i pick mine up and look at him every few days i soak him in his water dish just to make sure hes going to the bathroom, its my first pacman so i baby it a lot i dont want it to up and die on me so i check it a lot, if it wont come up with a good misting i dig him up but i wait a day. i always wash my hands before and after tho hes a happy little frog if i may say so myself