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Pacman Frog
Ceratophrys cranwelli
A round, mouth-first ambush frog that spends its life half-buried — simple care, huge personality.
4–6 in females7–15 years
Habitat
Enclosure
10 gal for one adult
Temperature
78–82°F
Humidity / Water
70–80%, with loose coconut fiber substrate
Heating & lighting
Low-wattage heat mat on the tank's side or a ceramic emitter on a thermostat — under-tank heaters dry the substrate. No hot rocks.
Diet
Feed these
- Crickets
- Dubia roaches
- Earthworms
- Hornworms
- A rare frozen-thawed pinkie as a treat
Never feed
- Wild insects
- Tank mates of any kind — they eat everything
- Overhandling — their skin is sensitive
- Prey larger than their head (impaction)
Ambush predators that bury themselves and wait. Feed juveniles every 2–3 days, adults 1–2 times a week, always dusted with calcium + D3.
Cohabitation
Can live with
No one — house this species alone.
Never house with
Other Pacman frogs — cannibalistic White's tree frogs and any other frog — eaten
Strictly one frog per tank — they will try to eat anything that moves, including their own kind.
