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Hey everyone. Recently I have been feeding my pacman alot of earthworms. They are essentially his staple food and he loves them. I vary his diet with the occasional crickets and a small mouse. The thing is, he is REALLY lazy, he sits under his moss and barely comes out and he is barely ever exposed enough to snag a given food item that walks by. I generally have to move the moss over ever so slightly, dangle the worms, and he’ll eat up to 4 or 5 in a sitting (this is every other day generally).
So, based on your experience, is this a good choice of food for pacmen? A herpetologist I know said that they love them, and when theyre younger they gobble them up (high in protein and fats, etc). Any down sides to earthworms? Did I get him too accustomed to worms so he is now lazy? Is earthworm nutritional content better than that of crickets and roaches? etc

Thanks for the info.

Well, earthworms will only be as nutritious as the soil they are kept in. My pacman frogs are on a diet of nightcrawlers, crickets, and superworms. I try to feed crickets, dusted with vit/cal supplements, more often. No problems so far, although, Ed has mentioned a study where bullfrogs fed a staple diet of earthworms developed muscle disorders. Do a search because I can't recall to well.

where did you get the earthworms at? do u buy from a company , bc thats what i did and my pacman has had one any tips or anything should i put it and separate cage with no substrate because thats all the worms do is dive down ? any help thanks