How much to feed pacmans?

[LauraS]

Hello,

I just got my first pacman a few days ago. He has not eaten yet. I'm not too worried about that. I figure he just needs to settle in first. My question is how much do I feed him? He is young, about the size of a half-dollar. I have crickets I purchased for him (I asked for mediums but they look like smalls) as well as a dubia roach colony. I plan to use roaches as the staple diet since we already have the colony going for the geckos (let me know if that is a bad idea). I also plan on picking up some worms from the bate shop to offer. I'll offer pinkie mice too but not frequently (probably only when a snake refuses or once a month or so).

I have seen differing reports on how often to feed. He's little so I'm thinking everyday or every other day is best. Is that right? I haven't really seen reports on how much to feed except not to feed to much. Can I get a rule of thumb for how much is a meal? I know they will eat themselves to death so I don't want to overfeed but I don't want to underfeed either, know what I mean?

Thanks in advance.

[jasonm96]

Hello,

I just got my first pacman a few days ago. He has not eaten yet. I'm not too worried about that. I figure he just needs to settle in first. My question is how much do I feed him? He is young, about the size of a half-dollar. I have crickets I purchased for him (I asked for mediums but they look like smalls) as well as a dubia roach colony. I plan to use roaches as the staple diet since we already have the colony going for the geckos (let me know if that is a bad idea). I also plan on picking up some worms from the bate shop to offer. I'll offer pinkie mice too but not frequently (probably only when a snake refuses or once a month or so).

I have seen differing reports on how often to feed. He's little so I'm thinking everyday or every other day is best. Is that right? I haven't really seen reports on how much to feed except not to feed to much. Can I get a rule of thumb for how much is a meal? I know they will eat themselves to death so I don't want to overfeed but I don't want to underfeed either, know what I mean?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Laura

I wouldn't worry too much about him not eating, like you said he does need time to settle down. Just make sure all the conditions are right, too low temperature and humidity will cause them to stop eating. Make sure to provide a deep layer of substrate and fake plants to make the frog feel secure.

How many inches is the frog? Every day is best for babies and usually 3 times a week for juveniles and once a week for adults. My frog will take around 4-6 crickets each meal but just feed as much as the frog will eat and then remove the left overs. Best feeding at night when the frogs most active. If you notice your frogs not at the ideal weight take note of how many times and how many food your feeding him and increase or decrease until your frogs seems to maintain the right weight.

[LauraS]

I couldn't find a ruler so I took a picture with a quarter for perspective.

Does he look to be of a good weight? His temps are 75-80. I'm not sure on humidity but the substrate is damp/wet and I'm misting everyday so I'm guessing it is good but I'll get a reading asap. He has a half log to hide under but nothing else. I had read about them eating fake plants and getting impacted so I had avoided that but I can certainly put some in. Maybe that was just a freak accident I read about.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...esss/Jabba.jpg

I'd love your opinion on if he looks healthy or not. I got him from Petsmart so you never know (he was on totally dry substrate). They told me he hadn't been there long but that he had eaten for them.

Thanks for the help!

[jasonm96]

I couldn't find a ruler so I took a picture with a quarter for perspective.

Does he look to be of a good weight? His temps are 75-80. I'm not sure on humidity but the substrate is damp/wet and I'm misting everyday so I'm guessing it is good but I'll get a reading asap. He has a half log to hide under but nothing else. I had read about them eating fake plants and getting impacted so I had avoided that but I can certainly put some in. Maybe that was just a freak accident I read about.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...esss/Jabba.jpg

I'd love your opinion on if he looks healthy or not. I got him from Petsmart so you never know (he was on totally dry substrate). They told me he hadn't been there long but that he had eaten for them.

Thanks for the help!

I'm from the UK so not sure what size would be but he looks like more of a juvenile, I'm not sure though so if he's under 2 inches I wouldn't feed him less than every other day. His weight right now is spot on so just adjust your feeding to maintain that. He is very healthy looking, much better than what mine looked like out of the store.

I'd always keep day time temps more to 80F especially for froglets.

[monster]

He is probably right at the 2inch mark or just a hair under, I have an American quarter beside me and it measures a inch. So as Jasonm96 said you could feed him every other day but no less then that. Also as stated you want to get the temps up to at least the 80f mark and around 82f would be better but 80 isn't all that bad. You need to get a hygrometer because humidity is very important for his health and shedding. To answer the question about the roaches yes they can be used as a staple, and when purchasing your worms make sure they aren't dyed. A little thing I noticed from the picture is your little guy seems to have a small lump on his right side, if im correct watch to make sure he goes to bathroom because that could be a sign of impaction. If he doesn't end up going and you get concerned you can give a bath in some warm declorinated water no higher then his chin with a few drops of pure honey in it to help him go. Let him sit in here for about 20 mins then give him a normal bath with warm declorinated water to rinse the honey residue off. And IMO he looks ok to me. One last thing to help him settle in for you quicker if you haven't already did it is cover 3 sides of his enclosure and this will help him feel abit more secure.

[LauraS]

He is probably right at the 2inch mark or just a hair under, I have an American quarter beside me and it measures a inch. So as Jasonm96 said you could feed him every other day but no less then that. Also as stated you want to get the temps up to at least the 80f mark and around 82f would be better but 80 isn't all that bad. You need to get a hygrometer because humidity is very important for his health and shedding. To answer the question about the roaches yes they can be used as a staple, and when purchasing your worms make sure they aren't dyed. A little thing I noticed from the picture is your little guy seems to have a small lump on his right side, if im correct watch to make sure he goes to bathroom because that could be a sign of impaction. If he doesn't end up going and you get concerned you can give a bath in some warm declorinated water no higher then his chin with a few drops of pure honey in it to help him go. Let him sit in here for about 20 mins then give him a normal bath with warm declorinated water to rinse the honey residue off. And IMO he looks ok to me. One last thing to help him settle in for you quicker if you haven't already did it is cover 3 sides of his enclosure and this will help him feel abit more secure.

Ok, I'll definitely up his temps and throw a hygrometer in there. I hadn't noticed a lump. I will definitely be watching to see if he goes to the bathroom. Silly question but is it easy to tell against all the coconut fiber? I haven't seen any waste from him yet.