pacman

Anyone here have any pacman frogs? My boyfriend is dead set on getting one, and he has an empty 29 gallon. I know this is large for a baby (which is all we can usually find at the shows), and hope we can provide a sufficient home with this size. Do you recommend putting plexiglass over half of the top? I'm worried about humidity. We have an UTH on the tank and don't want to do over head heating, if possible, bc I personally have had issues with this drying out the frog. I have a 6 month old reptisun, and if we do live plants I'll put this on top and hope it helps with them, as the frog spends most of its time hiding and wont benefit from it anyway. Realy I just need advice on how you set up your tanks, and pictures if possible please! I'll post pics of the tank soon, as we are setting it up early next week so its ready for the frog by the 18th reptile show.

Ive got one, Ill get you some info in a seconed

Ive got mine in a 10 gallon for now, hes still a babie

I have the tropical soil/eco earth dirt on the bottom four inches deep for him to dig around and bury into.


I dont use a UTH just because its easier for me to control the heat with a dome lamp.


As for Humidity, I dont really have an issue with it, but when I do, I put an old towel over the top and keep it wet, but I have also used a bit of plastic over the top. Works like a charm.

I think I covered everything.


Any other questions

Thanks for the info! Just a few more questions.. do you use a red over head bulb? our UTH isn't getting it hot enough, the tanks in the basement and its getting colder here. Also, can you feed small supers?

bambichik39":38lst78v said:

Thanks for the info! Just a few more questions.. do you use a red over head bulb? our UTH isn't getting it hot enough, the tanks in the basement and its getting colder here. Also, can you feed small supers?

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I use a red bulb at night, and day one during the day, Ive never had issues with the red bulbs on my pacmans.
I tend to stay away from the worms since they just bury in the dirt if they dont get eaten right away and just die and rot.

Ok, so normal white bulb during day, and red one at night. We are getting live plants as well so hopefully they survive. All of my current lizards are dry, so it'll need a nice change to get some live plants,etc. Especially since it'll prob be buried most of the time haha. Thank you so much for your help!

Your welcome.

I love my little pacman frogs. They are so cute.

I am also interested in the pacman frog some places I look says you need a uvb lamp and others don't. So do you.