My Pacman Frog just died, what did I do wrong?

[eharper15]

Good evening Hill,

Thank you very much for your response as well as thevacantface response.

I very much appreciate the feedback and recommendations. Looking at both of your responses, I think pacman likely had either an impaction or some disease while he was in estivation and just didn't make it from that.

Unfortunately, I should have been more pro-active in checking if he was impacted however times before he hasn't eating for a week and was fine. Especially since he was in estivation anyway in which amphibians don't eat that much.

Speaking of estivation, do most pacman pet owners let their frogs go into estivation? And if so, how do you properly care for a pacman frog while he is in estivation? I never had any guidance on that. I was just continuing to spray him with water and hoping he would come out and eat but obviously I was wrong. (Due to being a first time frog owner).

I've also been wondering if I should have had a separate container/tank for him to eat or either bathe in.

Anyway, I think I'm going to take your suggestion hill and probably get a fire belly toad next. Even though I don't plan on getting one a year from now I'll keep you updated.

Toads seems to be a little bit more durable than ceratophrys (pacmans, budgett frogs, etc...) just by going over other people's stories.

Thank you again for the feedback, much appreciated.

-Eric

[Hill111]

I don't really think many people allow their frogs to go into estivation unless they are trying to breed them. It's very difficult to care for them while they are in estivation, which is I think why most people don't do it. Some people feed their Pacman in a separate tank, others don't because it may be too stressful transferring them back and forth and they may not eat. I tried feeding my guy in a separate tank and he just got too scared and would not touch the insects.

[JawsofaFrog]

I would like to say your juvenile frog has no reason to go into aestivation.. it was the fact that your setup dried out extensively over a short period of time. Also the moss most likely was eaten while the frog ate. The carpet-like moss isn't loose. I would suggest that over sphagnum moss. I have purposely let one of my Cranwelli frogs go into the deep sleep with no problems. That frog was an adult not a baby.. moss made your frog impacted in my opinion.