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    Thank you all for your advice, I really love every single one of my pets and usually my anxiety gets the best of me and I myself become the biggest problem when I start overthinking.I've never had a frog before only turtles and rodents. I left a few crickets with him/her and it's eaten another one. I left them there because I'm studying next to the tank right now and keeping an eye out. I won't leave them in there unsupervised because I know they can bite and harm my Pacman. I'm going to go buy a background for 3 sides soon I guess and possibly a ceramic heat emitter. I just didn't want a heat lamp seeing as how he is albino it may harm him. The temperature is at 78 F ( 26 C) right now. The humidity is also at 80 right now. There is about 5-7 inches of substrate on the far right side of the tank and 2-4 throughout the rest of it.
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    I'd get a DIGITAL thermometer, they are much more accurate. As Grif said, you only need enough substrate for him/her to bury itself. They can and often will bury to the bottom.

    5.5 gallons seems too big for a baby -- they can get stressed by being in too big of spaces. Usually a medium Kritter Keeper is what is recommended. You can buy an infrared heat lamp and that is fine for an albino, but keep a careful eye out on the humidity as that can dry out the substrate fast.

    Actually 5.5 gallons is fine for adult pacman frogs, especially males. They do not move much. I house mine in tubs that are about the size of 5.5 gallon aquariums.
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    Quote Originally Posted by phiblife View Post
    Thank you all for your advice, I really love every single one of my pets and usually my anxiety gets the best of me and I myself become the biggest problem when I start overthinking.I've never had a frog before only turtles and rodents. I left a few crickets with him/her and it's eaten another one. I left them there because I'm studying next to the tank right now and keeping an eye out. I won't leave them in there unsupervised because I know they can bite and harm my Pacman. I'm going to go buy a background for 3 sides soon I guess and possibly a ceramic heat emitter. I just didn't want a heat lamp seeing as how he is albino it may harm him. The temperature is at 78 F ( 26 C) right now. The humidity is also at 80 right now. There is about 5-7 inches of substrate on the far right side of the tank and 2-4 throughout the rest of it.
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    If looks ok. You should go digital as Emandkel recommended and get a lid for that tank ASAP. You will also want to cover 3 sides with some dark construction paper or some static cling terrarium background go make the frog feel more secure. A smaller enclosure is preferrable, but this is not terrible.

    You can buy a Fluker's 5.5" clamp lamp with dimmer switch and a 50 watt and under infrared heat bulb to assist with the temps as well. When uou get a lid just cover 3/4 of it with plastic wrap to hold heat and humidity in just make sure that yoj leave a space for the lamp so tbat it isn't sitting on the plastic wrap.

    When offering food just uncover the frog's head so that it can see that there is food in there. Also break the hind legs off the crickets to make them easier to catch.


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    Thank you very much, I will definately use this advice.
    I have one last question is it normal for him/her to stay in the same place for 12-24 hours?

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    yes it is normal

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