Pacman frog not eating??

[goreptiles]

U actually put my pacman in another container and throw in a worm. He will only eat one a day.

[Deku]

Well here is my advice:
1)It ate 2 days ago. Chill. Frogs can last up to a month or so without food.
2)Canned crickets isnt attractive to pacmans. I personally think its best used for turtles, and lizards that take dead food.
3)Worms are best here are what I use:
a)earthworms high in protein low on fat
b)Pheonix worms high in calcium and low on fat.
c)Goliath worms: high in calcium(higher than silk worms and pheonix worms) low on fat and high on protein(but very expensive!)
4)Make sure that you give it plenty of hiding places, that the dirt is deep.
5)Leave it alone for atleast a week for it to settle in. Some animals will take food quickly and some will take time to feed. Just try feeding it every couple of days.


For best feeding results feed LIVE worms. I prefer worms over crickets any day. Its my preferance though. I dont know what you or your frog prefer. My toads love worms. They even snatch it from my hand. My whites treefrog jumps onto my hand and snatches them from my hand. I can even try tugging them from him(It was an accident once. long story) and he will still try to eat it. Once I had a worm I was pinching on my fingers for the frog to eat. But I spaced out for some reason and then the frog was trying to eat it.

Hopes this helps. Congrats on your pacatron.

[gtr319]

@ goreptiles: I don't want to risk any accidents, I will just let the feeding be done in the tank since I will replace the substrate once a month...

@ Deku: Thx! So you would recommend me to just leave it alone and not feed it? Will the pacman give out any hint that hes hungry and ready to eat?

Thank you for your input! Like I said before, this is the first frog that my gf and I own and I just want this experience to be in a positive note... more input is appreciated~

[Deku]

@ goreptiles: I don't want to risk any accidents, I will just let the feeding be done in the tank since I will replace the substrate once a month...

@ Deku: Thx! So you would recommend me to just leave it alone and not feed it? Will the pacman give out any hint that hes hungry and ready to eat?

Thank you for your input! Like I said before, this is the first frog that my gf and I own and I just want this experience to be in a positive note... more input is appreciated~

Yes and no. Yes you should leave it alone for a while. But no you shouldnt worry about it eating. NORMALLY frogs can stop eating without care. But I think pacman frogs are an exception; they will hold off eating for a while but it eventually will eat unless its seriously sick or it has an impacted stomach(gravel, sand, etc).
What I recommend you do is simply buy some tongs(ball pointed ones because the other ones pose a health hazard to them when they lounge) and offer it a live earthworm depending on the size of the frog. You can even offer it a roach or a favorite food of a pacman. Just avoid mice or any mammals at all cost. Offer the prey item twice a day every two days. Meaning every two days you offer the food twice UNTILL it starts to eat. Just make sure you stick to a routine schedule as to frogs follow that. Try getting the prey item to wriggle as much as possible. You can also shine a lamp onto the insect it may appeal to the frog(worth a try). What I do with my frogs and toad is I directly mist them before I feed them for 5mins. This will open up their appetite. Make sure you dont "squirt" it but more like mist it. Afterwards offer the item and it SHOULD eat it. If not give it more time itll come around. Aslong as the frog/toad isnt skinny then you're in business. Pacmans should NEVER be skinny. If so they are malnourished , ill and or dying. If you have a malnourished frog give it items that are higher in fat. I was told wax worms have a higher fat content. So that may work as well.

[Deku]

Also read a post up above yours it said plants eat waste of the frogs product. Here are some clarifications of that. It takes 2-3 days for the waste to be broken down into harmless soil by the plants. So if you have a lean mean pooping machine you may want to get more plants. As well as if your frog doesnt poop much you might want to have less plants or feed your plants on some other way. Remember not to use chemicals or pesticides though.

Also if your frog/toad is a burrower remember to keep the plants potted and in place with rocks to prevent any digging and demolition of your plants. Also if you go for plants you need to get a plant light. If not just buy a uvb/uva light that has a low wattage(40-50watts) it depends on the height by the way. Just make sure its not going to bother the frog/toad. Keep the light on for a photo period of 12 hours or so a day. This will stimulate the frogs behaviour and all. They sell light timers at some petstoresand hardware stores. Make it so the light turns on around 7 or 8am and turns offf around at most 9pm.

[braaandooon]

when mine was younger,it seemed to always just be waiting for me every few days when i got up for the day, i'd grab a worm or minnow and set it in front of him and he would eat it, and then then within a few and go burrow until the next time he was hungry,now a days once a week hes up waiting to meet me and i just hand feed him, i'm sure he's a male as he hasnt got as big as some of the females ive seen, and ive had him for nine months now, i feed earthworms now as a staple, and also feed small mice on occasion and small bluegill also as i have access to them and tons of other foods at the local bait shop, he seems to also enjoy freshwater shrimp, hes also eaten an anole once and a few small local toads

[gtr319]

@ Braaandooon: So I should just feed him in the morning? Is there any way that I can feed him at night? And during feeding, should I just drop the worm and leave it there for a while to see if he eats it?

[braaandooon]

im not sure if mornings are perfered, that was just the time i always offered my frog food, it seemed almost like the frogs internal clock knew i only offered food before i left for work, my bengal cat is the same way, so maybe frogs are somewhat trainible, after about 9 - 10 mornings of offering food he finally just started snatching it up, it took me another week to figure out that when he was out and about in the mornings he would accept food for the most part

[gtr319]

so I went and purchased the earthworm @ Petco... but no luck feeding Pacatron... I guess I will just give up and leave him for this week, right now he is burrowed himself under the substrate, what does that mean?

[braaandooon]

the only time i see my cranwelli burrow completely was when he was young and i would clean his tank with him still in the tank,my guess for this is stress, but i could be wrong, i now no longer do this as i usually clean my tank every other week now, and i use this time to set my frog in warm water so he can make poopie, anyways do as you said, leave him be, and try offering live food items every other day until he decides he is hungry