Bloated?

[MeTree]

I would certainly try to get those temperatures up to at least the upper 70s if at all possible. Good job on the heatpad, they are a Pacman Frog's best friend.

With the deflation, it looks pretty normal with the description you gave. They "inflate" when they soak, and after they get out they may appear to shrink. That shouldn't be a problem.

I didn't realize that you had a Pacman Frog, yet. How long have you had him/her? He sure is a cutie!

[Poly]

I would certainly try to get those temperatures up to at least the upper 70s if at all possible. Good job on the heatpad, they are a Pacman Frog's best friend.

With the deflation, it looks pretty normal with the description you gave. They "inflate" when they soak, and after they get out they may appear to shrink. That shouldn't be a problem.

I didn't realize that you had a Pacman Frog, yet. How long have you had him/her? He sure is a cutie!

Yes, I agree, a pacman needs warmer temperatures, so a heat pad is definitely their best friend!

I figured the inflation had something to do with soaking, thanks for the information.

Well, I didn't plan on purchasing the pacman, it was one of those spur of the moments things, I went into the store to purchase another chubby frog... and I seen a cute lil pacman housed on aquarium gravel and bark chips in a half gallon cricket keeper with a 160 watt heat lamp shined on it. When I told the manager the proper conditions it should be kept in, she refused to change anything, saying that "It's not here to be taken care of, it's here to be sold!"

So nevertheless, I bought the pacman to save it from a horrible death that that heat lamp would have caused.

I purchased him/her on Sunday, for I've had him/her for 3 days now. Yeaaah, baby Tank is really cute!

Hows your albino doing?

~Royce

[MeTree]

I really hate how some stores will treat their animals just horrible. It is sad how many times that people try to confront managers about how they are killing their animals, and the managers just shrug it off, and even worse, scold the person for confronting them. It's a good thing for your little guy that you rescued him, though. He is really cute!

Cody is doing great! Thanks for asking. I just soaked him today, so he is soo shiny! Measured him today and he is almost 3"! I can't believe it, he is hardly 2 months old.

[GrifTheGreat]

It was probably water weight. When they hold water or are well hydrated they appear bloated. Your pac probably urinated after getting out of the water. They usually urinate in their water but sometimes do after coming out or when they're startled. Like toads do when you pick them up. The temps are definetly too low for one that young. Even adults need very little fluxuation between daytime temps and night time temps. High 70s at night is an ideal temp and day should be no higher that 81 or 82 for one that young. To much temp fluxuation can cause stress. Hope the little guy/girl eats for you soon. Don't for get humidity. 70 to 80%.

[Poly]

It was probably water weight. When they hold water or are well hydrated they appear bloated. Your pac probably urinated after getting out of the water. They usually urinate in their water but sometimes do after coming out or when they're startled. Like toads do when you pick them up. The temps are definetly too low for one that young. Even adults need very little fluxuation between daytime temps and night time temps. High 70s at night is an ideal temp and day should be no higher that 81 or 82 for one that young. To much temp fluxuation can cause stress. Hope the little guy/girl eats for you soon. Don't for get humidity. 70 to 80%.

I assumed the water had something to do with it. I stuck the Repti-Therm Mini to the back of his tank, and the temperatures have warmed up a lot. I'm leaving it on all day now, because it does not get very hot, and keeps his temps around 79-81F. I'm keeping the humidity around 85%.

Thanks for the info!

[Poly]

I really hate how some stores will treat their animals just horrible. It is sad how many times that people try to confront managers about how they are killing their animals, and the managers just shrug it off, and even worse, scold the person for confronting them. It's a good thing for your little guy that you rescued him, though. He is really cute!

Cody is doing great! Thanks for asking. I just soaked him today, so he is soo shiny! Measured him today and he is almost 3"! I can't believe it, he is hardly 2 months old.

Yeah you've got that right, some pet stores keep there animals in terrible conditions! Haha, he sure is cute, that is when I manage to see him out of his little burrow!

Wow, Cody is huge compared to the tiny little pac that he used to be! Wow, 3" in 2 months! That's over an inch a month, clearly he's being taken great care of!

[MeTree]

Wow, Cody is huge compared to the tiny little pac that he used to be! Wow, 3" in 2 months! That's over an inch a month, clearly he's being taken great care of!

Thank you!