Having trouble feeding juvenile pacman frog

[tsume24]

I'll do what I can to up the temperature once I get paid. I'm thinking I'll get him a small light fixture with a bulb that's not too harsh. and, isn't a 10-gallon a bit too big for a frog this size? he's pretty small, maybe a little wider in diameter than a quarter, lol. I have a spare 5-gallon I can use; just gotta get a lid.

[jasonm96]

Nope, most books I've read have recommended this as a starter tank. Smaller tanks provide a **** thermal gradient so if you put a heat lamp on top it may be too much. Anyway, in the wild there is no confined space for the frogs but you can make the frog feel more secure by putting a piece of cork bark or some trailing plants for it to burrow under. If the crickets outrun the frog then feed them by tongs, probably better doing that anyway so they eat the crickets right away before the supplements wear off.

[monster]

If you just got him on Saturday and hes ate at least once for you that's not to bad, don't stress yourself yet. He is probably just trying to adjust to new surroundings. Some of them take longer then others to adjust. My adult Cranwellis when she was a baby took about 3 days to eat and tried to escape and would freak out at night for about a week and half then she finally settled, My ornate ate the first night and had no problems at all, and my new guy I just got is pretty timid. Try to tong feed him in his enclosure like Jason suggested, takeing him out might just freak him out more, And as Jason also sated you should really try to get the temps up, low temps equal slow digestion which will make him not want to eat. But again I think he may just need abit more time to relax, cheers and I hope it works it out for you. Oh I almost forgot, if you cant get him tong feed right away if you have to put the crickets in with him if you take the back legs off them he will have an easier time catching them. Some of these guys have terrible aim.