Pacman frog i have had over a year not eating

[jasonm96]

Did you raise the temperature?

[TK]

Yeah its been like in the lower 80s its been humid he wont eat the crickets that walk right in front of him but he moves perfectly fine im just worry about him getting mbd or a bad digestive track if he doesnt already have it

[jasonm96]

hmm, can you fill in this and i'll see if i can spot something

1. Size of enclosure?

2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences?

3. Humidity?

4. Temperature?

5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish?

6. Materials used for substrate?

7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv?

8. Main food source?

9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?)

10. Lighting?

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure?

12. When is the last time he/she ate?

13. Have you found poop lately?

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)

15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.

16. How old is the frog?

17. How long have you owned him/her?

18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred?

19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats?

20. How often the frog is handled?

21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area?

22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

[TK]

1. Size of enclosure? 20 gallon

2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences? Just one

3. Humidity? I dont have a range but i mist him atleast once a day and whenever needed

4. Temperature? Lower 80s

5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish? Purified

6. Materials used for substrate? Coconut fiber

7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv? Just to fake plants for hiding and a water bowl

8. Main food source? Crickets a baby mouse maybe like every other month like a pinkie mouse

9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?) Crickets dusted every other week

10. Lighting? Uva heat light

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure? The light and i used to have a heat pad but i stopped using it out of fear of him burning his stomach

12. When is the last time he/she ate? Like a month ago over a month ago

13. Have you found poop lately? No

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine) i will post a link in a few minutes

15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area. He hasnt been moving and has been completely submerged get out to move around sometimes at night his color seems dull and he wont eat if a crickets in front of him hes stomach seems okay besides when i was massaging it i felt a lump

16. How old is the frog? He was a baby when i got him and iv had him well well over a year about april 2014

17. How long have you owned him/her? April 2014 i believe

18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred? Captive

19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats? I used to feed him everyday but then as he aged hed only eat about once a week in big quantity just crickets every other month or so i let him eat a pinkie mouse and maybe some meal works that are dead but so rarely

20. How often the frog is handled? I handle him with gloves whenever i need to move him for cage cleaning or removing dead crickets so pretty regularly hes calm with it

21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area? Extremely low

22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) i change the water when its dorty and the cage every two months unless its really dirty or calcium gets in it ill change it then

[TK]

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[jasonm96]

has he attempted to go into aestivation? i dust every feed as i was advised to but lightly. i'd maybe feed a more varied diet, try putting some night crawlers, superworms and fish in there, i find my frog to be interested in everything but crickets. btw heat mats won't burn an animal unless they are used incorrectly or fail, if the probe is under the substrate it will control the temp of glass where the animal will burrow down to. i'd clean the substrate more often, once a month max. does the frog appear to show any signs of metabolic bone disease? this could maybe stop him feeding and will need treated mostlikely by oral or soaks if he ain't for feeding

[GrifTheGreat]

A varied diet is a good choice. Try some of the other feeder options mentioned.