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[djmosier]

Thank you! The earthworms are normal sized, and he seems to love them. I'm in the process of doing some improvisational changes to the enclosure, to make it a little more habitable for him until I can get to the store tomorrow. I removed the river rocks and am putting down moist paper towels wadded up, to act as temporary substrate. I'm putting in a shallow bowl for water, as opposed to just having a small amount of water in the bottom of the tank. I'm leaving the 3 large rocks that I have because he seems to like them, and for now, I covered 3 sides of the tank with hand towels. Anything else to suggest?

[GrifTheGreat]

Thank you! The earthworms are normal sized, and he seems to love them. I'm in the process of doing some improvisational changes to the enclosure, to make it a little more habitable for him until I can get to the store tomorrow. I removed the river rocks and am putting down moist paper towels wadded up, to act as temporary substrate. I'm putting in a shallow bowl for water, as opposed to just having a small amount of water in the bottom of the tank. I'm leaving the 3 large rocks that I have because he seems to like them, and for now, I covered 3 sides of the tank with hand towels. Anything else to suggest?

You don't have to wad up the paper towels. Just make them fairly thick. 4 to 5 layers will work. Make them heavily moist.

Cover the lid 3/4 of the way with plastic wrap to hold heat and humidity in, but be sure that their is air circulation.

[djmosier]

done. Thank you So Much! Right now, he's happily 3/4 buried in paper towels. I feel much better about his well being now.

[GrifTheGreat]

done. Thank you So Much! Right now, he's happily 3/4 buried in paper towels. I feel much better about his well being now.

Keep an eye on him.

[djmosier]

I had to go to work at 8pm, but he did fine. He is in the lukewarm bath now - hoping that will get things moving.

[djmosier]

The lukewarm water did the trick. Thanks a bunch!

[Mentat]

Hello and how is Wacca doing? Although a concern to watch out for, would not stress about a Pacman not pooping for a week or so. Fresita has done that a couple times. Then she makes a mess in her bath for a few days in a row.

The CA/vitamin supplements are important to a growing juvenile. To dust with earthworms I rinse one in a little cup of dechlorinated water. Then use paper towel to dry worm a bit and sprinkle a pinch of CA on worm, then tongue feed to frog. Do that M/F and same for vitamins on W. T/T/Sat frog gets 1/2 dozen adult crickets (mine is 3 in. SVL. Sunday is off feeding day. That schedule works fine for me but you might need to adjust according to frog's response.

The shredded coco comes in loose and bricks you have to re-constitute by soaking in dechlorinated water. I prefer the loose kind; but can save a bit of $ by going with bricks in 3 packs. If so, get the Plantation Soil by ZooMed. ExoTerra's EcoEarth bricks are harder to deal with and I have found pieces of rope, wire, plastics, you name it inside them. The loose EcoEarth does not have those issues. No matter if using bricks or loose; you want to adjust water content so substrate clumps in closed fist without squeezing any water out, just slightly damp.

If buying analog gauges, do compare them at store and avoid any that get away from the average median reading. Have seen 10-20% difference in some humidity gauges at display and you do not want those stray ones. Digital gauges are more accurate but costlier too. Hope this helps and good luck !

[djmosier]

Hello. Wacca is doing great. His enclosure is now set up with the substrate, water bath, a half-log for shelter, and terrarium-looking background film. I ended up getting the brick-type substrate. The shop owner had to order the thermometer and hygrometer, as well as the heat mat, so I don't think I'll be able to compare, since he didn't have any in stock. I'll be able to pick those items up a week from today. In the meantime, I bought a 25 watt red nightlight for him, since the nights are so much cooler than the days. I also bought the vitamins and calcium, which I intend to start on right away. I think I'll begin with the calcium with vit. D. He seems much more satisfied with the new set-up. He immediately went under the log shelter and burrowed into the substrate. I fed him before putting him into the new enclosure. Should I take him out to feed him, or leave him in the enclosure? Also, I have crickets (gut-loaded) and earthworms. Should I get more fish, or are the feeders I have now sufficient to keep him healthy? Thank you for your advice. I can use all the help I can get.