ArthurJS
Arachnopeon
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- Jul 7, 2019
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So yesterday I got my first pacman. With it, I got the peregrine horned frog kit, which included pretty much everything needed. A heat mat, which sadly didn’t fit on the side so I had to use it on the bottom. A microclimate ministat thermostat which turns off at about 28.1 C and turns on when it’s 26.5 C. He has a shallow water dish and the substrate is misted 1-2 times. Humidity ranges from 65 to 80. I did not use the moss that was included as I know they can swallow it and get impacted.
The first day I got him, he wondered around and burrowed straight down the bottom. I figured he was hungry after the journey so I offered an adult cricket with no supplements (not dusted) to see what he would do. I saw him hopping in front of the cricket but then when the cricket went away he started burrowing again. I placed the cricket near him but he just burrowed even deeper. I carefully moved him with sterile gloves out of his cave (he was literally covered, nothing could be seen), and placed him near the cricket again. He ate it after a few attempts. But only seemed to pay attention to it when he’s farther from the cricket. Most frogs I’ve seen gobble the food up in an instant when it’s near them. Why is he like that?
Today was similar too. I found several holes, meaning he moved, he soaked in the water dish and seemed to be one with the dirt lol.
Had to dig him up again and tried giving him a dusted adult cricket with vit d3. Didn’t take it straight away. Had to place the frog on top of the substrate and leave but it alone with the cricket for like 10 minutes. I always had to lead the cricket near my pacman and somehow he got it. This happened in the morning. I tried the same at 11pm and with the same struggle I managed to make him eat an adult dusted cricket. He’s now back again completely submerged and I cannot see him. Is he stressing out or is there something wrong with him? Not sure how old he is. He’s about the width of an adult cricket. Best picture I have for now attached. Cricket in the right
The first day I got him, he wondered around and burrowed straight down the bottom. I figured he was hungry after the journey so I offered an adult cricket with no supplements (not dusted) to see what he would do. I saw him hopping in front of the cricket but then when the cricket went away he started burrowing again. I placed the cricket near him but he just burrowed even deeper. I carefully moved him with sterile gloves out of his cave (he was literally covered, nothing could be seen), and placed him near the cricket again. He ate it after a few attempts. But only seemed to pay attention to it when he’s farther from the cricket. Most frogs I’ve seen gobble the food up in an instant when it’s near them. Why is he like that?
Today was similar too. I found several holes, meaning he moved, he soaked in the water dish and seemed to be one with the dirt lol.
Had to dig him up again and tried giving him a dusted adult cricket with vit d3. Didn’t take it straight away. Had to place the frog on top of the substrate and leave but it alone with the cricket for like 10 minutes. I always had to lead the cricket near my pacman and somehow he got it. This happened in the morning. I tried the same at 11pm and with the same struggle I managed to make him eat an adult dusted cricket. He’s now back again completely submerged and I cannot see him. Is he stressing out or is there something wrong with him? Not sure how old he is. He’s about the width of an adult cricket. Best picture I have for now attached. Cricket in the right
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