All Glory to the Hypnotoad

[googie]

Hi:

General rule of thumb for PacMans & African Bullfrogs I have heard is what ever they can eat in 15 minutes. My Pacman has not eaten for 2 days. Today he ate 5 crickets, and then snubbed his nose at any further offering. Don't worry so much on number or portion size. I know your frustrated, but keep trying.

Possibly spreading your feedings out to every two days, you will find him more hungry.
Last week my guy ate 12 crickets in one sitting, today he just made 5. He is also very sensitive to people being to close or if there is to much commotion in the room. I believed I posted in the past I generally feed him at 11:00 pm when the house is quiet, and I literally have to be at least 4 feet away from his "feeding Chamber" before he will eat. If I am to close, forget about it.

Maybe its is just my frog, but he is very tempermental.

Hope all works out.

Chris S

[UncleChester]

I placed in about 10 crickets today, and tried tong feeding him superworms and bought a mouse (just in case, since he was beginning to look thinner and becoming lethargic).

He's finally eating, he had about 5 so far, though he gets discouraged when he tries to bite one and it switches away just before hand, and refuses to try to eat that one again.

How many should I feed him a day?

Did you try chilling the crickets to slow them down a little? You can do the same with the superworms if you think they are too active for your frog.

That he ate is surely a good sign though, so keep trying and good luck!

[1beataway]

Super worms bite. Ived worked in a petstore. I used to bag them for people. Ived gotten nasty bites from them. Try holding one by the body for a few secs or mins. You will see what Iam talking about. Also they will clog up your frogs system. Try feeding earthworms, butterworms, silkworms, roaches, even crickets are better than super worms or meal worms.

I have never gotten bitten by superworms.

[Deku]

I have never gotten bitten by superworms.

Hmm I dont know why. But I have... Countless of times. I got alot of them bite me while I try to get em out and put em in a baggy for sale. They give nasty bites. REALLY nasty bites. Dx It hurts like a hecker.

[1beataway]

Hmm I dont know why. But I have... Countless of times. I got alot of them bite me while I try to get em out and put em in a baggy for sale. They give nasty bites. REALLY nasty bites. Dx It hurts like a hecker.

Maybe you're unlucky? Nobody at my pet store has been bitten, and I used them outside of work too when I had to feed a friend's bearded dragons. Or maybe we have nice superworms.

[Musicpanda]

Hmm I dont know why. But I have... Countless of times. I got alot of them bite me while I try to get em out and put em in a baggy for sale. They give nasty bites. REALLY nasty bites. Dx It hurts like a hecker.

You're starting to scare me I must google what a superworm is so I never encounter one.

[Ebony]

Isn't as super worm just an extra large meal worm?

I breed mealworms and Ive never been bitten yet...Touch wood

[Kurt]

Yes, basically. I have never been bitten by any and I used them with my large Bufonids.

[zeppsmomma]

I'm going to sound a bit mean suggesting this, but it worked for me. When I first got Zeppelin she wouldn't eat, so I dusted her crickets, used my tongs, and gently agitated her by rubbing it around her mouth. When she got angry with me and opened I popped the cricket in and she seemed to finally realize that it was food. She's doing well now and I'm able to simply put her in a feeding container with her food and she eats.

[easigee]

I feed my 2 PacMan frogs a mix of Locusts, Mario worms, earthworms and crickets. My large PacMan would only eat Locusts as that is what the pet shop fed him so I starved him and then started him on earthworms. Whereas my smaller Pacman is a glutton and will go for anything that moves.

I feed our Cane Toads and Pacman frogs the same diet. Are locusts a no Pacman frogs ?

I guess you just have to keep trying different things, have you tried small locusts ?