Amazing appetite of Pac-man frogs!!!!

[Hamadryad]

I had no idea just how voracious a Pac-Man frog can be until I was experimenting with my two juvenile specimens yesterday.I had a couple of left over ADULT mice and on a whim I sort of was wondering what a Pac-Man would do if offered a live, kicking, adult mouse.Well, I sure found out in a hurry.Both of my Pac-Mans tore the mouse from my fingers and swallowed the front quarters of the mouse in a single gulp!!! the mice struggled frantically but it was to no avail !!!! soon, the mice ceased to move and the frogs swallowed the remainder of the mice in several big gulps...all that was left was the tail of the mice sticking out of the frogs mouths and soon enough that vanished as well...

I have to admit that is was heinous watching a frog eat a full grown mouse...it was truly amazing to me as the mice were nearly as big as the darn frogs..!!!! I really was in awe at what I was seeing.I think both of my Pac-Mans are totally stuffed at the moment and are just resting and digesting these huge meals....I think I will not need to feed them again for some time.And when they do feed they eat EVERYTHING....crickets, other frogs, mice...sheesh....they are eating machines to be sure...

The Evil Spider Hunter

 

[scorpio]

How big are yours?

Ive been working on getting a pacman. Ive kept 1 inchers, but they are way to hard to raise into adults.

 

[Hamadryad]

They grow pretty fast too...

Originally posted by scorpio
How big are yours?

Ive been working on getting a pacman. Ive kept 1 inchers, but they are way to hard to raise into adults.

Right now I have two Pac-Mans about 4 inches and 6 inches in diameter I would suppose.I purchased both of them when they were babies and they have grown surprisingly fast.I really have not had any problems with them at all.They seem to me to be really easy to keep and feed.Especially feed.These things would eat YOU if they could.I maintain mine on crickets and fuzzy mice and now I think I will offer them an adult mouse from time to time.I do not want to overfeed them as I have heard that they can develop liver problems and become obese if overfed.

I keep my two specimens in kritter keepers that are swampy with lots of Spaghnum moss and a dry area for them to crawl out onto when the whim hits them.I have an airstone in the watery part of the enclosure to keep the water moving and prevent stagnation.I clean their enclosure about every two weeks.

All in all they have been pretty cool specimens and have not given me a lot of problems.

The Evil Spider Hunter