Clearing up a few discrepancies

[yoshismom]

Awesome.
I have lots of calcium and multi vitamins on hand since I've got hungry cresties, gargs, a leo, a leachie and a pictus. I know MBD is an issue with most reptiles if they don't have proper nutrition.
I have a spare UVB/heat bulb so I'll set it on a thermostat and start testing temps tonight.
He/she will be in a room that gets lots of natural light as well.
Thanks again for all the info.

[jasonm96]

I had no doubt you'd know but I just wanted to emphasise that with horned frogs it can happen more easily since they eat such a varied diet in the wild containing more vertebrates in the wild that insects, unlike geckos and some popular reptiles and so insects are not nutriotionally best for them but just more convenient. Even with the proper nutrition UVB lights imo are a must for even nocturnal/crepuscular species but not so much with horned frogs but I'd watch out for new information. Note that anything less than 5% above mesh (2% bulbs, which are often recommended) do not supply UVB. Wish you and your future frog all the best

Jason

[Lija]

Ha! Well hello hello fellow gecko breeder! I'm on Pangea forums too, not that often as I like though

will reread all the thread so not to go over what was advised already, I just couldn't get past you getting agricolae! My fav geckos by far, now my cresties are slowly being replacing by agricolae, they are awesome! And if can, get them from John ( Pangea guy) and you usually need to order/prepay ahead of time, they fly faster then people put for sale. Sorry for off topic, will go see if I can advise on anything pacman related now lol

[Lija]

You have leachie too? Which one? I have only one, very mean GT.

Okay, should really be on topic here lol

what works for cresties/gargs/argies won't work for pacman frogs.
the main thing as you've been told is humidity - keep within 70-80%range, I mist my cages 2xday, but pacs and pixie tanks are covered with tin foil with cut holes for lamps. I have a fogger too, plugged into hydroterms, but lately I'm not using it, instead I'm using room humidifier, geckos had shed problems because it's so dry here.

Heat - whatever you make work is fine, overhead infrared or ceramic heaters I found work the best, just don't use UTH in a bottom.

light - only needed for day/night cycle, I have mine plugged into the main line, less day hours when it is winter for time for everybody else. UVB is not needed, they are capable to methabolize without UVB present, however they need to be supplemented with ca with d3 ( every other feeding), once a week - multivitamins. I prefer repashy multivitamins and repashy ca+, I'm sure you have something like that laying around, and as you know they need to be replaced every 6 months or so. Be careful with UVB if you happen to get albino - they can't ever have it present.

Variety is good, but frogs don't have digestive system like Leo's. They can't digest hard chitin containing insects, be careful with that. The best staple is nightcrawlers and dubia, with everything else as treats.

there is a nice care sheet here on a forum, you may want to check out.

[jasonm96]

By ca+ are we talking about calcium plus? This has been designed to be used at every insect feeding and has multivitamins in it. It's not the same as standard supplements and is more balanced out, so if you don't use it at every feed you could potentionally under supplement your frogs. I got this information after contacting Repashy superfoods before I started using it

[acpart]

Nice to see a fellow gecko enthusiast here. I know nothing about pacman frogs (isn't that an old computer game?); I have a trio of RETF which is why I'm on this forum. There has been a lot of discussion about providing UV with lights vs. supplements. I've chosen to use a UV light because I worry that the crickets will have groomed all the supplements off themselves by the time the frogs get to eat them. I've actually never seen any of my frogs eat, but the place has frog poop and the crickets are disappearing so I figure it's circumstantial evidence.

Aliza

[Lija]

Yep, lots of discussions regarding geckos and UVB, but pacman frogs are different and red eyes are different too.

[jasonm96]

Feed at night to prevent that. Calcium is still important even when using UVB, though the d3 isn't as your tree frogs and geckos will make it's own under the lights