New PacMan

[Joe9252]

You could try nightcrawlers or earthworms. My lamp is right on top of the tank but I have a plant underneath it so there is quite a bit of shade.

he not too small for nightcrawlers or earthworms? just wanna make sure he is big enough

[tikonides]

Cool little guy you got there !

[demeteraurion]

he not too small for nightcrawlers or earthworms? just wanna make sure he is big enough

YOu could cut them up, I have to do it for my frog sometimes, dubia roaches are good too, and horn worms if you can find them.

[Joe9252]

I was unable to go to the store to pick up some worms and won't be able till mon how bad is it if I. Go outside and get him a few worms and feed him that sorry for the stupid questiion but I really don't know lol

[demeteraurion]

Don't feed him anything from outside! Better safe than sorry. As long as he's eating well you don't have to feed him anything else yet. And if you don't have any crickets left or something he will be fine without food for a few days.

[Joe9252]

Don't feed him anything from outside! Better safe than sorry. As long as he's eating well you don't have to feed him anything else yet. And if you don't have any crickets left or something he will be fine without food for a few days.

well no luck finding anything outside anyways..... I remember seeing a bait vending machine by one of the local pet shops ill go check that out... it not i guess hll have to wait till monday

[Joe9252]

So no dice on the baby night crawlers tried feeding this morning and he took it and when i went back it to check up on him i guess he spit it out.... Tired again tonight an he wouldnt take I left 2 crickets in this morning and I noticed only 1 is left so im gonna assume he ate the other one so all he has eaten in 2 days is 1 large cricket it seems everyone talks about what amazing eaters these are but so far both of my pacmans didnt live up to that is there something im doing wrong here temp is around 78 in the humidity is near 65% im a little less scared with him one because he is much more active then my last (jumped around a lot when i opened up the tank last night) so idk i just dont want this one to die

[Joe9252]

so I went to the store today and the guy told me to try giving him a pinkie.... within seconds he went after it. After about 2 mins it seemed like he had about 2/3rds of it in his mouth and then he just spit him back up and now he is just hovering over it?? Why is he doing that I dont understand? Should i leave it in there in case he decides to try again?

[Poly]

I'm no expert, actually I don't even have a pacman, but my best guess would be that it was too large for the frog, and/or the frog is too small to handle pinkies yet.

[Joe9252]

Yea that could be it... I'm gonna take the pinkie outta the tank and in a few hours go get hime a newboarn pinkie much smaller and give it a try... only cuz this is the 1st time I have seen him that attracted to any food that fast he norm never goes after anything i put in the tank so I have to assume getting him a smaller one would be a good idea

[demeteraurion]

From the pic you showed the frog looked about the size of a quarter, I wouldn't try to feed him a pinkie yet. If you raise the temps he will probably have more of an appetite.

[Joe9252]

From the pic you showed the frog looked about the size of a quarter, I wouldn't try to feed him a pinkie yet. If you raise the temps he will probably have more of an appetite.

here is a more clear pic he is about the size of a half dollar right now..... still think he is too small for a newborn pinkie? im a little worried about turning up the heat in the tank as that is what I think cause my last one to die right now its 75 in there and he spends a good amount of time in his water bowl... if i do raise the temp what should i raise it to.... right now I have a 50w daytime light above the tank but it is off

[demeteraurion]

Recommended day temps are 80-85 but some owners go to 88 Fahrenheit. He is a tropical animal and needs tropical temps. If he is at least 2 inches he should be big enough for a small pinkie.

[Joe9252]

Recommended day temps are 80-85 but some owners go to 88 Fahrenheit. He is a tropical animal and needs tropical temps. If he is at least 2 inches he should be big enough for a small pinkie.

ok well i just turned the light on it about 4 inches from the top of the tank ill keep it on for the next hr and see if it changes the temp in the tank

[BG]

Walmart has wigglers witch are small trout worms they work great with baby pacs .

[Joe9252]

I mean i doesnt make sense temp is 80 humidity is 75 im a little scared to make it any hotter in there because im convinced my other frog cooked.. but all he eats is one cricket a day shouldnt he be eating like 5 or so... also he is never aggressive when he eats ill throw crickets in there and he doesnt go near them for hrs?? I put in a pinkie around noon today and i just got home to find this.... its like he found a new friend....theyare just chillin by the water bowl.... wtf lol why wont my pac eat

--btw just cleaned hiswater bowl dont worry its not norm that dirty--

[GrifTheGreat]

That pinky is too big for him. And if you are feeding him large crickets which can be the size of that pinky it might explain why he only eats one. Buy medium crickets and see if he eats more. 80 is fine for him in temp. You have to maintain that temp everyday and the humidity being 75 is also fine. Don't let it get too cool at night either it should only drop about 5 degrees. Mine is almost is over 7 months old and is about 3 to 3 1/2 inches. They all seem to grow at different rates as far as I can tell, but amount of food different types of food amount of vitamins and calcium they receive as well as a well maintained environment can all determine growth. He will grow. Grif grew in spirts and would eat heavily during these spirts. Yours might do the same.

[Joe9252]

That pinky is too big for him. And if you are feeding him large crickets which can be the size of that pinky it might explain why he only eats one. Buy medium crickets and see if he eats more. 80 is fine for him in temp. You have to maintain that temp everyday and the humidity being 75 is also fine. Don't let it get too cool at night either it should only drop about 5 degrees. Mine is almost is over 7 months old and is about 3 to 3 1/2 inches. They all seem to grow at different rates as far as I can tell, but amount of food different types of food amount of vitamins and calcium they receive as well as a well maintained environment can all determine growth. He will grow. Grif grew in spirts and would eat heavily during these spirts. Yours might do the same.

he actually took the pinkie down later on that night around 2am maybe he only likes to eat at night the crickets i use are med size no were near the size of that pinkie

[GrifTheGreat]

You need to read up on Pacman frogs. They are nocturnal. You should only try and feed him at night or really early in the morning. They need a 12 hour day night cycle and they feed at night. I'm glad he ate the pinky. Don't feed him to many mice though or hell become obese which is very bad for pacmans.