Post by froggirlsdaddy on Feb 17, 2007 12:30:08 GMT -5
ok, so i got my 6 year old an albino pacman and she's (the frog, that is) set up nicely in a medium-sized habitat with some eco-earth bedding, a fresh water bowl, some greenery, and a heating pad.
after letting her settle yesterday, we decided to throw her a couple of crickets.
as soon as we put them in there, she was excited and seemed to be stalking them. i realized right away that i had put too much "greenery" in the tank and she was having trouble getting around it. so, oiut of fear that she would get stuck or damage her skin, i removed some of it and rearranged the tank a bit.
after i rearranged the tank, she sat in her water bowl for 5 minutes, then burrowed up and hasn't moved in almost 15 hours (even though both crickets are still hopping around her).
to the point: questions:
1) is she just nervous?
2) could she be hybernating already? the guy at the pet store said she had eaten yesterday morning)?
3) do these frogs prefer to be hand-fed or would they rather "hunt"?
4) i know they go from being sedentary to being active (usually depending on if there's food around), buit when should i worry?
5) i know they aren't to be handled too much, but how much is too much? can we get her out for 10 minutes every other day or so?
6) should i be "dusting" the crickets with vitamins? pros/cons?
7) should we remove the frog's waste as well as clean the tank once a week?
thank you so much for your site and help!
after letting her settle yesterday, we decided to throw her a couple of crickets.
as soon as we put them in there, she was excited and seemed to be stalking them. i realized right away that i had put too much "greenery" in the tank and she was having trouble getting around it. so, oiut of fear that she would get stuck or damage her skin, i removed some of it and rearranged the tank a bit.
after i rearranged the tank, she sat in her water bowl for 5 minutes, then burrowed up and hasn't moved in almost 15 hours (even though both crickets are still hopping around her).
to the point: questions:
1) is she just nervous?
2) could she be hybernating already? the guy at the pet store said she had eaten yesterday morning)?
3) do these frogs prefer to be hand-fed or would they rather "hunt"?
4) i know they go from being sedentary to being active (usually depending on if there's food around), buit when should i worry?
5) i know they aren't to be handled too much, but how much is too much? can we get her out for 10 minutes every other day or so?
6) should i be "dusting" the crickets with vitamins? pros/cons?
7) should we remove the frog's waste as well as clean the tank once a week?
thank you so much for your site and help!