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I have a new albino pacman with no unexperienced with frogs what so ever.

It is making no sounds for the two days i've had it, i plan to feed it goldfish and crickets, I just have really really wet dirt type bedding from the pet store and some moss...no water except the shallow rocky water dish that is bigger than the frog itself.

anything wrong with the setup ?

it doesn't move it all... is this bad?

and I heard i shouldn't touch it... is this true?

Hey,

First off, no, the less you touch your frog, the happier it'll be. These animals have a protective mucous layer on their skin which helps them to breathe and absorb water, and the oils on our skin can cause trouble for them .

I use exo-terra coconut substrate for mine, and he seems to be doing fine on it. As long as the humidity is kept around 80-ish, and the substrate is moist, he should be fine. You'll need the water-dish tho, always kept clean, for the frog to soak in. I'd suggest you mist the tank at least once a day to keep the humidity up. Found it works well.

Go easy on the goldfish, they're high in fat and can balloon your frog w/very little nutrient value. Crickets, meal-worms, wax-worms, super-worms, etc etc all make up the varied diet that a pacman needs, and these can and should be gut-loaded prior to feeding . Goldfish for me is a once-a-month sorta thing, but mine is still small anyway.

Finally, if you happen to have a female there, you won't hear a sound out've her. Males do make a grunting kinda call, but not all the time. Mine rarely did, unless I really pissed him offor he was calling for a mate/being misted.

Hope my long-winded, know-it-all approach helps some.

thanks for the info

that substrate you use comes in a brick right?

i got that stuff

Heres Choxie, my albino

I am getting my first pac, using the bed a beast stuff in a brick.

Nice albino