Quote Originally Posted by 5280 View Post
1) He got fat because they eat a lot and don't move very much. What else do you want me to say??? If you're worried about his weight, feed him less. It won't kill him. Cranwellis are relatively big, fat, powerful guys in the frog world. If you're looking for a small, skinny species you have the wrong frog.

2) Not sure as far as laxatives, the best advice I can give is to soak him regularly in warmish water.

3) Phoenix worms are awesome, I love feeding them. If you're worried about the calcium, don't coat em. I usually don't.

4) Not sure on many diseases that are brought on by obesity, but deteriating vision is one of them. Heart disease and organs not functioning properly are also problems that occur in obese frogs. Hope this helps
Thanks for the reply!

I understand that Pacman Frogs are big and fat. I want Malcolm to grow as big and fat as he can be and still be healthy. I just don't want him to be too fat, understand? No, I am not a skinny frog guy. I like skinny frogs, but I like monster fat frogs alot more. I have the right frog for me.

I guess I will try that warm bath. The temps have been pretty low today because my brother turned the a/c on last night because he was worried about his goldfish getting too hot, and even with the heat pad newly installed in Malcolms tank (4W), it still hasn't hit 80 yet.

I probably won't coat the little buggers with Calcium. I do have a question, though. What do I need to be concerned about when it comes to a Multi-vitamen such as HERPETIVE? For example, if I feed my Pacman too much Calcium, it can develope too many lipids in the cornea of his eyes, and he can go blind. If I feed him too little calcium, he may end up with Metabiolic Bone Diesases, because of the lack of calcium in his bones. What would I see if I gave Malcolm too much Multi-vitamin?

I want to exercise my Pacman Frog more, but I am worried about how stressed it is right now. It is really scared when I look at it. I think he just knows that I am going to pick him up and try to feed him for 20 minutes, or try to get him to exercise for 10 minutes or something. He looks like he is getting pretty stressed. I am pretty sure I handle him too much. I just don't want him to get too fat, or go without food.