Feeding New 3 Stripe Baby Pacman Frog

[monster]

The heat matt is ok where it is, I let mine sit about an inch above the substrate. And this way being a little higher up, as he grows and you have to add more cocofibre you don't have to take the matt off and reapply it higher. For the crickets yes you need calcium and D3 the lady at the store gave you wrong info, gutloading the crickets with calcium isn't going to be enough. You need to change his water daily even if he hasn't used it, and for the misting you want the humidity to be around 70-80%. For brands of vitamins Repashy makes good ones and so does Rep-cal.

[monster]

Sorry to double post but I just wanted to clear up that you don't want to give the calcium and d3 on the same nights as the multivitamin, always on separate nights. I think maybe the way I put it before you may have thought to give it all at once so just wanted to correct that so im not giving you the wrong advice.

[TheCryingOrc]

Heres a pic of my tank. The black thing on the right side is the heating mat. I'm gonna get an auto mister soon also. I live in southern Georgia, my county borders florida, so the humidity is pretty high already. How do i know that my substrate is too dry? I just put more water in because i felt like the substrate was sticking to his skin. When he was eating the crickets, i noticed he kept trying to brush it off and had a bit of it on his tongue and all over his body. I know it's ok that he might consume some, but i dont want it to bother his skin and his eating. Maybe I should feed him in a different tank? Should I invest in a lamp (what brand)? I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanna do the best I can. Thank you so much.


He's in the corner because he was hopping for the last cricket. He's not a very docile creature lol. His name is Farley after Chris Farley.

[jasonm96]

Hiya,
By the looks of the heat mat is too big for the tank you have, you want it to cover no more than half the wall. Remember heat mats MUST be used with a thermostat to prevent over heating and fire hazards. Also, a heat mats temperature should be monitored by a digital thermometer, with the probe on the heat mat. Whether or not you need a heat lamp depends on how warm you house is, I prefer to use them because I live in a cold climate and the ambient temperature of my house is low. You want to invest in a humidity gauge to monitor the humidity and keep it between 60-80%. Because it's a baby consider getting a silk hanging plant to trail down and offer the frog some security.

[monster]

OK, the heat matt where it is fine you don't need to move it. it is ok if it covers abit more then half the tank in the back. I have mine like this and my frogs are healthy as champs and I have seen numerous other people with their matts setup the same way. leave it the way it is. You want your humidity around 70-80%, if you let it drop below 70% they tend to have a hard time shedding and when its to dry its not very comfortable for them. Try to keep it around 75%. To help keep the humidity up you can cover 2/3 of the screen top with foil or saran wrap. And yes you want to buy a digital hygrometer and a thermometer so you know the exact temp and humidity.

[jasonm96]

Not really, it should be a third to a half of the wall so the animal can thermo-regulate, it should say this in the instruction manual. Just because the frogs are healthy doesn't say anything, I've seen these frogs house innapropriatly and do fine, they're hardy. No need to cover the screen top, especially with a heat mat. Humidity isn't such a concern with these frogs, they're from a place that will have dry seasons but ideally should kept moist to keep them active. With heat mats I mist 1-3 days and heat lamps every morning.

[monster]

That is when the heat matt is placed on the bottom, my tank right now I just checked is 82 on the warm 80 in the middle and 78 on the cool so he has various temps to regulate his body. Yes they have a dry season butt it doesn't last all year so humidity is kind of concern, if its not high enough they don't shed properly and if its not humid enough it can also cause dehydration. And if the top is covered it will help trap heat in. And I checked with a infrared gun so temps are accurate.