Pac Man Ate Poop

[Joe9252]

Hmm what are you using for your heat source and how big is ur tank cuz I have 2 heat pads plus at 45w light and I can't get past 80 could the temps be the reason my pac has been acting to odd?

[GrifTheGreat]

Hmm what are you using for your heat source and how big is ur tank cuz I have 2 heat pads plus at 45w light and I can't get past 80 could the temps be the reason my pac has been acting to odd?

There must be something wrong with your gauges then. If the glass is fogged up then the humidity should be fine(like Mikey said) not only that, but with 2 heat pads(UTH) and a 45 watt bulb you should be reaching temps higher than 80. I only have one heat pas on the side of my tanks and have 50 watt basking light and have no insulation around my tanks and I can achieve temps much higher than 80 if I like. We keep our thermostat for the apartment at 75. You could try and place a space heater within the room your frog is in. Raise the ambient air temps in the room a bit.

What type of bulb are you using?

[Joe9252]

think i have realized the problem and im hoping there is a way to fix it.... It must be the water im using I dont know why i did this but i used reg tap water when changing the substrate the last 2 times i didnt realize it would be such an issue i norm used reg bottled poland spring and i ran out and just used tap water. My frog hasnt eaten in 2 weeks it wont take to anyfood and at this point i dont know what do to... is it a lost cause did i poison my pac what can i do i just changed out his tank but is it too late??? Please help idont wanna lose my pac what can i do to bring him back

[Mikey]

think i have realized the problem and im hoping there is a way to fix it.... It must be the water im using I dont know why i did this but i used reg tap water when changing the substrate the last 2 times i didnt realize it would be such an issue i norm used reg bottled poland spring and i ran out and just used tap water. My frog hasnt eaten in 2 weeks it wont take to anyfood and at this point i dont know what do to... is it a lost cause did i poison my pac what can i do i just changed out his tank but is it too late??? Please help idont wanna lose my pac what can i do to bring him back

You did not poison your frog. I rarely de-chlorinate my water. its a bad habit, but unless your water is poisonous, and undrinkable, than your fine. That being said, I do not recommend not de-chlorinating your water, BUT I can ensure you that had nothing to do with your frog losing its appetite so rapidly.

[GrifTheGreat]

You did not poison your frog. I rarely de-chlorinate my water. its a bad habit, but unless your water is poisonous, and undrinkable, than your fine. That being said, I do not recommend not de-chlorinating your water, BUT I can ensure you that had nothing to do with your frog losing its appetite so rapidly.

Mikey I must say that this is not true. All tap water is different and is treated in different ways with different chemicals and levels depending on where you live. Yes it is very possible that his frog could be toxing out due to this problem. Pacman frogs are easily stressed and extremely sensitive to their environment like all frogs if not more than others. Heavy metal levels as well as what type of chemicals they use in his area as well as the levels that the chemicals are added to the tap water can very well cause this problem since the majority of water absorbed by Pacman frogs is through the soil they live in. Also since it may have ate its own waste that too can tox out the frog adding to the issue. So it would have double the toxins in its system coming from the substrate and the waste that it ate. I would never say that using untreated water would not harm them occationally. You never know. Just because 1 or 2 times didn't harm the frog does not mean that constant exposure to the chemicals in the soil for days at a time would be the same.