Brumation?

I just got a baby pacman frog a week ago and I think he may be brumating already. His tank's day temp is between 78-80 with a 6 degree drop at night. He's on eco earth with humidity ranging from 50-75.

he burrys himself completly to where it is impossible to find him unless you use your hands to dig around. i've been taking him out and putting him in a seperate container for feeding because i don't want to bother with catching crickets and them hidding in his plants. he's eats 2 crickets a fedding. i've fed him three times and one of the times he didn't even eat. my question is, is he in brumation maybe? should i just let him be?

WELCOME!!

Sounds like this is partially him getting acclimated to a new situation and also partially the typical laziness of the pacmans....

Have you checked out the Care Sheet?
http://reptileguides.herpcenter.com/...207.html?t=207
I would suggest bumping the temp and humidity up slightly.

Also... are you only giving him 2 crickets a day or is that all he is eating? The best thing would be to start giving him as many crickets as he will eat in a 15-20 minute period.

actually Shell, pacmans are notorious over eaters, and if he is just a baby, two crickets is more than enough. If you feed them too much, the grow too fast and their heart can't keep up. I think his schedule is fine.

I would also bump the temps up to 80 - 85. they like it a bit on the warmer side. The humidity should never drop below 60%

Post pics if you have them!

yeah, the crickets are only a little bit smaller then him also. kay well i'll go out and get like a 75w bulb and see if that does the trick. i'll also make sure i keep my substrate damp because i let that dry i'm possitive that's the reason why my humidity is so low. the lamp drys the place up bbaaaaddd.

so should i just keep digging him out for his feedings?

these are the only pictures i have of him. i'm going to take some more during the next feeding.

his viv

What do you have for the top of your tank? If its screen cover part up with plexiglass. It will help keep the heat and moisture in.

Liz, that is one of those critter tanks with the sliding screen top.
So yes covering part of the screen would be in order.

alright i'll try that also.

should i keep digging him out to feed him or just leave him be?

you know, i'm not sure on that. I would say when he is hungry, he will come up and eat. Toss a few crickets in there, along with a slice of carrot. This way he will have food, and the crickets will eat the carrot and not him!

you don't want the substrate to get to wet though. If you keep it to moist it will grow mold and fungus.

ooohhhh that would not be good. i don't see how he could eat something he can't see. he's seriously completly burried, i'll try it out and see what happens