Pac man frog?

Question

I am going to get a pac man frog this weekend and I was just wondering what they eat and the best habitat for them.

Answer 1

They'll eat anything that the think can fit in their mouth, whether it actually can or not is another matter. Be careful of your fingers the bite HARD. A friend of mine from Argentina where they are native tells me they can break your fingers. Generally they prefer bugs, smaller frogs, salamanders or small rodents. Good luck! Despite their bad habits, they are really cute. As for habitat, went mossy forest floor. I'm not sure the ideal temp.

Answer 2

Pac Man Frog

Common Name: South American Ornate Horned Frog, Pac Man Frog


Latin name: Ceratophrys ornata

Native to: Tropical Rainforests of South America

Size: Males grow to about 7 inches, females 9 inches.

Life span: Normally around 6 years. Have lived up to 12 years in captivity.

General appearance: Pac man frogs are large, fat frogs, that seem to consist of two parts, a stomach and a mouth and appear to be designed solely to eat. They are often very colorful, usually green with dark red to black markings along their back, females slightly larger than males. Usually round in shape, with a mouth disportionately larger than the body appearing to look like Pac Man characters, this is one of the few frogs that do have teeth.

Housing requirements:

Enclosure: Minimum 10-gallon aquarium, with a lid.

Temperature: Prefer 72° to 82° Fahrenheit

Heat/Light: Pac man frogs do best in a 9 - 12 hour photoperiod. Longer periods may cause them to stop eating. Fluorescent is preferred because incandescent may dry out the skin.

Substrate: The tank can be lined with paper towels, aquarium gravel, reptile bark or Astroturf with clumps of sphagnum moss and artificial or live plants. Frogs are very sensitive so make sure products used are reptile safe.

Environment: Must have a shallow bowl of water where it will spend most of its time. Have enough loose material to simulate the loose leaves in the forest for hiding spots. High humidity is required so mist daily.

Diet: Feed a variety of crickets, fish and mice. Juveniles should be fed every 2 - 3 days. Adults should be fed once a week and then every 10 - 14 days, as it grows older. It is important to not feed prey items that are too large. Offered food should be no larger than half the size of the pac man frog. Use a vitamin and calcium supplement once weekly with juvenile pac man frogs and every 3 - 4 weeks with adults.

Crickets can be put in the aquarium and fish may be placed in the water dish or you can use small tongs or tweezers to hold the prey items in front of the horned frog.

Note: Pac man frogs will tend to bite anything that moves. Never use you bare hands when feeding to avoid bites. Many frogs are killed when a hand is quickly drawn away from a bite and the horned frog is flung against a wall.

Maintenance: Periodically clean out dead crickets and cricket parts. Water should be freshened daily if evaporating and changed at least once a week. Handlers are advised to wash hands thoroughly after handling animals or animal related products.

Remember that in many places it is illeagal to take wildlife out of the wild without the proper permits from local, state, or federal authorities. Please do not release any captive reptiles or amphibians into the wild as this will disrupt the natural order of our environment. See our amphibian and reptile adoptions page for more information on what to do with unwanted herps.



GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 3

dont listen to them i have one and she is like 2 years of age ok u needabout a 10 gallon tank for the satrt and will end up wit about a 30 gallon and mine didnt bit till boiut a year ago first start them out with some small cricits then move to big cricets them pinky mice then fuzzies then adult mice mine is on adult ok when you get her/him she probly wont eat for awhile so dont be suprised i actually had to force feed her because she was going to starve herself so yea and also i used to take pics of her while she was small be sure to make sure they turn out mine didnt and i am sad about that because she will get BIG realllly quick so be ready kepp her mosit i cant think of anything else soo i hope this help i never type like this sooo ur lucky also there not that fun

Answer 4

well at some pet shops they have bricks that you soak and it turns into a nice dirt thats really wet whitch is good and they eat crickets mostly:)

Answer 5

they will eat absolutly anything