it keeps saying that they are 'not valid image files' despite them being within the size and dimension limits. I've tried converting them to several different file types but nothing. Anyone know why this might be?

Thank you so much for helping.

[Lija]

Admins are working on fixing pic problem, you can download pic to photobucket or similar and post link here.

[toadoro]

toadoro's Library | Photobucket Here's a link to a picture of him and his tank

[Thevacantface]

You might try covering three of the sides to help reduce stress, and he really doesn't need that much light, you have to remember these guys live on the forest floor of tropical rainforests. They will get some light but not 10 hours of intense UV.

[toadoro]

I've covered three sides now, and I have ordered a thermostat controlled heat mat. I've also ordered some crickets in case he wants to eat in private. Should regular daylight from the window enough light?

Can anyone think of anything else I could try? How much longer until I should force feed?

[Lija]

Honestly your frog doesn't look like he wasn't eating for 4 months, may be its the pic. Crickets may help, he was probably used to eating them in a store.
You know given he was down for so long and survived I'd do electrolyte bath to help restore a proper balance and get reptiboost ( fluckers reptiaid) and dust all your food in it for a week or so.
The bath should be warm (80-82F), and ratio as was suggested 1 part of electrolyte solution ( unflavoured pedialyte or similar) and 10 parts of water. 20 min.

Yes, regular ambient light is fine. i very strongly suggest you get a digital combo instead of your gauges. Analog ones can show whatever they feel like it. This way you be sure of temp and humidity.