Baby Albino Pac-Man Frog
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thats a shame z trip, i'd be interested to know. so not even as supplement. would they not come across mice etc in the wild. these frogs get pretty big, so when they are adult is it just a case of them eating a lot of not so nutritious stuff, or the diet changes and they pray on bigger things etc. actually, i might just try looking it up lol
Well I suriously doubt that they come across mice and rats in the wild... Anyways, rodents are fatty animals. Reptiles and Amphibians canot handle such a large amount of fat and they realy do pac on the pounds quiquly. But when all over we here that its good for them, we do it anyways. In the wild this animal will eat anything. In captivity we feed whats best for it. One of the most common reasons why people started to feed animals rodents was the price. Its easy to buy a 3 dollar mouse to fill up your animal insted of paying 8$+ on bugs. And since rodents, "have all the nutrience nessecary" people think their doing better for the animal. In the animals point of view, he see's one meal, insted of a whole bunch of bugs he needs to chase. So lets say you feed you new animal 1 mouse. Then the next time it eats, it refuses the bugs you give him, because he knows that mouse filled him up in oune bite, so now he wants another. The owner not knowing what is going on, feeds his new pet another rodent because he doesnt want his new pet to die. When infact, his animal is becoming obesse and will die a early death due to heart failiure. So all the care sheets you see on the internet saying the maximum age of these animals can easily be over passed if a proper diet is offered. When small, feed them the mealworms and crockets. That is not the problem. WHen adult, feed it large cockroaches and those greem worms that get as big as a cigare. A diet of bugs is the way to go. I hope this helps the people who dont trust me...
Z Trip;593344; said:FEED IT MICE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!:WTF:
All over you will see and here that these animals are fat lazy things. THAT IS WRONG. They are fat and lazy cause they are fed the inproper diet of rodents when adult. THIS IS A BAD THING. Keeping him/her slim on a diet of none fatty bugs will provent obessity and expand its life. Their lazy becaue their fat. If these animals are fed correctly, they can be active, altho they might just be ambush predators.
Are you speaking from personal experience?
I have owned one for many months. It was only fed crickets that ate flukers and were dusted in a vitamin supplement. My Pacman frog was very sedentary and in the 6-8 months I had him I don't know that I ever saw him move. From everything that I have read about them they are very inactive. You can tell just by their physical make up they aren't built for speed and agility. They have short stubby useless legs and are 90% mouth and stomach. I am not sure if feeding them mice makes for a poor diet or not. Mine used to like to bury himself and make sure you keep his tank nice and moist. Be sure to also not have too deep of a water dish or he could drown and or get stuck in it. Enjoy your pet
unknownuza13;594648; said:
I'm going to have to agree with this guy...Insects do not offer the frog a natural source of calcium thats why we have to buy the vitamin supplements...where as foods such as fish and mice are a high source of "natural" calcium and protein...frogs are not susceptible to disease due to the food they eat, rather they are susceptible to disease due to tank conditions....You'll never find an active Pac-man frog in the wild and yes thats because they are ambush predators. Sorry dude i understand you want to save the mouse population but making up facts isn't going to help you prove your point. Thanks for your opinion though.
Z Trip;593344; said:FEED IT MICE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
All over you will see and here that these animals are fat lazy things. THAT IS WRONG. They are fat and lazy cause they are fed the inproper diet of rodents when adult. THIS IS A BAD THING. Keeping him/her slim on a diet of none fatty bugs will provent obessity and expand its life. Their lazy becaue their fat. If these animals are fed correctly, they can be active, altho they might just be ambush predators.
I have spent several hours researching the care and feeding practices of these pacman frogs and every single article I read indicated that they eat pinkie mice when they are big enough. I think I am going to believe them over you, since on another site they dont seem to agree with you either.
well i was quite interested in the subject (although dont keep them and not planning too) as i know they are often fed mice by their keepers. from what i could find ceratophrys ornata and cranwelli are most typically found frogs with the pacman common name. they both seem to have the same type of horned frog diet. being carnivorous and generally make burrows and lay wait until prey comes along although not just ambushing but will move to capture it. the prey is primarily various species of insect (makes sense being the most prolific animal species) but they are also known dustbins that will often attempt eating large prey (sometimes even bigger than itself) including reptiles and other amphibians, fish and small mammals (mice being one of these). however i was sensing that as ever, this is not a staple diet but like most animal species need a varied diet, and am sure mice would serve quite a good supplement once in a long while. thoughts? im sure z trip is right that too many mice may not be good for them and might have effects such as less longivity.
