Do you mind having a pet that isn't very active?
Can you provide a 20-gallon tank for Pacman frog?
Can you provide an adequate temperature for Pacman frog (around 82 F during the day, and no less than 78 F at night)?
Can you maintain a 12-hour light and 12-hour dark cycle?
Do you mind feeding live animals to Pacman frog?
Do you have an exotics veterinarian in your region?
Pacman frogs are docile pets, and not very active. They will sometimes spend the whole day without moving. If you want a pet that is active and the one you can actually play with then this frog is not for you.
Pacman frogs do not need a large cage since they are not very active. A 20-gallon tank is fine for one of these frogs. As they will often try to eat any cage mates, they should be housed alone. A cage top is recommended to help maintain temperature and humidity but Pacman frogs are not known to be at risk of escaping.
The temperature in the tank should be kept around 82 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and allowed to drop to around 78 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Heat is best supplied by using an under-tank heater as overhead incandescent bulbs can be too drying for your frog (although a red incandescent could be used if supplemental heat is needed at colder times).
For lighting, a fluorescent fixture can be used although your frog might prefer more subdued lighting; regular room light may even be enough. Maintain a 12-hour light and 12-hour dark cycle. Some owners recommend providing a UVA/UVB light for this 12-hour cycle.
Pacman frogs are carnivores. Smaller Pacman frogs can be fed insects such as crickets, or other common pet store prey insects such as mealworms. As the frog grows, it can be fed pinkie (newborn) mice and eventually larger mice. Adult-sized frogs may take a medium-sized mouse or pinkie rat. If you're not comfortable with feeding live animals to it, the Pacman frog is not for you.
You can take care of a Pacman frog as a pet!
Pacman frogs are prone to health issues that require veterinary inspection. Bacterial and fungal infections of the skin and eyes are among the most common ailments, but Pacman frogs also are susceptible to parasitic infections. Although they may never need one, it is best to have an exotics vet near you.
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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