Pacman frog not eating??

[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

[gtr319]

@ braaandooon: should I then return the earthworms to petsmart? what it is is that the earthworms quickly find its way below the service and its not really helping the feeding... should I get something that stays on the surface of the substrate, like meal worms or crickets?

[John]

That substrate looks too dry to me.

[gtr319]

That substrate looks too dry to me.

i spray it twice a day... the humidity gauge reads 85 as i was taking this photo.... so, should I just buy 5 - 10 small crickets, dump them all in and leave them be or should I just call it a week and worry about it next week? Even though I said I would call it a week, I still don't want anything to happen to him, hes my first frog and I want this to be a positive experience?

[braaandooon]

i wouldnt return your earthworms, as long as you keep the soil moist and refrigerate them they will last for months, im pretty sure your pacman will be feeding by then, and i'm sure when he does he would like to have a nice worm to chew on, looks like your pacman is about the size of mine when i bought him that one glorious day at petsmart, i hate chain stores by the way, so you may want to cut the worm in half if its of the larger variety, yes earth worms tend to burrow fast, but my frog has usually made up its mind if it wants it before i even put it in the enclosure, if my worm isnt snatched up within about a minute, i pull the worm and put back into the refrigerator and then try again in a day or two, and john may be right about your substrate, looks pretty dry, hygrometers are recommended, but it only gauges air humidity and doesnt necessarily gauge your how damp your substrate is, if my substrate doesnt look wet i mist, which in my enclosures are every 3 days, but i also keep organic peat under my substrate which helps the cause of retaining substrate moisture, but i also keep live plants in my enclosures which also raise o2 levels and feeds off your frogs waist which in return keeps your tank a little cleaner, but doesnt mean to skimp on maintenance as there is really nothing to rid your tank of frog urine, but there are lots of other enviormental factors that play into how moist your substrate stays, but a good top will make all the difference in keeping your substrate moist, if you are using a screen top you will probaly need to mist at leat twice a day, im using a glass top with the plastic strip on the back and it has holes drilled in it on my suriname tank, my temp is 84 in tthat tank right now and humidity now up to 90 percent, half the glass on that tank is fogged over, on my cranwelli tank i use the same glass top but removed the back plastic panel and am now using wired screen, this tank is in the same room and the added ventilation drops the ambient air temp to 81 and humidity at 85 percent and none of the glass is fogged over, you may want to experiment a little bit to find the right combo

[gtr319]

@ braaandooon: I will take some pic of my tank and upload here tonite, in the mean time I'll just call it a week of trying to feed him... I called the store and they told me the exact same thing, so I guess it'll be alright...