I'm scared to force feed my pac man frog

[LIZZIE82]

He seemed OK this morning. I think he got out of the water in the middle of the night and then got back in because there was substrate in the water. He was back in there when I got up though. I cleaned the bowl, gave fresh water but didn't put him back in. I kept him on the substrate next to the bowl. It's up to him what he wants to do now. :-) I really hope he pulls through. Also, I did put a cricket in there and I couldn't find it. Hopefully he ate it. It's been raining here and I've been seeing a lot of night crawlers outside. Can I give him one? What if the ground they've been has been fertilized? Is it safe?

[GrifTheGreat]

He seemed OK this morning. I think he got out of the water in the middle of the night and then got back in because there was substrate in the water. He was back in there when I got up though. I cleaned the bowl, gave fresh water but didn't put him back in. I kept him on the substrate next to the bowl. It's up to him what he wants to do now. :-) I really hope he pulls through. Also, I did put a cricket in there and I couldn't find it. Hopefully he ate it. It's been raining here and I've been seeing a lot of night crawlers outside. Can I give him one? What if the ground they've been has been fertilized? Is it safe?

Nope. Do not feed him wild caught insects and night crawlers as they might have toxins like fertilizer in them and this will harm your frog and even kill it. Its much safer to go to a pet store and buy your frogs food. If you have a Petsmart or Petco near you go there and ask for night crawlers and red wigglers. Has your frog burrowed at all and is the substrate moist not mud? On the cricket. It probably burrowed into the substrate. It is hard to say whether it was eaten unless you witnessed it.

[LIZZIE82]

I have both in my town. All they have for live food is crickets. What else can I give him? I plan on force feeding the repta boost for the next three days and then giving 3 crickets forcefully for about a week. Then, I'm going to start feeding in a feeding tank and hopefully he Will hunt/eat on his own.

[GrifTheGreat]

I have both in my town. All they have for live food is crickets. What else can I give him? I plan on force feeding the repta boost for the next three days and then giving 3 crickets forcefully for about a week. Then, I'm going to start feeding in a feeding tank and hopefully he Will hunt/eat on his own.

Sounds like a good plan. Usually at these pet stores you have to ask for night crawlers and red wigglers. They do not have them on display. You could go t Wal-mart and see if they have night crawlers or red wigglers. You can give him meal worms and wax worms as a treat once every week or 2.

[LIZZIE82]

Force feeding of the repta boost is a success! He is actually cooperating and opening his mouth. He's still very unimpressed with all of this, though. Kinda hope he stays small because he'll get me back! ;-) I took him out of the water and moved him close to the bowl. He stayed out of it and didn't look good. I put him back in the water after feeding and he looks better. I'm going yo keep him in the water until he doesn't want to stay in, I guess. The temp is still up and I have hope he'll get better!

[GrifTheGreat]

If he is malnurished and under weight which he is. He will look bad and very thin. As long as you force feed him he may recover. This will take time. He needs solids too so try and force feed him crickets while using the booster too. Give him the boost and then 2 or 3 crickets. Keep it up and keep us posted.

[LIZZIE82]

Dumb question: should I wait for him to swallow the booster and then give him crickets? Crickets one at a time or all together? And, where exactly is his tooth?