Feeding New 3 Stripe Baby Pacman Frog

[TheCryingOrc]

Hi, I'm new here and I'd like to know what kind of food should i be feeding my baby pacman frog. I just bought it today and I'm not 100% sure what exactly to get. I've heard some people say crickets, and some say chopped up worms (nightcrawlers). It's very young, he still has a little bit of a nub for his tail left. I REALLY don't want to mess up because I really enjoy pacman frogs. I have it in a 10 gallon tank with moist subsrate and a shallow filled water dish. I also have a heating pad on the opposite side of the water dish. That's all I have inside besides the frog. Any insight in what else I need to do would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

>pic related (my frog)

[TheCryingOrc]

Update, he's swollen up a good bit and seems to be taking in deep breaths. I just recently put him in the tank.

[TheCryingOrc]

Day 2
He seems content on the wetter side of the tank, opposite the heating pad side. As you can tell he's dug himself a nice little hole. I'll keep updates on him.

[jasonm96]

Crickets, earthworms, roaches and once a month you can feed a pinkie mouse when he is big enough. Remember babies need fed daily to every other day and require calcium + d3 to help them with their fast growing bones. Make sure the heat mat is on the wall, not bottom. I prefer to use a heat lamp as it raises the ambient air temperature in the terrarium

[monster]

You also need a multivitamin to go with the calcium and D3. Don't put the matt on the bottom as stated above because they burrow to cool off, always on the side. And once on the side you always want to go up a size then what your tank is. Getting some heat producing bulb like a red bulb or the purple night ones is your easiest way to heat the tank. And you will want to hook the heat source up to a rheostat or dimmer to control the heat. Remember though with the over head heat from the lights it will dry out your tank faster so you will have to mist more or buy a fogger. IMO zoo med hygrotherm is a life saver, plug in your heat source and your fogger and you are worry free. For the feeding Jason has you covered just remember the feeders shouldn't be wider then the space between his eyes and no longer then half his body length, this is very important for babies. And if you can get some Canadian nightcrawlers that would be your best as a staple for his diet and then throw in crickets and roaches etc. The nightcrawlers are also really good for the babies because they are soft and very easy digest.

[TheCryingOrc]

I just fed him 4 crickets. The lady at the local pet store said that her crickets are fed with calcium and that the calcium powder wasnt necessary. I'm planning on buying some of the multivitamin soon. I have a heating mat on the side (not inside), but its not on the very bottom of the side, I have it kinda in the middle above the coco substrate. Should i move it down? Also how well do i need to mist? Tonight I just misted enough to cover the whole tank once. I plan on re-filling his water bowl tomorrow. Anything else I need to worry about?

I appreciate the help, I really don't want to mess up! Thanks!

[TheCryingOrc]

Also, i have him in about 2in of substrate, is that good for now? And what brand of multivitamin powder should I get?