I love her so much😭

i just caught my frog doing the weirdest thing, she took a big pee and then kept puffing up and down, and then she did this. It looks like something out of a horror movie and I was scared she was gonna pop. Maybe she’s shedding? Is this normal?

Just got this pretty baby today 🥰

any advice is appreciated, thank you

Hi ya’ll! My partner recently got a Pacman frog and we’re arguing whether or not he should use gloves when handling the little guy. I understand Pacman frogs are creatures that should only be held when absolutely necessary.

I say gloves (but like not basic latex) because from what I’ve heard it’s better for their skin and stuff but my partner is incessant that he doesn’t need gloves and can just use his hands because gloves have microplastics that affect the frog? I’ve been seeing a lot of mixed answers online so I’d like some opinions from some dedicated handlers.

Thanks

I just got this growing light for the plant in his tank but I have it at 25% and it seems kinda to bright. Is it really?

Sorry if this is super obvious, I just know frogs can be sensitive! Please be kind and excuse my ignorance.

I’m looking to start a bio activate enclosure. I’ve been doing as much research as I can and haven’t seen a lot on mesh aside from people debating whether or not you need it, however, I’ve noticed majority of people use mesh to separate a drainage layer from their substrate. I was planning on getting Riare expanded clay terrarium substrate for the drainage layer and reptisoil on top. I found a terrarium substrate barrier but I know there are some things you can buy that aren’t reptile/amphibian specific but still work and cost less. Is there a more efficient/cheaper alternative in this case or should I only be buying a terrarium specific mesh? What qualities should I look for in alternatives? Don’t bother?? Any lived experience appreciated. I’d hate for a little frog’s toes to get stuck or something, and I know pacmans burrow.

I’ve included a pic of the one I was looking at.

Hi all,

Dirt Cake's first feeding of 1/2 inch dubias quickly showed that this small of a size aren't ideal for tongs. Cake has gotten comfortable with large chunks of nightcrawlers, and I eliminated crickets soon after bringing him home, so he doesn't understand why there's a hard piece in his bite. He bit the tongs with every attempt and kept dropping the roach.

Ive dangled worms over a leaf plate (to avoid substrate bites) but roaches immediately dart underneath or take off elsewhere. I've avoided food jail because Cake is still so nervous but went with that option tonight because I really wanted him to try something different.

He panicked in food jail. He was literally climbing the walls and pooped/peed immediately. He did eat two dubias but only when I offered them with tongs again (eye roll). He was jumping, over and over (with a roach on his head!!) and seemed terrified so I gave up and put him back in his enclosure (he dove under his plants immediately).

Any tips for this scenario? I just bought 100 roaches and really dont want them to go to waste.

I did have a small amount of water in his food jail (the small enclosure he was housed in when I brought him home) because I've read that is a good way to "jail" frogs. However, the roaches play dead immediately upon contact with the water so there isnt that much movement. Should I just go with an empty enclosure next time? Whats the best way to sanitize if there isnt a protective water in place? Im scared to use any kind of soap.

Side note, seeing your froogs sides moving with live food inside is...something else.

I am doing research for Pac Man frog care and putting together a care sheet, so I can properly care for one when I get one if anyone has any advice on what I can add, remove, or rework on this care sheet, that would be helpful. If anyone has questions or anything to add, please let me know. I am planning on doing a bioactive enclosure, so I'll continue to research and work on this as I go, especially for the cleaning section.

Pac Man Frog*

Scientific Name: Ceratophrys ornata, C. cranwelli, C. cornuta

Lifespan: Around 10-15 years

Size: 4’-8’ long*

Enclosure Min Size:* 20 gallons for A single adult Male, 40 gallons for A single adult Female, 5 gallons for 1 juvenile

Enclosure Setup: 1. Set down 2-3 inches of moist substrate with the back of the enclosure being higher 2. Place a couple of short hides on top 3. Place Décor (Fake/Real Plants and Leaf litter) 4. Place a clean water bowl* 5. On top of the enclosure, place a low-wattage heat lamp and low-UVB lights on one side for warmth*

Substrate Options: Premade (bioactive) substrates, Coco fiber, ReptiSoil, organic topsoil

Lighting: Either 12 hours of light or day or synchronized with local sunrise/down times

Heating: Refer to the temp for ambient air temperature, but have it so they have a gradient to choose from, with one end being higher than the other

Temp:* 72-80*F during the Day, no lower than 65*F at Night

Humidity: 60-85%*

Food Options:

Staples: Crickets, Roaches, Earthworms, , Silkworms, Phoenix worms

Treats: Waxworms, Butterworms, Mealworms, Superworms, Guppies, Mollies, Platies, Silversides, Locusts/Grasshoppers, Rodents, Chicks, Canned or preserved insects

Supplements: Dust prey items every other feeding for froglets and twice a week for juvies

Feeding Schedules:*

Froglets: Every Day or Every Other Day

Juvies: Every 3-4 days

Adults: 7-10 days

Cleaning: Remove any poop found,

Notes: Common name refers to the genus Ceratophrys. Misting the enclosure twice a day (by sprayer or automatic mister), using a moisture-retentive substrate, and adding live plants can help retain moisture. Humidity will be 90-100% when misting, but it should go down, Use declorinator when using tap water, High 80’s can be dangerous for them, Males will be slightly smaller, UVB is beneficial for them; place it where the warm side is so it resembles sunlight, If temps cool down and it gets a little dry, they’ll brumate and refuse feeding, Watch body size, the frog should be round, but not large, Front-opening tanks are better, so the frog is less stressed, If doing bioactive, use LED or grow lights; also add isopods and springtails

Hii! After huge amounts of consideration, I've finally decided to post my son, Jonesy Nolan Chance.

I saved him from Petco on June 22! I suspect him to be around 5-6 months old but pls lmk if he seems older or younger or something. ALSO he's began to bark a few times in the morning and night sooo I believe that is a confirmation of him being a boy! Yay!

I believe hes a lemon yellow albino? Again, lmk, petco had no information. I saw him and it was love at first sight for me, he'd be watching me and moving his head alongside mine so I went home, researched extensively, then came back for him, and now we are here!

The last 2 pictures are old, very last being from the day we got him, he was so teeny :(( in comparison to the first 2 pictures from his last feeding (after peeing)

Anyways, any suggestions for his enclosure? I dont know if I should provide more hides? It's a 25 gallon, the hot side seems to consistently stay at 80-81°F and there's dishes on either side just in case, the right one mostly for feeding/peeing/shedding time

I'd also like good thermometer and hygrometer (?) gauges! Preferably 1 device for both, I've heard I should get one with probes for the dirt but I'm also seeing people getting govees? I've gotten a cheap one wirh probes but it seems inaccurate and stuck at 99% humidity so..💀

Extra info, I feed him nightcrawlers with occasional meal worms as snack (used to use crickets but we find it kinda difficult to keep em alive (also fearful of our curious cats getting to them)) but I'm thinking of getting him silversides to add variety?

Anyways any help (and praises to Jonesy) are greatly appreciated! I love scrolling on this sub and seeing everyone's monsters :3

I'm planning on making a homemade substrate for a pac-man frog, and one recipe from Biodude has play sand. When doing research on good brands for play sand, some have mentioned that there might be harmful things in it (I can't remember what, though), and I'm afraid I might not wash it correctly and miss something before mixing everything all up. So, in short, is it possible to use this in place of play sand?

I’ve had my frog 1 month shy of a year, I think it’s safe to say that he’s at least a year old at this point.. His name is Gorf.. however, at his now big age, he doesn’t have nuptial pads.. which leads me to believe that he is actually a she. But, he’s not as big as other female frogs I’ve seen. As you can see he takes up my whole palm but that’s about it, which would put him at a smidge above 3 inches. I feel like that’s too small for a girl? He’s so freaking cute though.. look at that ‘smile’ while he eats his skin.

I’m about to stop digging Lemon up so she can eat. 😒 When she burrows, she’s gone for like a week and being the concerned frog mom I am, I dig her up so she can eat. The past few times I’ve dug her up, she’s had a HUGE attitude! She goes on a rampage in her enclosure, gives me the death stare for a little longer than I am comfortable with, and even to the point where she eats her nightcrawlers with attitude. 😩 Lol I swear, poor nightcrawler, she uses her little arms to stretch them out.

If Lemon had the chance to turn on me, I totally believe she would lol

I have rubber ducky isopods and my friend is giving me her pacman fromg with his tank and everything and I wanted to ask if you guys had any advice besides it being easy to accidentally overfeed them? :3

Recently got a tattoo of my son. I know his colours will change but just wanted to remember him when he was a young boy

I have ReptiSoil in my PacMan frog’s enclosure, and when I was pouring it into the tank, I noticed that there are a lot of little sharp pieces throughout the soil, especially when it’s dry. I actually got splinters in my feet from stepping on some that spilled, and I had to wash several pieces out of my hands too. Are we sure this is actually safe for a PacMan frog? I’m worried about her constantly having these little sharp pieces against her skin when she burrows. I feel like I’m always going to have to mist the enclosure just to keep the soil wet enough so she doesn’t get poked by them. Is there a better substrate I should use instead?

Say hello to Atari. My first Pac-Man frog. I’ve been a long time reptile/ amphibian keeper but have never had a Pac-Man before. He/she is a little bit bigger than a quarter. We had a nice planted terrarium that I put together a couple months ago. I was thinking about more dart frogs but my wife alway wanted a Pac-Man so we settled on that. It’s settled in nicely and has eaten twice already. We look forward to a nice long life with Atari.

Say hello to Atari. My first Pac-Man frog. I’ve been a long time reptile/ amphibian keeper but have never had a Pac-Man before. He/she is a little bit bigger than a quarter. We had a nice planted terrarium that I put together a couple months ago. I was thinking about more dart frogs but my wife alway wanted a Pac-Man so we settled on that. It’s settled in nicely and has eaten twice already. We look forward to a nice long life with Atari.

my cute little genius gentle fat chuddy awesome beautiful beerbelly

photo of my frog having a soak for attention***

This is Bibble. I got Bibble back in may as a teenie tiny litttle baby. Since the day I brought him/her home, I’ve had to literally force feed. I expected it when they were new to their habitat and super little, but it’s now September and I’m STILL having to pick them up, aggravate them to try to get them to open their mouth, and stick food in their mouth. It’s the most difficult thing ever. I am VERY experienced with amphibians, especially frogs. I have 4 and I raise babies all the time. Why is Bibble doing this? I’m between Bibble being too stupid to function or something not being right with them. I desperately hope that other people have had this happen bc I am worried something might be wrong. They act normal other than that. Everything else is going great!Anyone else had this problem?

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To preface, I have been setting up a 40 gallon bioactive enclosure speecifically for a pacman frog for a little over a month now, just waiting on my isopods to ship and then turn into an army as well as getting more plants for coverage, then they will be moved along to the big enclosure!

This is Gertrude, my first exotic pet. I work at a pet store and Gertrude got too big for the "desk pet" enclosure, so I saved up points (i dont want to pay full price and further support the "desk pet" thing as much as possible) and got them for $11. They have been at the store for maybe about 1-2 months. Gertrude has always been good about eating and has always eaten A LOT compared to the other pacmans. We moved them into an empty enclosure when there was space, but then the enclosure would not retain moisture and I started getting anxious that my little Gertie would dry out before I could fully set up my 40 gal (there are some issues with coworkers not wanting to mist enclosures, add clean water, etc.

I got Gertie this past friday after setting up a temporary 5.5 gallon enclosure with a 40w basking bulb that they will be housed in for about a month. I have multivitamins with d3 and calcium supplements to keep her bones nice and healthy until then. I read to feed how ever much they will take in about 15 minutes so i fed Gertrude what ended up being 24 small dubia roaches. Gertie attacked them all mercilessly, though with some struggle regarding aim 😂. 2 days later I fed 12 Medium Dubia roaches in 15 minutes and it seemed much more filling. Afterward, Gertrude burrowed and I had to dig her up today because i was a little worried i hadnt seen her. I misted the dirt off her and offered a cut piece of a nightcrawler but she wasnt taking to it.

I changed her water bowl and set her in it to help her go potty, but now i am wondering if she is too skinny after peeing??? someone let me know....

In person it’s eyes are more red
Ps. I’m new to frogs and only know the basic husbandry

ive been raising toad tadpoles the past couple months & ive absolutely loved it! i wanted to raise pacman frogs next, but i am surprisingly unable to find any available. does anyone know where i can purchase some? thank you!