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Ive had many reptiles before as pets but never and amphibians. Well i was walking at my local exotic pet shop and was like hey.. they just got a bunch of new pacman frogs in. So I said why the not and got one. I got it a 10 gallon tank for it to grow in, a water dish and a slightly bigger dish to hold some guppies in, a heatpad to stick to the back of the tank, big root tangle looking thing for it to hide under, and a bag of terrarium moss sense it holds water so well and lets them dig in it.

Well the heat pad heated my tank up wich helped allot but I left the incodecent light on cause it puts my tank about 74-78F and also builds up a bit of moister on the tank walls as well as keeps it very humid and the pacman frog seems to like it.

Well heres a few questions i got.
1: I know there not picky eaters but should i just place a few crickets in there and leave them till there gone or remove them if he dosent eat them.

2: is it ok to leave the incodecent lights on i herd it can dry them out but with how humid my tank is i think he will be ok.

3: I dont expect them to move allot but mine seems to just chill in one spot. Hes only a baby and its only been about 24 hours sense I had him but I would expect him to at least explore the tank, he was burried in some moss but when i droped a few crickets in he moved into a water dish in quite haste i might add.

Last but not least how big should they be in about inches before i feed him pinkies.

Depending on who you ask no, some say the crickets will naw on the frog if left in there for extended periods. I usually throw about five in at a time and he never leaves any left over after a few minutes.

The light needs to be watched pretty closely. It does have the capability to overheat the tank and thus dry out the tank. Make sure the tank doesnt get too warm or dry. I lost my biggest pacman because my reptile room itself was too warm especially on that sunny day and dried his enlosure up and him as well. Just watch the temp/moisture.

Pacman frogs in general dont do much. They are extremely lazy, unless you introduce food. That is the only time I have ever seen mine move is when he spots me dropping in some insects for him to eat, and in that case he is chasing them around the cage. Where as some pacs will do what they do best and just sit there and ambush the passerby cricket without having to move at all. Dont expect much outta your frog, other than just being cute to look at or cool to watch eat. hope this helps... Jon
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Hey thanks, i turned the light off and it keeps the tank about 72-74F so i think that should be warm enough. Also i think i found one cricket missing this morning and he moved about a hop in another direction lol. The crickets i left in his tank didnt seem to naw on him they just went to the highest point to try to escape wich is ontop of a root tangle thing where the pac cant reach them so im either gonna pull the root think or knoock the crickets down near the pac before i leave for work..