r/pacmanfrog

I’m a first-time Pac-Man frog owner. I got my frog 17 days ago, and he’s only eaten twice since I got him. The first time, he ate a mealworm and a hornworm. Since then, I’ve tried dubia roaches with no luck. I tried another hornworm too, but he still won’t eat.
He just turns his head away and burrows back down. From what I understand, froglets are supposed to eat pretty much every day, so I’m getting worried since he hasn’t eaten in almost two weeks.
His temperature is controlled, with a warm side and a cooler/shady side. I’m also keeping the humidity and substrate moist, but not soggy.
Is this normal for a young Pac-Man frog, or should I be concerned?

He gets his water dirty so quickly. I changed 5 minutes before this photo and he quickly got it dirty again.

Pretty sure he is a male! His name is Gumbo and he’s a very polite boy 🙂‍↕️

Ignore the dead leaf - if Squeaky doesnt care, you shouldnt either 🫠

This is Gerard, ive had this guy for about a year and a half. This frog is feisty, will bite at anything that moves, and has gotten my fingers multiple times. Since i don’t want to stress the poor dude out i’ve never tried to check his thumbs. HE IS ACTUALLY A SHE! Now my question is: do i keep the name Gerard? (i like goofy names, so i do not mind keeping the name Gerard). She is named after Gerard Way, so maybe an MCR inspired name?

Pumba wasn’t feeling it today. And the worm saw an open door

AHHHHHHHH i’m so proud of my son. please congratulate boog on his first night croaking. (i am normal about this)

Im a little bit confused because occasionally at night Ill hear a loud barking/ croaking sound, an apparently only males do that.. the weird thing is there are no nuptial pads on the hands and he or she is quite large and is about 4-5 months old, Do females still bark or make noise? Thanks for any advice 🙏🏻

Soaked, pooped, and back inside!He weighed 11.4 ounces, hence the nickname Slim.

Hello all! Today I made a slightly impulsive decision to rescue a pacman frog from FB market place. The picture that was posted on the listing was definitely one they took when they first got him. They were selling him, his tank, and lights for 20$ so that was red flag number one. Red flag number two was when the owner told me "it was my grandkids until they lost interest". Final red flag was when the owner said "it was a spur of the moment grab, and its just a frog its not hard to take care of". They said they got him about 6 months ago, and he was the size of a quarter.

I have quite a bit of experience with reptiles and have been researching White tree frogs for years(don't have any yet). I've done kind of the basic information and will be digging in deeper tonight.

I don't know if something is wrong with him, or if he just looks weird because he seems incredibly skinny? Guy said he just throws 15 crickets in there and let's him at them. He did not say how often he fed him. The water in his bowl was extremely dirty and had what I think was mosquito larva in it. I have dumped it and come tomorrow he should have all new substrate.

Sorry for the long post, but I want to check with the community. How poorly does it seem this baby taken care of? Am I just not use to seeing this age of Pacman? Any advice on safe weight gain?

I love this frog more than I love myself she is 6 months old and she is so epic

Hey guys! I recently moved into an apartment and have been having issues keeping the heat in my frogs enclosure. The temps at my house before remained super consistent and I never had any issues and now in my apartment despite setting my thermostat to 74 his tank ranges from 80-83 on the warm side and 70-72 on the cold. Are these too low? And if so should I purchase a bulb with a higher wattage? (I have a dimming thermostat) ^ attached above is the bulb I have in it now

pls trust the substrate is a lot more moist than how the camera makes it look 🙏

My little guy still hasn’t eaten for 18 days. He has been in his new enclosure for 8 days now. I had to move him to a different enclosure bc the last one cracked. I have tried crickets, dubias, nightcrawlers, hornworms , meals worms, and super worms. I’ve tried the plate method, tong feeding, and just placing the food in front of him and leaving. He just closes his eyes when offered anything. He does move around atleast one a day from what I can see he has moved spots a lot. He also has occasionally fully burried himself. He doesn’t seem lethargic or look underweight from what I can see. Should I be worried ?

My roommates and I are moving soon, and are planning out the new space for our animals. He found some stackable/modular cube enclosures (2ftx2ftx2ft) and was wondering if these could potentially be used for our frogs.

Additional info from roomy:

Each enclosure has a “canopy” built in between to act as a strong cover for the lights. You can also have them inside the enclosure if that’s your preference so you won’t need a canopy and can just stack them. As for floor space, a 20 gallon, has a 24x12 floor space. The cube would be 24x24 so it has above the recommended minimum floor space for a gradient.

I’d do the front with a high base panel for deep Bioactive substrate.

Website is https://www.cornelsworld.com/product/pvc-cage-canopies/

hello everyone!! does anyone have any feedback/advice on my tank and how i can improve it for my frog?? thank you all🐸