Help on Pacman frog

I recently got a pacman frog and i need some help. It buried itself and is just chillin underground. It has ate once and hasent touched its water. I was wondering if i was soppose to dig him up and put him in the water or somthing because its already been a day or 2. How long do i leave him underground i dont want him to dehydrate or starve :(.

His bedding should be moist at least.

If he's just eaten he may be digesting.

If he can get in the water easily then he will when he needs to provided he doesn't dry out too much.

You can always spray him off.

dont pacmans absorb water through their stomach? If the substrate is moist, i dont see how its a huge problem for only 2 days. (I dont know very much about pacmans)

Well its on day 3 he moved like less than an inch and still is staying their. I made sure hes always wet so his skin dosent dry up and i spray him daily. He still hasent ate today

Well my first questions are-

What are your temperatures for the cage?
What is the ambient humidity?
How much water is available? (Fresh, standing water)
How often do you feed the animal?

If your keeping the animal too cool, or too hot, it might try and estivate/burmate. Feeding it too infrequently would often trigger it to do the same, signaling a resource depletion, which will cause it to remain inactive until food is more readily available.

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

Well my first questions are-

What are your temperatures for the cage?
What is the ambient humidity?
How much water is available? (Fresh, standing water)
How often do you feed the animal?

If your keeping the animal too cool, or too hot, it might try and estivate/burmate. Feeding it too infrequently would often trigger it to do the same, signaling a resource depletion, which will cause it to remain inactive until food is more readily available.

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Cage is at 74. He has a small pool of water he hasent used. I spray the environment and him daily with water to keep it humid.

The problem looks to me, to be in your temps. Kick up the ambient temperature to around 78-80F. They don't thermo-regulate, so you'll need to keep the ambient temperature around that area. Don't let it creep too high, or the frog may stop eating, or this problem may repeat itself again. Watch misting daily, as moisture may allow for fungi, and mold build up and growth. Something that could hurt your frog. As well as that; I've noticed when they're kept damp, or wet, they develop a few problems including skin lesions, and sores. Just pick up an accurite Thermometer/hydrometer, and monitor the humidity levels.

What type of bedding are you using?

Mulch and mossgrass

Was your mulch store bought garden brand? Answer this honestly, please :)

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

The problem looks to me, to be in your temps. Kick up the ambient temperature to around 78-80F. They don't thermo-regulate, so you'll need to keep the ambient temperature around that area. Don't let it creep too high, or the frog may stop eating, or this problem may repeat itself again. Watch misting daily, as moisture may allow for fungi, and mold build up and growth. Something that could hurt your frog. As well as that; I've noticed when they're kept damp, or wet, they develop a few problems including skin lesions, and sores. Just pick up an accurite Thermometer/hydrometer, and monitor the humidity levels.

What type of bedding are you using?

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I found out what was wrong. I moved it into the water so it could see where it is and some skin came off. I think he was shedding his skin. I hope i diddint mess anything up. He looks like hes healthy tho

That's not the problem....

When they go into an estevative/hibernative type state, they form somewhat of a "shed" that encases them and retains moisture.

Its from the store and is made for frogs. He is eating now at least.

They will eat, even when sick. I need to know what exactly is going on, in order to help. Whats the name of the bedding your using? Some beddings, like the cypress you buy from Home Depot, have started getting cedar mixed into them, in order to control pests...

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

They will eat, even when sick. I need to know what exactly is going on, in order to help. Whats the name of the bedding your using? Some beddings, like the cypress you buy from Home Depot, have started getting cedar mixed into them, in order to control pests...

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Jungle bedding and frog mulch.

Alright, thanks :) From what I can tell, your temps are off. Up them a little and you should see some improvement. Hold off on the frequent misting, and try to just increase overall humidity :)

my pacman hasnt been in his water once since i got him two months ago. Its very shallow. just gets water out of the soil.

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Originally Posted by Nexuz730

I found out what was wrong. I moved it into the water so it could see where it is and some skin came off. I think he was shedding his skin. I hope i didn't mess anything up. He looks like hes healthy tho

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I'm not 100% sure about this, but pacman frogs are almost always in shed? My friend has one and every time she cleans his cage and puts him in a shallow bowl of warm water a layer of shed will come off revealing a shiny fresh skinned frog:)