Pacman frogs habitat...

[jasonm96]

Why does everyone think horned frogs live on the forest floor? I've read ornates inhabit grasslands? I'd imagine their habitat would be much like African bull frogs; semi-arid grasslands, burrow when it dries, come out when the rains come and then go to the pools to breed and feed, then repeat.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

I think it's for our pleasure that they have a different type of habitat. And even then, there are different species of pac-man frog, C.cranwelli probably lives in the type of habitat that we use for them, so most people assume that the ornates need the same type of temperatures and humidity as well

[jasonm96]

Cranwelli's and ornates are pretty much the same, it's only the amazonian that requires higher humidity and consistent temperatures. The whole lifestyle and the fact they go to grassland pools to breed suggests to me that when they are active that they will be like ornates and african bull frogs. I don't know where this forest floor has came about. Maybe the amazonian horned frogs on the forest floor and would make sense why it would have a diet of mainly frogs, as it would receive little UVB and therefore would need great amounts of D3 from whole prey. A lot of people also say they are tropical, funnily enough and this also just tells me how much they know about their habitat, as they are more sub-tropical, as they come from the semi-arid chacoan region of south america.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Well, I would try mimicking that and get a pac-man or two to test that out, have one in the classic Cranwelli and Ornata set-up, and make a natural one for another C.Cranwelli and Ornata

[jasonm96]

Ideally it would be good to put a horned frog in a set up with UVB but at add D3 supplements at the same time but not as often, to mimick the D3 they'd probably get with a varied diet and the Rays they'd get in the wild. however, I myself am not wanting to take this risk as there's not been any conclusive studies showing horned frogs to benefit this. I provide my tree frogs with UVB and basically no D3, as I know in the wild hyla cinerea would be limited to insects, which don't contain D3.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Also, I've been thinking, maybe this is the secret that the breeders know, that these frogs need proper brumation and environmental needs to breed correctly