How much to feed pacmans?

[monster]

Everything seems to be ok, a week without a poop isn't anything to get to stressed about but he should go soon. I agree also that you might have better chances getting him to eat with tongs. Do you know how the store was giving food, letting it roam free or tong fed. And I would maybe put a couple more crickets then just one, if the cricket is staying away from him on one side of the tank he probably cant see it or cant be bothered to chase it. with maybe 4 or 5 crickets in there they may catch his attention. Or the tong feeding IMO is the best way, you can see exactly what has been eaten and less chances of him getting substrate in his mouth. And if you choose to get bigger feeders the rule usually goes no wider then the space between his eyes and no longer then 1/2 the body length. Jason just forgot the width part so thought I would throw that in.

[LauraS]

Everything seems to be ok, a week without a poop isn't anything to get to stressed about but he should go soon. I agree also that you might have better chances getting him to eat with tongs. Do you know how the store was giving food, letting it roam free or tong fed. And I would maybe put a couple more crickets then just one, if the cricket is staying away from him on one side of the tank he probably cant see it or cant be bothered to chase it. with maybe 4 or 5 crickets in there they may catch his attention. Or the tong feeding IMO is the best way, you can see exactly what has been eaten and less chances of him getting substrate in his mouth. And if you choose to get bigger feeders the rule usually goes no wider then the space between his eyes and no longer then 1/2 the body length. Jason just forgot the width part so thought I would throw that in.

Thank you, that helps me know what size I should be offering. I have only been leaving one cricket in since he wasn't eating I didn't want him to get hurt by the crickets but it does make since to put more in, more of a chance he'll see them. I will put in a few more tonight and see if he goes for it. I have been using tongs to offer the worms as well as letting them crawl in front of him. How do you grab the crickets? :-p I believe the pet store was letting the crickets free roam in the enclosure. There was one cricket running loose in the enclosure when I purchased him. I can call and ask to be sure.

Thank you all for your help!

[monster]

A little trick with the crickets is to take the 2 back legs off so they cant jump, sometimes these guys don't have the best aim and this helps them catch the crickets easier. When tong feeding crickets I hold them by the those 2 little antenna things that come off there butt. This way they will still move a lot in the tongs and get the frogs attention.

[LauraS]

Jabba ate for the first time for me last night! He ate two crickets and one wax worm. He was hungry because he chased those crickets, lol. He did not seem interested in any more food then that. Is that an ok meal? I'm just thrilled he ate something! At what point do I need to change his feeding schedule? I figure it'll change as he grows but I'm not sure how.

Thanks!

[jasonm96]

That's good, yeah that's fine. It may take just a while for him to start eating more. Don't feed waxworms too often they're like the fattiest things ever, good for bulking animals up though if they need it. In that book I recommended that actually tell you a feeding schedule by the size of the frog, what to feed and how much to supplement ��

[LauraS]

That's good, yeah that's fine. It may take just a while for him to start eating more. Don't feed waxworms too often they're like the fattiest things ever, good for bulking animals up though if they need it. In that book I recommended that actually tell you a feeding schedule by the size of the frog, what to feed and how much to supplement ��

Oh really? I'm about half way through that book right now. It has a lot of good info. I haven't gotten to the recommending feedings yet. Thank you for telling me about the book!

I just got done feeding him. Jabba ate four crickets (they were kind of smallish). He almost bit me. I was moving his wood hide to get to a cricket that had run in there and he jumped at my finger. Oops, lol.

[jasonm96]

It's definitely a must have, by the man who first bred them himself. I'd skip to the feeding part just now, as it's one of the most important thing with young froglets.

Frog bit me the other day, drew blood haha! I put my finger in there and wiggled it a bit to see if he was hungry, he then went for my finger so I fed him some crickets. If they do catch you, don't yank your finger out, spray some de-chlorinated water on the frog and it will let go, otherwise you risk mucking up it's jaw.

[LauraS]

Another feeding question. So far I have been feeding Jabba mainly crickets with an occasional wax worm (he won't eat dubias or earth worms). I just offered him his first pinky and he ate it after being left alone with it (he is a shy eater). He's a little over two inches now so I've been feeding every other day. Should I wait an extra long time after the pinky or just stick with the every other day feedings? Thanks!