trouble with 4 month old pacman frog, sticking legs out stiff

[jasonm96]

Hey. Your conditions seem great. I would make sure to keep the frog in the high 70s to low 80s during the day. Make sure the heat source provides adequate, usable heat, such as downwards by a heat lamp or ceramic. I used a heat mat on the wall as recommend by some for a while but realised this did not work well. Use a digital thermometer to measure temps, analogue are not the best. It sounds to me like maybe the frog has tried to aestivate. Along with the stiff posture, was there was any signs of cocooning/dried skin? Although the humidity of 60-70% should be fine for cranwell's horned frogs, I've found several hygrometers to fail after a short period of time. A good test is to make sure the substrate is moist, not dry and not wet. What size of tank and how often do you change substrate? I personally would not take to a vet unless there is one that has a good knowledge or reference on amphibians. The best thing to do is fine a good source of info on the species (I've found AVS chacoan horned frogs by Philippe de Vosjoli to be the best reference) follow by the book to make sure conditions are correct