Pacman frog not eating??

[gtr319]

I keep mine in a plastic cricket keeper with the tubes the crickets crawl inside. And if you give them some food and that water gel stuff they should live their lifespan of several weeks i guess.
I only give mine 2 or 3 crickets every night. Hes about the size of a silver dollar, so i hope thats enough food. He has grown. I'm always hesitant to leave crickets in the tank with our frogs/lizard because they can bite. I dont know how often that happens though.

o no... but those lil fella seem harmless... but as long as provide food in the tank for them, they won't attack my pac or am I wrong?

[Deku]

o no... but those lil fella seem harmless... but as long as provide food in the tank for them, they won't attack my pac or am I wrong?

Honestly crickets can be alittle bit nasty. Ived seen ones try to take a bite at my frog a long time ago. Though I didnt leave any food for the crickets.
At the same time Iam currently keeping PINHEAD crickets in a small terrarium with two 1 inch toads and I left some food for the crickets. The only thing they do is just crawl over the toads. But that may be bad? There wasnt alot so it may have been that. I only poured in 2 dozen of them. Half of which got eaten quickly. The rest are gone now and tommorrow Iam due for some crickets.

I have read reports here about how crickets bit their frogs. So I personally dont know about that. I think that the pinheads are less offensive than the adults though. In any case Id just make sure you give the crickets some places to hide, food, and water. Food for crickets can be powdered reptile foods mixed with fish flakes(tropical), and some veggies and oats. As for moisture you could leave pieces of cotton on a small cap and pour water on it. Theyd drink moisture from that. YOu could also use sponges if you have some. Just like a hermit crab in the sense they sometimes drink from a sponge.

I may be wrong so Id wait for others replies.

[braaandooon]

yah crickets can be nasty little bugs, there was a time when i first bought my cranwelli and i assumed he was eating the few meal worms id place in his terrarium, after further observation, i realized the few crickets i kept in the enclosure were going through two meal worms a night

[John911]

A couple days after I got my pacman i left a bigger cricket in there overnight that he didnt eat. In the am he had a little redish spot behind his eye. I touched it lightly with the tip of a piece of paper towel and it def was liquid/blood. He seemed to heal overnight and hes been fine since but I'm going to assume that he got bit.

[gtr319]

A couple days after I got my pacman i left a bigger cricket in there overnight that he didnt eat. In the am he had a little redish spot behind his eye. I touched it lightly with the tip of a piece of paper towel and it def was liquid/blood. He seemed to heal overnight and hes been fine since but I'm going to assume that he got bit.

I just did a head count on the crickets, only 5 left... but once again, they are tiny lil boggers... there maybe some thats hiding, but i'm not sure.... but I can visually see 5 left after 3 sprays of water...

I guess I will let this batch slide since its size small, but I will get cricket food when I go purchase the next batch of food....

BTW, how often do you feed your pacman frog? Say after this 10 tiny cricket is gone, how long should I hold out until I get the next batch?

[John911]

I just did a head count on the crickets, only 5 left... but once again, they are tiny lil boggers... there maybe some thats hiding, but i'm not sure.... but I can visually see 5 left after 3 sprays of water...

I guess I will let this batch slide since its size small, but I will get cricket food when I go purchase the next batch of food....

BTW, how often do you feed your pacman frog? Say after this 10 tiny cricket is gone, how long should I hold out until I get the next batch?

I'm not sure. I think alot of people feed them whatever they can get in 15 minutes. I just give mine 3 crickets every night.

[gtr319]

I'm not sure. I think alot of people feed them whatever they can get in 15 minutes. I just give mine 3 crickets every night.

What I am planning to do is this... when he is done with this batch, I will just swing by the reptile store and get 10 more... given that I will swing by there once or twice a week... or is it too much food for the Pacman frog?

[gtr319]

Honestly crickets can be alittle bit nasty. Ived seen ones try to take a bite at my frog a long time ago. Though I didnt leave any food for the crickets.
At the same time Iam currently keeping PINHEAD crickets in a small terrarium with two 1 inch toads and I left some food for the crickets. The only thing they do is just crawl over the toads. But that may be bad? There wasnt alot so it may have been that. I only poured in 2 dozen of them. Half of which got eaten quickly. The rest are gone now and tommorrow Iam due for some crickets.

I have read reports here about how crickets bit their frogs. So I personally dont know about that. I think that the pinheads are less offensive than the adults though. In any case Id just make sure you give the crickets some places to hide, food, and water. Food for crickets can be powdered reptile foods mixed with fish flakes(tropical), and some veggies and oats. As for moisture you could leave pieces of cotton on a small cap and pour water on it. Theyd drink moisture from that. YOu could also use sponges if you have some. Just like a hermit crab in the sense they sometimes drink from a sponge.

I may be wrong so Id wait for others replies.

I got them from petsmart, I hope its the pinhead that you are mentioning...