Update on pacman frog that wouldn`t burrow :) Also a question about heating

[jasonm96]

2.5 gallon is a bit small, doesn't allow for a good thermal gradient so wouldn't recommend a heat lamp. If I were you I'd just go straight for a 10g and forget the smaller tanks. A 40w infrared as mentioned should be enough for that size or a heat mat that covers half the wall. If you have problems with humidity use a layer of sphagnum moss (not green moss!) but make sure he does not eat any of it, you can feed crickets by tongs and worms in dish.

[PsykotikLovbyrd]

Oh yes he LOVES his worms! And he is eating from a tong so from what I understand that means I can feed him a larger variety of stuff like canned bugs and snails When he is bigger anyway. Right now he is pretty tiny, only about two inches or so. He is growing really fast though, so it may not be a bad idea just to go for a ten gallon.

Is green moss okay? I tend to use that a lot because of the color and I like the smell. If it is harmful to him though I will stop using it.

[monster]

Glad to hear hes doing better. For the moss some people will put it in and a lot of others wont due to high impaction risk if by chance its swallowed. I know a lot of the really experienced pac owners on here prefer to leave it out also. They don't always have the best aim when catching food and even with tongs you have a chance of the food item falling off into the moss and I know my guys as soon as something hits the ground near them they are eaten it. Also when they shed they eat anything that's stuck to there skin so if theres a big strand of moss on him its going down the hatch with the shed skin. So really when it comes to this I think its really going to be up to the owner of the frog if they want to take the chance or not. Coco fibre will break up abit if swallowed due to its texture where as some mosses are very long and stringing and wont break up inside him like the cocofibre would.

[PsykotikLovbyrd]

Usually when I put the moss in his tank it is only around his water dish, so not near where I feed him. Maybe I will leave it out for now until he is in a bigger tank. His aim really isn`t all that great. It is kind of endearing

Would a ceramic heat emitter work good for a heat source? I am getting one for my ball python and was thinking of switching everyone over. The UTH have been giving me a lot of problems. Several have been defective right out of the gate, they seem to get too hot or too cold, they only have on or off settings.....so someone gave me the idea to put rocks under where the emitter is so they heat up and provide belly heat.

[monster]

Actually I cant believe I forgot about those, and yes you could use one I know of people on here that use them. I have never used them but supposedly they aren't as drying as lights. If you start a thread in forum section for lights and stuff I imagine one of the people that use them will see the thread and will be able to give you some advice on size you would need and more of the pros and cons that come with using them. I know they get very hot.

[PsykotikLovbyrd]

Will do! Thank you so much!

[PsykotikLovbyrd]

Thanks to everyone who responded to this thread I have to say I posted pretty much the same question on another forum for ball pythons because my UTH malfunctioned and cracked my ball pythons tank, and I was just asking for advise on other heating options and the way they were talking I am the reason for global warming and world hunger because I am an awful person! You guys have been really helpful here I can`t thank you enough!