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Original post by backwaterreptile — 2018-11-06 01:44:10 GMT

We're very proud to offer the most detailed, in-depth Pacman frog care guide on the Internet, written by the owner of The Frog Ranch.

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Pacman Frog Care Guide

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]]> 2018-11-06T01:44:10+00:00 backwaterreptile Pacman frog not pooping https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111586

Original post by TomMixSidekick — 2016-07-30 18:35:38 GMT

My pacman frog has not pooped in 3 months. What should I do? I tried a warm soak a couple of weeks back to no avail.

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Original post by Goonch — 2016-04-24 01:46:53 GMT

Mybuddy,has or looks like lid or eye flum on one of his eye tank and coconut hus is moist and all I have a plant with a big root system where he burrows at new to this looking to you guys to get me up to speed,fish guy by hobby pac man frog has been one of my favorite

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]]> 2016-04-24T01:46:53+00:00 Goonch Trouble with breeding, help needed. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110387

Original post by aferland66 — 2015-08-29 02:08:41 GMT

Hi all, I have been trying to breed my pacman for some months now, and for some reason my females keep laying eggs but the males don't go into amplexus. These are all almost 2 years old. All 4 females are cranwelli, and I have 2 cranwelli males and 2 ornate males.
Males always call when in the rain chamber.

I tried the following combination in the rain chamber:

1 male 1 female no cooling, got eggs no amplexus.
3 males 2 females after 3 weeks cooling, no eggs no amplexus. Removed 1 female and 1 male and still nothing.
2 males 1 females no cooling again, got eggs no amplexus.
2 females 1 male no cooling, got eggs no amplexus, added a ornate male and got eggs no amplexus.
1 male 1 female after 5 weeks of cooling, 2 days warming up, 1 meal then to rain chamber, she just laid eggs tonight with no amplexus. I just added 1 ornate and another cranwelli male to the rain chamber.

Is there a way to milk the males for sperm like you can do with some fish?

Any help will be appreciated.

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]]> 2015-08-29T02:08:41+00:00 aferland66 WTB male ceratophrys aurita https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028038

Original post by jamieroy79 — 2015-03-23 19:15:58 GMT

Does anyone have a male ceratophrys audits they are looking to sell? Or willing to loan for breeding I may have a female already she is not ready to breed yet but I am trying to have a male in place when she is ready. We can do 50/50 with the babies.

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Original post by colorconstrictor — 2013-07-13 10:38:29 GMT

Caught in a local pond in Illinois near Chicago. He has some green marking as you can see but for the most part he's all white. Pure white belly. His eyes are the color of any other normal bullfrog so I can't assume he is leucistic or albino.

Any and all help identifying what he might be is appreciated. Don't know too much about amphibians but now that I got this guy I guess I can add frogs to the list of animals I'll be breeding this year hahahaha.... I have too many snakes as is.

Cheers and thanks for looking

Reply by MikeFuture — 2013-10-03 02:13:05 GMT

Surprised no one has commented. This is a Bullfrog, as is apparent from the lack of dorsolateral ridges. It's a pretty cool find.

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]]> 2013-10-03T02:13:05+00:00 colorconstrictor Pyxicephalus adspersus? edulis? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2011366

Original post by cwb74111 — 2013-06-08 01:03:35 GMT

I received what was supposed to be a wild caught pair of Pyxicephalus adspersus from Mozambique. It looks to definitely be a female and male Pyxicephalus but they looks like a cross between adspersus and edulis. The male is a light grayish green with darker modeling has a faint line down his back. Yet he also has a lot of yellow around his front legs and is just under 7in. The female is only slightly small but much darker brownish green(less modeling on the female but still present) and around 6in. They both have white bands on either side about an 2 inches behind their ears on their backs. And my questions to all of you is. Do the two species naturally hybridize? Is this just a strange color morph/local of Pyxicephalus adspersus? Are there undescribed species of Pyxicephalus?

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]]> 2013-06-08T01:03:35+00:00 cwb74111 Pacman Food "just add water" https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1995582

Original post by neverquit — 2012-09-02 16:13:02 GMT

At the Daytona Show I bought some "pacman food" that you just mix water to it. I went to their site, pacmanfood.com, and it shows how to mix it and feed the frog.
Has anyone had or have any experience with this product? According to the site, you can raise the frog on this stuff.

Thanks
Lloyd

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]]> 2012-09-02T16:13:02+00:00 neverquit Any good books on pacmans? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1984735

Original post by exoticball — 2012-06-12 19:16:25 GMT

I was wondering if anyone knows of any good books on pacman frogs- care and breeding?

Matt

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]]> 2012-06-12T19:16:25+00:00 exoticball Sexing and Breeding Pixie and Pacmans https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1978720

Original post by Bkalinowski — 2012-05-04 02:39:13 GMT

What is the best site to get info on how to sex and breed pixie and pacmans?

Thanks
Brett Kalinowski

Reply by sirtalis01 — 2013-03-16 16:04:30 GMT

pacman are sexed when they reach about 3 to 4 inces..males will call but the easier way to know the sex its by looking at his front legs. the males have nubtial pad they are black/brown spot on the thum of the frog..

Reply by johnnyblazekfd — 2012-08-01 03:25:06 GMT

Come check us out for all your fat frogs. Pixies, Pac's, and any Phibs for that matter.
http://fatfrogs.7.forumer.com/index.php
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Reply by exoticball — 2012-06-10 02:34:28 GMT

Sorry my phone corrected my spelling... That was suppost to say when you mist them.

Reply by exoticball — 2012-06-10 02:33:05 GMT

I have only been doing research on pacs for a few days but from what I have read if you must them males will sing females remain quiet.

I am wondering how old a frog is before they can be sexed?

Matt

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]]> 2013-03-16T16:04:30+00:00 Bkalinowski Pacman frog heating https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1945870

Original post by MiniKenchy — 2011-09-20 16:30:17 GMT

Hello, I am thinking about getting a pacman frog but I have learnt they require heating such as a heat mat. I am not sure where to put the heat mat as the tank will be on on a plastic/propylene? shelving unit. do I put the heat mat under the tank on the plastic or inside the tank??

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]]> 2011-09-20T16:30:17+00:00 MiniKenchy Top soil safety https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1914206

Original post by Ronin3886 — 2011-05-21 15:37:41 GMT

I currently have a fantasy frog on coconut husk and Eco earth combo. However the substrate is starting to mold. I turn the top layer over every couple of days to prevent this. I was wondering if the organic top soil I use for my savannah monitor is ok to use for the fantasy frog.

Thanks,

Matt

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]]> 2011-05-21T15:37:41+00:00 Ronin3886 pacman frog with an eye infection https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1883597

Original post by darkoddball — 2010-12-26 21:43:56 GMT

i bought a two month old pac man frog and he has what looks like an eye infection and i want to know is their any cure for it he is current ly in a small 5 gallon with half of the cage shallow water and the other half dry land i placed rock from an fish tank they are brand new i rinsed them till the water was clear and even then rinsed them fro about 10 more mins he has eatin about 4 crikets a day he seems fine but he has a messed up eye his eyes were fine when i bought him but now after 5 days from the purchase date one of his eyes seem to be infected how should this be treated is their any store meds i can buy or any meds from the internet cause i cant afford to take him to a vet right now.
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Reply by Bigtattoo — 2010-12-27 15:13:40 GMT

For eye infections I've always used Terramycin Opthalmic ointment, available at most drug stores without a prescription. You may have to ask the pharmacist for it though.

A little dab placed on the eye 2 times a day may take care of it. If not you definitely need to get to a vet.

Some suggestions on your setup. Pacman frogs like to be able to burrow down in moist bedding. The gravel will not allow him to do this. You might want to switch that out for coco fiber bedding. One name brand for this is Bed A Beast. It comes in little pucks of bricks and you have to soak it in hot water to soften it. I would suggest a good 2" deep and keep it moist but not soaking wet. Provide a shallow water dish for when he wants to really soak. A water dish is much easier to keep clean than having half your tank as a pool.

Aquarium gravel could also lead to impaction if he should swallow any while eating.

Hope this helps.
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Reply by darkoddball — 2010-12-26 22:02:39 GMT

Here's another picture. Not sure if the other one worked? (Hopefully the link will work and there should be three pictures)

http://s1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/toasty4/
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]]> 2010-12-27T15:13:40+00:00 darkoddball Feeding Response https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1870989

Original post by motispower — 2010-11-02 03:20:38 GMT

Hey guys, got a question for ya. So I've had my horned frog for a while now...about six years, and he's never been a really agressive eater but lately he just hasn't been eating much at all. I've been feeding him adult mice every 2 or 3 weeks or so and he's been happy and healthy on this diet for a long time, but now he just doesn't seem to want to eat. He hasn't eaten since the first or second week of september. He'll lunge at a mouse once, and if he misses he'll usually give up, and he'll never chase down his prey, it has to be right in front of his face. I tried crickets the other week and he completely ignored them. Today I tried some meal worms and he ate one of them so that was some progress. Anyway...I guess my question is, is there a way to make my frog more agressive? Should I raise the tank temp? His tank temp is around 75 degrees.
Kraid eats a mouse

Reply by motispower — 2010-11-08 05:19:27 GMT

Well, he's chowing down on superworms, so I guess I've solved my dilemma. He just doesn't want mice right now I guess. I'm thinking I might try some night crawlers next time.

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Original post by argos_mom — 2010-10-29 20:01:55 GMT

Ok so there is a reptile show coming up and i was thinking of what i want to look at and possibly get. I have done all the research etc and i want opinions on people who actually have the pacman. would you reccomend them to someone as a pet? I have had firebellied toads, and lots of other reptiles. if you had to do it all over again knowing what you know now, would you still get your frog? and whatever else you want to tell me
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]]> 2010-10-29T20:01:55+00:00 argos_mom our 1st cranwelli https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1859004

Original post by GLZ — 2010-09-15 21:46:23 GMT


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Reply by Mark M — 2010-12-13 03:40:11 GMT

Thats not a cranwelli. looks more like an ornata cross of some kind.

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]]> 2010-12-13T03:40:11+00:00 GLZ Looking for Largest Species of Horned Fr https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1849546

Original post by storm86 — 2010-08-18 03:32:29 GMT

Hi, what is the largest species of horned frog? Is it the "Giant Horned Frogs (Ceratophrys aurita)" or is there another species? Also, where could I find them for sale or a breeder? thanks

Reply by gila91 — 2011-07-01 17:14:41 GMT

Yes, things have changed. There is a breeding group of C. aurita in the U.S. though they haven't made their way to the general public yet (as far as I know).

Reply by Mark M — 2010-12-13 03:45:49 GMT

Unless things have changed in the last 15 years, there are no aurita in the US in zoo's or private collections. Brazil does not export and that is where they come from. I have seen preserved specimens at the Cal Academy of Science, and they are huge. A female was almost the size of a football.

Reply by alisonthomas — 2010-08-18 15:34:24 GMT

The largest species is C. aurita. The frog ranch has them available but only sells to dealers.

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]]> 2011-07-01T17:14:41+00:00 storm86 Pacman Breeders in California https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1848780

Original post by David21 — 2010-08-16 01:32:12 GMT

Hi im am looking for a breeder in Southern California that i can buy pacmans from. If there is anyone let me know....

Thanks.

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]]> 2010-08-16T01:32:12+00:00 David21 question about pacman frogs https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1844067

Original post by lilgardener24 — 2010-08-03 04:08:55 GMT

This may be an odd question but oh well, if you don't ask questions, you'll never get answers, right?

Anyways, we just bought a pacman frog and have heard from a couple of people (none who have owned one before, mind you), that pacman frogs have a hook on the end of their tongue, and can really do some damage to you if they get you with it. So I did some online researching on the subject and have come up with NOTHING that either confirms or denies this claim. So, my question is, is it true? I know they have teeth, but do they have a hooked tongue? If not, is there a type of frog that does? It's got me very curious, especially since I've heard this from more than one person.

Thanks for the help!

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]]> 2010-08-03T04:08:55+00:00 lilgardener24 ? about Raising Dwarf Budgett Frogs https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1841218

Original post by tweaver — 2010-07-25 17:48:55 GMT

Hi, Everyone I was wondering if anyone could help me with a question. I have had multiple clutches of Dwarf Budgett frog tadpoles with little success in raising them to metamorphs. I would out of ten clutches I have gotten one to survive. I seperate them into individual cups and have fed them a variety of live food. Black worms, live brine and mysis, guppies and i also have tried pinky parts and chopped fish off of hemostats. With water changes 1 to 2 times a day. The tadpoles do fine with little mortality and consistan tgrowth. When they get to a metamorph they start dropping off one by one. Even babies breathing air will die off. They will get a diffierent color to them kind of like a grey fungus look. When they die and left over night they will have a significant fungus growing on them post mortom. The histopaths come out inconclusive for cause of death. I have tried methyline blue, itraconozole, antibiotics and water changes all day long to keep the bacterial count to a minimum.
Can anyone help? suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks Tom

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