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Hi,

I am planning to get a pacman frog hence I have been doing extensive research on their care. My question is, I dont think Ill be able to feed him mice at all (I am just not comfortable with this) so can I still get a pacman frog and feed him stuff other than mice (crickets, worms, etc)? Thanx

Vick

Yes, definetly. I've never fed my frog mice, I use a staple diet of crickets and earthworms.
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CokeOfMan

What happens when they get large...maybe around 10 inches or so, I saw most people feed their large pacman with mice. Would it be enough to just feed them crickets and worms when they are that size? Thanx

Vick

While mice are convenient, they definetely aren't necessary. Large pacman frogs may enjoy larger insects such as locusts (you can get these live or in a can) or cockroaches. Many, many crickets and earthworms will work as well. A variety is best.

thanx for the pointers, shld be getting one in a month or so then. Am I better off getting babies or are they too susceptible to diseases and I should look for something a lil more grown up? Thanx

They do not have to be fed vertebrates even though that is what they are adapted to eat in the wild (up to 90% of the prey items consumed by volume are vertebrates).

As they get larger you will need to feed them bigger food items.
The higher the quality food item when fed to the frog while growing the larger the frog will grow if it is a female (males tend to be smaller).

If they are taken care of small ones are hardy (but I prefer to start them on fish when they are little).

If you go with invertebrates you will have to supplement the food items with a vitamin/mineral supplement. (which should also be used when feeding rodents)

Ed

So, to sum it up, I can start them on small guppies or rosies when they are small and maybe small crickets as well. Then as they grow larger, i can just change the size of the food items and maybe feed them worms in the mix as well. And the vitamin supplement, powder are only needed for crickets and worms but not the fish right? Thanx!

When bullfrogs are raised on fish they do not need supplementation as the fish apparently supply enough nutrition but as the feeder fish may have been starved for several days to a week or more it would be helpful to use a supplement at least occasionally. With the fish, you want to avoid offering anything that has been dead for more than a couple of minutes or frozen thawed unless you supplement with thiamine.

You can use earthworms when the frogs are small, you just need to cut the worm up but otherwise yes ( and when the frog is larger you can use shiners to feed it, just limit the amount of goldfish used as they are high in saturated fats).

Ed

Horned frogs that you can buy in pet stores don't get 10 inches long. Females usually max out at 6 inches. An adult male Pyxie could maybe get that big.