Am I on the Right Path ~ Feedback Plz

[DVirginiana]

The moss needs to go. Young frogs are clumsy hunters and will inevitably eat it while hunting, and it can cause impaction. If you were trying to use it to keep in humidity, there are plenty of frogsafe plants that you could use for that (there's probably a list somewhere on this site).

The wire top and heat lamp aren't going to kill your frog. I know of plenty of people who use these things who have healthy, long-lived frogs. If your frog is an albino then the lamps can harm their skin and vision, but otherwise you just need to make sure the heat and light don't get too intense. The heat pad might be a problem, as these guys burrow to avoid heat, and aren't really smart enough to figure out that the heat source is below them.

[frogmike]

The heating pad won't be a problem. these guys are smart enough to know that the heat is coming from below them. They will sit on top of the area that the heating pad is to get warm, and then burrow down near, but not on top of the pad. That's what all 6 of mine have done for as long as I have had them. Just make sure that the substrate is wet and 3" to 5" deep. Or just do what ever. I'm sure your capable of keeping it alive. They are a hearty frog, and though some ways are better than others, it should keep breathing for a while. No one can ever believe the sheer size, color, and activeness of my pacman frogs. I think it might be the due to the climate and diet that I supply them with. I got them prize frogs fool.

[DVirginiana]

About the heating pad, I couldn't tell from your original post if you had it under the whole tank or under just part of it. If it's only under half, Frogmike is right, and it won't harm your frog at all. The main problem I hear of with people using heat pads is that they'll put it under the entire tank, and the frog doesn't have anywhere to burrow and cool off. If he can do that, there's no problem.

[buddhaFROG]

Okay..Well he finally ate and pooped for me.

I want everyone to know that the heat lamp only covers half of my setup. The samething with my heat pad. It only covers half. So the main source of heat is only on half the tank.

I have since got a piece of plexi-glass and covered half the tank as well so that it will hold the humidity.

One quick question tho..wont a solid glass top restrict air from my frog therefore killing him? I see alot about glass tops and I just wonder about air quality. Also where do you get a glass top?

thx again guys

[DVirginiana]

Yay! Sounds like your pac is getting used to its enclosure and settling in well To get a glass top, you'll need to go to a glass-cutter and get one made. Alot of people do this for tree-frog tanks, and I hear it's pretty affordable; you can even get it so that there's a hinge top on the cage, but I'm not exactly sure how...

[frogmike]

No, the glass top will not suffocate your frog. You have to leave a small space for air and excess heat to escape. If pacman frogs were easy to suffocate then they wouldn't bury themselves deep in the ground. I also wave my hand around in the tank when i open the top to spray or feed them. This circulates the old air out, and allows for more oxygen and fresh air to enter. they don't really like it cause the air feels cold like getting out of the shower.

[frogmike]

You said that you have a 10 gallon tank, so you will not have to get a custom top from a glass cutter. Every pet store I've ever been in sells a glass top for 10 gallon tanks. It will be made of 2 sections of glass linked by a plastic bendy henge that goes long ways. It will come with a stick on handle for opening, and a strip of plastic in the back that can be cut to create a space for ventilation. You will have to look around the fish tank stuff. if you don't see it, ask an employee. its really worth it to get one.