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Would it be a bad idea to house a pacman frog with a tokay gecko? I have my tokay in a 40 breeder up on its end and he mainly uses the top, I was thinking he probably wouldnt notice the frog since obveously it would stay on the ground. also the frog is small now (to small for me to even realy concider the move yet) so it will not be able to eat the tokay when/ if i put it in. I have the pacman in its own small tank on my workbench which i kinda like but i think it would be cool to make a vivarium with a few animals in it.

how big is the tokay and how big is the pacman? even though the tokay stays primarily at the top of the tank, it still comes down to the bottom to catch crickets, right? and the pacman will be on the bottom in ambush mode awaiting food. you say your pacman is small enough not to eat the tokay, but if it bites the tokay it could still do damage and the tokay will bite back which will injure the pacman. also, if the pacman is very small, approx. quarter size, and the tokay is an adult, ?, it is possible that the toaky could see the pacman as a food source. and remember, the pacman will grow larger and become more aggressive, which could jeapordize the life of your tokay. so basicly, i would not risk it. try larger species of treefrogs like whites/dumpy. i keep two adult whites with an adult crested gecko.
hope this helps,
tegu24@yahoo.com

It may be possible. How large does an adult female Pacman get? 6 inches? and the adult Tokay will reach 12-14 inches. Both would be to large for the other to eat. I wouldnt risk it, personally, because both animals are known for there aggressivness. If you do decide to try it, please keep us updated.
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right now the pacman is just big enough that the tokay could not eat it(not that i can say it wouldn't try). and i assume the pacman will always be of a size that it could not eat the tokay, but again it might try. I feed lobster roaches wich can climb glass so the tokay has no reason to go to the bottom unless he just realy wants to. they will probably stay in there respective cages, but if i do try it I will watch them closely and put pacman back in his cage if it looks bad.

I'm not an expert by far and even I know that both of these animals are known for their aggresiveness. Housing them in the same tank, even a large one, WILL result in harm to both animals. The stress alone could make them seriously ill and I am positive you will see bites especially once the pacman is larger.

I keep them for there agressive nature, as im interested mainly in predatory animals. I decided not to do it but he it be a good fight right haha