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i still need a caresheet..the lst one didnt workout...also can someone give e their opinions on how good pacmans are for a pet that you just kind of want to look at and enjoy? also how do they react to being heald????i am afraid to go to a petstore to buy one so i need to know how to find a healthy one....thanks

-thor

Hi Thor,

Out of all the frogs I keep and have kept my horned frog has to be one of my least favorite. Their behavior is generally boring unless their is food around, they are shedding or are calling. Other than that they do a lot of sitting with the occasional soak in the water dish. They make good captives because they are easy to care for and are very hardy, not because they are entertaining to watch.

They react poorly to being held. They squirm and often urinate on you, I now use a fish net instead of my hands to move my horned frog out of its cage during cleaning. They also have an impressive bite once they are larger, fingers can look a lot like earth worms if you're a horned frog.

It can be hard to determine if a frog is healthy if you haven't had personal experience with one before. Instead of looking at the frog itself have a look at the conditions its being kept in. Is there clean water availible? What substrate is in its cage? Are there excess crickets running around? Is the cage clean?

Care sheets:

http://www.geocities.com/ultimatehornedfrog/hornedfrog.html
http://members.tripod.com/~lvhs/cs14.htm
http://www.centralpets.com/pages/critterpages/reptiles/frogs/FRG2505.shtml
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/amphibians/a/pacmanfrogs.htm
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/hornedfrog.html
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thanks,

well i am not too interested in seeing an active frog...i just would like to see something that is nice looking and is cute.....but the bite is a huge turn off....ive benn bit by quite a few reptiles and it isnt fun..i also like to handle my frogs...but that is ok...thanks for the advice and if you think of aything else just post it and ill find it! bye

-thor

You can easily find horned frog care sheets off google.com or something. I highly recommend you go to Barnes to check out some books on frogs as well. I got my hf about 3 months ago and I personally don't enjoy the frog very much and kinda regret purchasing it (should've got a scorp). It sits there all the time. You shouldn't pick up the frog or any frog unless it's an emergency. You can go to local reptile shows for them too. Nonetheless, it IS a cute frog that makes me smile sometimes jess lookin at it
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I like my pacman frog even if he just sits around and does nothing. It's a lot cooler than any gecko i've owned even though they basically do the same thing. If these guys are boring what kind of frogs are you comparing it to? I've never seen a frog do much of anything exciting.

Have you seen firebellied toads eat? They actually hop and chase after crickets. Pac man on the other hand don't.
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Out of all common frogs, clawed frogs, whites treefrogs, gray and green treefrogs, and firebellies are the best.

Clawed frogs are wonderful. African clawed frogs go into feeding frenzies and use their claws and rip prey apart if its too large. They will eat non living food and dig for morsels in the substrate. They are intelligent frogs, and can respond to sounds when its time to feed. Everytime I turn off my filter, my frog comes to the top. Skippy also responds to the sound of splashing water. With enough time, they may even respond and sit in your hand near the top of the tank! They are active, especially in the evenings and swim gracefully. Males also have an interesting call that is VERY LOUD, but is pleasant to here. They do a cool mating dance and do loopty loops when they breed. Unfortunately, they need the largest aquarium possible. They are also very good at escaping, and difficult to restrain if out of the water. They are also poor candidates for beginners wanting to "decorate" as they are incredibly strong and uproot everything, even rearranging rocks. But they are hardy enough to be kept in a pond during the summer, as long as you bring them in when temperatures drop to 40 degrees and don't ever let them escape.

green and gray treefrogs are good. Although less active during the day, they are very active in the evening. They are cute and very hardy. They are not destructive, and can be kept in nicely planted tanks.

Dumpies, or whites treefrogs are awesome. They are pretty inactive, but are very hardy, cute, and easily tamed. If you're a photographer, they are the best frog to take out and photograph (just don't do it all the time to cause stress) Although massive, they can be kept in some nicely planted terrariums with care.

Firebellied toads are great, except when they turn a yucky olive green. They are not destructive, hardy, and handsomely colored. They make a barking call, and pretty active. However, don't believe that they are 100% diurnal. Sometimes they may stay in the back all day, and then come out right after the lights go off. It goes in cycles, but they still provide lots fun, especially when they hump each other and nearly drown one another!

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