Pac man frog1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Uploaded to Wikipedia Commons by Etrusko25 Neither requires UVB exposure, and they do fine with similar diets, terrariums and heat levels. The cost of ownership of each frog is about the same. However, given suitable space and proper pre-conditioning, either species may surprise you with thousands of eggs…and the tadpoles are as rabidly carnivorous as their parents! African Bullfrogs are among the longest-lived of all amphibians, with a 51-year-old individual holding the record.īoth are bred by commercial dealers, but reproduction is not common in home terrariums. The published longevity for an Ornate Horned Frog is just short of 15 years, but there are unofficial reports of individuals approaching age 23. In order to observe them at night, you can equip the terrarium with a black or red reptile night bulb (frogs do not sense the light produced by these bulbs). Both will feed by day, but may become more active after dark. Neither is overly active, but each has fascinating behaviors (please see articles linked below). Find a routine and you’ll have happy healthy frogs.Uploaded to Wikipedia Commons by Maarten Sepp ![]() But it’s such a small amount it doesn’t cost much. I’ll change the soil maybe every third week or so. A little rub on the side of the mouth and they eat. All the frogs are fed with tongs so basically trained. I usually start the small ones on Hikari pac-attack. The deep soil allows the frogs to thermo regulate themselves. I don’t attach them to the glass I just let them sit under the tank but never direct contact. I use the critter keeper heating pads as well 4 watts. I keep them in small tanks and to be exact it is the critter keeper glass cages 8x8 inch. Helps a lot to prevent that nasty sulfur smell. This helps prevent mold from growing and allows oxygen to get down to the bottom of the habitat. I turn the soil regularly especially when I feed. The bedding is about 3 - 4 inches deep on average. Never tap or anything other types or water or conditioners. I only use distilled water to mist daily. The carbon in the reptisoil helps with contaminates. I keep them on repti soil mixed with zilla jungle mix. So my success with keeping Pac-Man frogs has come by way of simple husbandry. They are much more temperature tolerant, are very receptive to insect feeders (but will also eat mice), and are FAR less inbred as we still have wild caught bloodlines coming in from the wild. They’re not bad by any means, but they aren’t always receptive to eating common feeders like crickets, they are a bit picky with temps (too cool they won’t eat, too warm they stress out and die), and unfortunately some of the bloodlines are just so inbred that it seems their overall hardiness has gone down with time.įor a new frog keeper, I’d say Tomato Frogs are the perfect alternative to a Pacman if someone wants a ground dwelling frog. Honestly I think for the average new frog keeper Pacman Frogs are generally not the best animal overall. They only need a slightly warmer environment than what most people have as room temperature, and many people overdo it and heat them like you would a Leopard Gecko or Ball Python, leading the frogs to stroke out from overheating. I think that’s one of the big reasons so many people lose their Pacman Frogs as babies. ![]()
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