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my pacman, hasn't eaten for 3 months, today i tried forcefeeding with a cricket, i oepned his mouth with a spoon, and put about half the cricket in, and he spit it out... tried this several times, same results, any suggestions

Keep trying. No one said it was going to be real easy. How skinny is it? How old is it? If it is only a few months old, has it EVER eaten?

i got it september of 05, it always ate for me, it's about 3-4 inches, but around august it just started to refuse

Sometimes they do that, but it definately is rare for them to not eat if something isn't wrong. Maybe it ate something it wasn't supposed to and it is stuck inside its "plumbing" - impaction. Sometimes you can see if it is impacted by looking at its sides and belly and looking for any protrusions that appear abnormal. If it has always eaten and then stopped, then perhaps force feeding is not the best option, although it very well could be! I would monitor it for "skinniness" and if it gets too skinny and still doesn't eat then I would try force feeding. The only way to find out if it is impacted is to take it to a herp vet, but who in their right mind takes a $20 frog to a vet to pay $200 only to hear the vet say they have no idea?

snip " The only way to find out if it is impacted is to take it to a herp vet, but who in their right mind takes a $20 frog to a vet to pay $200 only to hear the vet say they have no idea?"Endsnip

Anyone who doesn't consider thier pets disposable...

It is usually much easier to tube feed with a balanced liquid supplement as this way it is administered directly to the stomach of the frog bypassing the frog's ability to refuse the food.

from a different post

snip "If there is a local vet that does herps, you may want to take the frog into for a checkup. If there is some major issue like an impaction then it is a critical life threatening emergency.

Here is a site that lists herp vets by state
http://www.arav.org/USMembers.htm so you can see if there is one near you.

Until you talk to a vet, I suggest soaking the frog in about 1/2 inch of dechlorinated tap water that is between 78-80 F for at least several hours.
If there is a small impaction this can help the frog pass the smaller obstruction. Large obstructions may need to be surgically removed (if this is indeed the cause).

Some times the exposure to the warmer temperatures will stimulate an inappetant frog to begin feeding again. "endsnip

Ed

Do you dust your frogs food with rep-cal? I found that one of my frogs died from metabolic bone disease and one of the symptoms is loss of appetite.