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Oboepet
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Food options for pacmans 
Im thinking of getting a pacman frog, ive been researching them all day and ive read about the food, but i was wondering if they could be fed roaches, i thought i read sumwhere earlier they could, but i cant remember, also, could an occasional butterworm be good 4 them , i give them to my bearded dragon as treats occasionally
thanks for info
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04/09/08 10:13pm
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#1696895
Oboepet
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Message To: Oboepet In reference to Message Id: 1696889
Food options for pacmans
also do they require a uvb light i know they need the heat lamps and uth’s and all that jazz, but do they need a uvb too? or r they find with out it
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04/09/08 10:17pm
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#1696912
Oboepet
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Message To: Oboepet In reference to Message Id: 1696889
Food options for pacmans
guppies r all rite to feed to them every now and then too right? cuz i have guppies, and theyre havin babies left and right, i could actually put the little buggers to use!!
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04/09/08 10:32pm
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#1697107
Kyoss
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Message To: Oboepet In reference to Message Id: 1696912
Food options for pacmans
I dunno if Guppies can be fed to them.. look around, do some research. But i would stick to Crickets and Mealworms =/
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04/10/08 12:17am
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#1698067
Oboepet
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Message To: Kyoss In reference to Message Id: 1697107
 Food options for pacmans
I went and got my pacman today, its a baby albino i got his home all setup yesterday, its a 10 gal, i used this spaghmum and peat moss mix for substrate, about 3 inches of it, with 3 plastic plants and a 4 live i got out of the greenhouse today(my grandparents have greenhouses, so im sure they’re safe and okay to use for my little guy, who I named Lenny, by the way) and he has a shallow bowl of water, with a heat pad under that part of the tank. He also has a 5.0 uvb lite above that spot, and a 25 watt in the middlish area of the cage. the temp is about 80 and the humidities around 75 right now. he also has a little log thing too. Anyways.... I was just wondering if it was normal for them to have a dark spot on the bottom of them, like where I’d guess the stomach are is? Is this caused by impaction, or is this just some little organ? Should I get it checked out? Im taking my Beardie for a checkup soon, would it be wise to take Lenny too? the pet stores enclosure for him didn’t seem bad, they had all the stuff ppl say there should be, they had them on spaghmum moss and were feeding them crickets. Lenny seems healthy, he was pretty active the ride home, and very alert.... just making sure hes fine..... but the dark spots normal right?
Thanks for replies! :)
-----Liz-----
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04/10/08 07:55pm
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#1698309
JackAsp
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Message To: Oboepet In reference to Message Id: 1698067
Food options for pacmans
Roaches are better than crickets. A lot of people live in huseholds where roaches are just not an option because if they bring home roaches they will be living on the streets with their frog very quickly, but if you can use them, use them. Excellant staple. Guppies and butterworms are also great. Mealworms don’t really have anything in their favor except convenience. They’re like feeding your dog a hamburger because when no actual dog food available.
If you have nonclimbing roaches, you might want to use a sunken food dish to keep them off the substrate. Some horned frogs will hunt at night, and will jump right in and get them. Others are too sedentary to even know the inside of the dish exists, in which case tongfeeding is a good option. They do swallow substrate quite often. Was he on gravel or bark before, by any chance? That dark spot could indeed be something troublesome. But, to be honest, for all I know it could just be whatever meal he ate last. I’ve never spent much time looking at their bellies, so I don’t actually know how normal that is.
Anyone?
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04/10/08 10:27pm
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Oboepet
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Message To: JackAsp In reference to Message Id: 1698309
Food options for pacmans
im pretty sure i can convince my mom to let me have the roaches.... i really hate crix, always have, but i cope, i like every other feeding thing but crix.... i guess he mighthave been kept on bark or gravel b4, at the petstore they had him on moss.
thanks, ill definetly get the roaches, maybe my bearded will like them too....
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04/12/08 02:26pm
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#1700657
Mr.Pacman
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Message To: Oboepet In reference to Message Id: 1700313
Food options for pacmans
If its your first Pacman just stick to the basics crickets and mealmorms
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04/12/08 08:27pm
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#1700977
JackAsp
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Message To: Mr.Pacman In reference to Message Id: 1700657
Food options for pacmans
Why? Name one nutrient that mealworms provide that crickets or roaches don’t. I understand using them when there’s nothing else available,. You should have decent quality food around for an animal, but I understand it. Sometimes, we all goof up and have to settle. But why prefer them? Mealworms are mostly shell and partially digested otmeal. Roaches are mostly high protein low fat insect flesh.
Even with crickets versus roaches, the only advantage I can think of is exercise, but horned frogs are a pretty sedentary predator. Whether it’s a cricket, a roach, another frog, or a very small child, 90 per cent of the time they’re going to just wait until they have an easy close-range shot at it anyway. Although I suppose you might get a frog that simply prefers the taste of crickets. Usually they’ll eat either so readily that fussiness isn’t a real deciding factor though.
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04/13/08 12:42am
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