Juvenile pacman frog not eating

[POLISWAG]

Update:

My frog still seems ignore the food. Whenever I bring mealworms up to him, he closes his eyes, as if it's going to hurt him. Force feeding seems to work, but I still worry if he's ever going to eat by himself.

[monster]

What are the temps in the enclosure? and have you found poop at all since you have had him?

[POLISWAG]

I'm not sure about the enclosure temp but my room temp is somewhere in the 80's.

Even if he has pooped, there would be no way of telling with all the bedding and decorations.

[monster]

You need to know what the temps in the enclosure are and what the humidity is, this is very critical and important. To hot or to cold will make him go off food, to cold he cant digest properly and to hot will start to dehydrate him. And you need to look for his poop to see if he went, sometimes if they move holes that means they pooped in the old one or he could of trampled over it and partially buried it. If he hasn't pooped give him nice warm soak and see if goes in there, if he is full he wont want to eat. And I suggest you get those gauges as soon as you can.

[POLISWAG]

I did as you said and put him into a small tub of warm water, got a cup and splashed some of it onto his back and it turned out he was shedding. I kept splashing him until all of the shed skin came off by its self. After that he became much more livelier.

I also gave gave him a mealworm. He still seems scared of his food, so I had to force it into his mouth. He seems to have gotten used to being forced as he starts eating right away once the food is in his mouth.

[monster]

Hi, the warm bath was more to see if he would go poop but if he needed to shed its good he was able to do so. The shedding shouldn't make him not want to eat though unless you try to feed him while in actual shed. I have fed mine after or before shedding with no problems so that shouldn't be what is making him not want eat. Have you got those gauges yet?

[monster]

If you can fill these questions out as best as you can this could help determine what is wrong also.


1. Size of enclosure

2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences

3. Humidity

4. Temperature

5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish

6. Materials used for substrate

7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.

8. Main food source

9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)

10. Lighting

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure

12. When is the last time he/she ate

13. Have you found poop lately

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)

15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.

16. How old is the frog

17. How long have you owned him/her

18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred

19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats

20. How often the frog is handled

21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area

22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)