Caging question

[whiffer01]

what cage size works best. hopefully a 10 gallon because thats all the space i have.

[85MkIISupRa]

a ten gallon is more then enough for a pacman. I have a divider in a 10 gallon where i house 2 of mine

[Kevin1]

I'll teach you a good rule of thumb. A fatfrog(pacman budgett's or pyxie) should be housed an a container that is 6-8 times the size of a square that is the size of the frog at rest.

[jjmorton13]

a ten gallon is more then enough for a pacman. I have a divider in a 10 gallon where i house 2 of mine

You split a 10 gallon? I know these frogs don't move that much, but that is still really small.

[85MkIISupRa]

It's really not that small at all. My pacman only stays on the one side of the tank anyway where the dish is at. I just got a baby today so I notched the top of it and put a piece of plexiglas down the middle and it works great. I have pics of it I can post somewhere on here

[whiffer01]

I'll teach you a good rule of thumb. A fatfrog(pacman budgett's or pyxie) should be housed an a container that is 6-8 times the size of a square that is the size of the frog at rest.

that graph really helps.

[Greg M]

Kevin, I think that's a reasonable rule of thumb. I personally think the "10 gallon" rule is not always appropriate (every care sheet on horned frogs says that you need a 10 gallon tank at minimum for a single adult horned frog) - your typical 3 inch male cranwell's is actually kind of lost in a 10 gallon tank. A cautionary note, however - the bigger the tank, the more leeway you have in terms of cleaning. If you keep a horned frog in a tank that is only 6 to 8 times the frogs "area", you must stay on top of cleaning or you really run the risk of bacterial ("red-leg") issues. Avoiding over-feeding your [adult] frog helps a lot (less in, less out).

[jjmorton13]

I personally think the "10 gallon" rule is not always appropriate (every care sheet on horned frogs says that you need a 10 gallon tank at minimum for a single adult horned frog) - your typical 3 inch male cranwell's is actually kind of lost in a 10 gallon tank.

I think the "minimums" that are from various care sheets are good starting points, but obviously don't apply to every frog and every owner. Personally, I wouldn't go smaller than a 10 gallon for a full grown adult frog, or an adult anything for that matter.