How much to feed pacmans?

[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.