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I have an inch long pacman in a 10 gallon tank with peatmoss substrate and a small heat lamp. I've been feeding him crickets. Lately he has lost interest in them. Suggestions?

1.How long have you had your frog?
2.Does it show any signs on illness?
3.Does the frog not eat at all, or just a lack of appetite?
4.Does the frog eat anything else, you said it didn't like the crickets, does it eat anything else?

If you haven't you could try feeding something else, like nightcrawlers. Not too much of them though, as I learned from Ed, it can lead to White Muscle disease.
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CokeOfMan

Answers to the above questions:

1. I've had him about 4 months.
2. No signs of disease.
3. He is not eating at all.
4. I tried mealworms. He didn't display any interest.

Sorry, I don't really know what could be wrong. You could wait for a few more replys.
All advice I can give is that if he countinues not to eat you could take him to a vet.
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CokeOfMan

He started eating again. Maybe he was just full before.

What is the temperature with the heat lamp? It may be too hot, and no where to go to escape it. They don't need a lot of extra heat. Also, try a different substrate. I like Eco-Earth; comes in blocks. I like it better than Bed-A-Beast, which is recommended quite often here. Eco-Earth isn't as fibrous. Just soak it in water. Ceratophrys are burrowing frogs.

After that, try feeding it all sorts of things: crickets, earthworms, cockroaches, guppies (not too many), a few mealworms, waxworms, anything like that, to get it feeding. After it starts feeding regularly, crickets and earthworms make a good staple diet, with the occasional cockroach and superworms (when it gets bigger). Don't forget to dust.