Pacman not eating :(

[ShiftingStarlight]

Ah, I'm afraid I have a depressing reply to this topic, that is somewhat related. It's also a question to all the horned frog owners out there; Recent months ago I bought two baby ornates, just about the same size and from two different locations. I had them for only a few months. Things were fine at first, then during a feeding time I noticed one of my babies go after a cricket and abruptly start to SEIZURE. I was extremely worried but from witnessing my boyfriend and my dog having seizures before (this brought back horrible anxiety), I was sure that it would come around again. It did after a bit, but I'm sure the conclusion I'm drawing to is obvious by now, the poor little one would seizure nearly every time it got excited in any way, and eventually starved to death despite my extreme efforts to feed it. I even opened its mouth a few times to put small crickets in, and I'd mist it frequently during the day since it couldn't move to it's pool.

I have no idea what triggered this at all since it seemed to be doing so well for nearly a month. And even more sadly, the exact thing started happening to the remaining baby. I went through the same routine until it too, died. I never had this problem with my first ornate, nor the one I've had for nearly a year now. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this business, because I have never seen a frog have seizures before. Genetic from inbreeding possibly?

[Mattiez]

I'm not sure about that, considering they came from different locations. Maybe they did come from the same breeder though. Perhaps some sort of infection that affects the nervous system? Either way, I'm terribly sorry you had to go through that.

[ShiftingStarlight]

I'm not sure about that, considering they came from different locations. Maybe they did come from the same breeder though. Perhaps some sort of infection that affects the nervous system? Either way, I'm terribly sorry you had to go through that.

I think it's a VERY good possibility that they came from the same breeder- I heard from a petstore owner that I talk to that pretty much all the frogs in this area come from some breeders in Texas. I don't know about ALL frogs, but Ornates is what she said. So that could definitely be a contributing factor.

[Kurt]

It could be enviromental as well. Perhaps there is a toxin involved here. A toxin found in both their enclosures. I am not a vet nor have I had any experience with this, so I can't say for sure

[ShiftingStarlight]

It could be enviromental as well. Perhaps there is a toxin involved here. A toxin found in both their enclosures. I am not a vet nor have I had any experience with this, so I can't say for sure

I guess that could be possible, but I had them in a 20 long tank with a divider down the middle, my older and still living pacman on one side, and the babies on the other. There was a divider between them also. The coconut fiber was out of the same bag as what I'd been using for the older frog. He's never had any problems either. I guess I may never know.

[Bluez3023]

random question, does anyone feed their pacman dubia? if so how many should be given daily?

[John]

These cockroaches (Blaptica dubia) are an excellent food for frogs like Pacman frogs and African Bullfrogs. I tend to employ the 15 minute rule - give them as much as they will eat in 15 minutes. For young frogs I would feed them every 1-2 days if they are being maintained at a warm temperature - adults every 3-5 days. Those are just guidelines. Cockroaches are not a fattening food so don't be afraid to give more.