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I have a friend taking care of my frog for the summer and a petstore owner said that he should spray him with stress reliever everyday.... has anyone heard this?

Yes, and it's total crap. This is another one of those products designed to take advantage of people's general lack of knowledge about the captive care of reptiles and amphibians. You will not see anything like this recommended by a veterinarian or any credible source of literature on the husbandry of amphibians.

Absolutely nothing will replace having a proper diet and a set up with proper temperatures and clean water!!!!!

If the animal is so stressed that it needs a spray, then the stress should be removed or corrected.
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i'm not even sure if there was any stress... he has a tank that is half water with a filter, and rocks that slope up, with vermiculite for him to dig under. i guess he just hasnt been eating for a few weeks, which is normal... this stress spray couldnt be harmful to him could it? i wont be back to take him for a few more weeks.

what is the best tank set up for him?

There's no shortage of information about this species on this forum and on the Web. Keeping exotic animals like this requires a huge effort on research and constant learning to make sure that your animal has the best care possible. The fact that you have posted here shows that you have started to make an effort to learn!!

Pacmans should not be kept in an aquatic set up. They are entirely terrestrial. I keep very simple setups, such as a 20 gallon long with heat on one side, and hide boxes on both ends. The best substrate is coconut fiber that is sold as bricks at the pet store. Keep the substrate moist, but I also like to keep a shallow water dish just in case it decides to soak.

Make sure that your temperatures are correct throughout the day, and make sure that there IS limited stress. Keep it away from high traffic areas and from the glares of potential predators such as little kids and cats and dogs.
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*Humans aren't the only species on earth... we just act like it.

".the oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without
spoiling it."
Aldo Leopold (1938)

yeah i tryed using that for a while and he would hide under the substrate for weeks and i was afraid that he was too scared to come out to eat. so i read that some people put them in water so i tryed that with lots of hiding spots, he seemed to like that for a while and ate really good, but when i left the guy that is taking care of him for the summer said that he stoped eating and seemed stressed... so he said that he set it up the way that they had it in the pet store... i told him that they also put mammals in cedar bedding which is the worse thing for them and that pet stores dont always do the right thing. so i've told him how it needs to be set up... i'm sure all this change is stressfull also... hopefully everything will be better when i get back... thanks for your advice