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Post by dragoneye on Apr 21, 2006 12:55:38 GMT -5
I just addopted one and have him in a 10 gallon tank.
I'll take pics tonight if i can get a good shot of him.
green and brown are his colors and he is healthy too.
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Post by Marie on Apr 21, 2006 14:39:29 GMT -5
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Post by Patrick Kubeja on Apr 21, 2006 15:30:03 GMT -5
Hey Steve
That Sounds Great Glad the guy is Healthy !!!!!!
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Post by shbdb on Jun 24, 2009 16:19:24 GMT -5
Can anyone help us how do you tell if your pac man frog is in hibernation or is dead? My son has had his frog for over a year and a half. He came to me today saying that he thinks that she is dead. She was buried in her substrate and doesn't appear to be breathing. She doesn't seem to have a "dried" skin does this take awhile to happen? I have read that they don't "breathe" normally while in this state. He loves her and takes great care of her I hate to have a funeral for a frog that isn't dead! Thanks!
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Post by ChamZilla on Jun 25, 2009 0:12:19 GMT -5
Hi there, Well.... How old is your sons frog? Have you recently turned on the air conditioner and its gotten cool where she is? They like the temperature around 85 but will hibernate if it drops down to low, it will ALSO hibernate (called Estivation) when it gets to hot as well. So either way it could cause it. Sometimes they just estivate for reasons unknown to us. I'm takin it she/he has never hibernated before? She will burry herself under her substrate like you say... but i'm sure it will take a few days for the skin to become hard. Expecially if you have it really moist in there... the skin will take longer to dry out to make the protective coating. Just leave her under there and wait a few days. Don't disturb her. Of course she won't eat when she is like this.... Has she gone off her food for a few days at all? There average lifespan is 6 years... so unless she was old when he got her she should still be alive. You could leave her for a few days... keep checking on her. Don't move her.. or disturb her. Keep her water dish full of water and leave all the food out of the tank. When she wakes up (if she is hibernating and not dead) she will go right to the water dish. I have actually had lots of people ask if there frog was dead and thought it was.. then they left it for a few weeks and it was still alive. BUT I'm sure there will be some instance where the frog will really be dead... but only time can show that. So check on her again in a few days... try and keep her warm if its to cold... and in a cooler spot if its to hot. What ever you do.. DO NOT pour warm water on her, or cold water. Do not... warm her up really fast or cool her off reallly fast. Those tend not to have good results and will probably shock her and kill her. So let me know how you make out in a few days. Things should harden up on the outside and if you notice she's obviously starting to decompose... then I think she might be passed. But normally if she is young is hibernation. Let us know how you make out  |
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