Just got a new Pacman Frog

[AsmCoder8088]

Hi All,

I just received a new Pacman Frog today -- my first one! However I am slightly concerned about one of his eyes appearing to be somewhat larger than the other, as well as having a sort of thin film of gray over it. I'm not sure exactly what the deal is... Maybe it's just temporary? Or is it a potential health issue?

I've attached a photo so you can see what I mean. If you've got any thoughts, let me know. Thanks!

[John]

I would take him to a vet - his eye looks infected and this is often caused by being kept in dirty conditions. Welcome to the forum.

[Username]

Welcome to the forum. He is a cool looking Pacman frog i hope to get one Mid-September.

[Kurt]

I will second what John said. There is definitely something wrong with the eye. Nice ornate though.

Welcome aboard.

[AsmCoder8088]

Thanks John, and Kurt, I'll have to certainly see if maybe a vet can prescribe eye drops or something.

I've also finally finished putting together the rest of his cage (a 50 gallon tank), so he should be much happier now:

[Kerry1968]

Bless him, he looks kinda lost in that big tank!

[John]

Bless him, he looks kinda lost in that big tank!

Yes, "lost" was exactly the word that occurred to me too.

[coltiger]

Even when he/she grows to full size it will look out of place. The eye looks like problem, I hope it is fixable...its a nice looking Ornate

[AsmCoder8088]

Hmm, I had read that the larger the tank, the better. Maybe not? Oh well, he's not going to feel cramped anyway.

His eye looks to be doing a lot better lately:



And he's still eating crickets fairly well, so he seems healthy at least!

[AsmCoder8088]

Okay, so I finally took him to the vet today since I was concerned that it might get worse. She said that it's not an eye infection, in fact, it's a sort of cataract where some kind of nerve damage has taken place. Anyway, she gave me some eye dropper medicine to apply three times a day (Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Ophthalmin Suspension, by Falcon Pharmaceuticals; a 5mL bottle).

Also, I have separated the frogs because one of them did attack the other while I was working with them (it was actually the smaller frog lunging at the larger one!) and so I promptly set them aside and made a divider out of the substrate:



So now they each have their own 25 gallon space.

Also, I asked the vet and she said to feed them 5-6 crickets a day.. is that about right? I had been feeding them 2-3 crickets a day. What's the recommended amount?

Here's some more pictures:

[John]

I'm not sure I think the vet's diagnosis is correct, and since she gave you an antibiotic for it, I don't think she's so sure either. But at least she gave you what you need to treat the eye. Regarding feeding them, try the 15 minute rule - as much as a frog will eat in 15 minutes. For young frogs kept at a good temperature I would feed them every day.

[Tom Highum]

It appears from your photos that only one side has a water dish.

[AsmCoder8088]

Ah, very observant! I actually just got a new water dish in today so now they both have one (the reason I had only one earlier was because I didn't really plan on having two Pacman frogs originally).

And also, my Dad got a pacman frog a couple weeks before I got mine (so he's had his for maybe four weeks) and his pacman frog sits in his water dish all the time. Is that normal?? My pacman either sit in the dirt or bury themselves in it...

Also, his pacman frog is an albino... whereas mine are ornates (in case that makes any difference).

[Tom Highum]

I think ornates are cooler , don't have one though (yet)