Brazilian Horned Frog

Brookings OR

Description

Due to an upcoming cross-country move, I'm downsizing my amphibian menagerie. Zuul is my 8-9 month old Brazilian Horned Frog, captive bred by The Frog Ranch in Utah (thefrogranch.com/animals/brazilian-horned-frog/). She (suspected, not confirmed) is a voracious eater of crickets and eats up to 6-8 large, gut loaded, lightly vitamin-dusted, crickets every night except for Thursdays and Sundays. She has rejected all attempts at tong feeding, so I have been unsuccessful at feeding her nightcrawlers. When I initially got her, she would lunge and puff up at me, but now she's mellowed out and tolerates intermittent handling so long as I scoop her up from underneath. Currently housed in a 20-gal vivarium, I follow Josh's Frogs recommendations for care: Recommended Terrarium Size: Pac-Man frogs are sit-and-wait predators. They spend the majority of their time burrowed into the substrate with their eyes (and horns in some species) above the substrate. Because of this, caging does not need be spacious. Babies can be kept in small, plastic reptile enclosures, whereas adults can be caged in enclosures of 10 to 20 gallons.Pac-Man frogs love to burrow, therefore they require a substrate that they can dig in to. Josh's Frogs BioBedding PAC-MAN Bioactive Substrate was specifically made for Pac-Man frogs! Josh's Frogs offers Complete Care Kits for your convenience. Temperature: They do best when kept in the mid-high 70s. At Josh's Frogs, we house our Pac-Mans at 72-78F. Temperatures in the high 80s F can quickly be fatal, especially when coupled with a lack of water or humidity. Measure temperature with a digital temperature gauge. Humidity: Pac-Man Frogs require moderately high humidity, and are best kept at 60-70% humidity. Providing ventilation is very important - we recommend using at least a half screen top. Stagnant, humid conditions quickly leads to bacterial skin infections in Pac-Man Frogs. A large dish of clean water should always be provided. Monitor humidity with a digital hygrometer. Because she occasionally ingests LARGE mouthfuls of dirt, I do give her honey-water baths once a week if I don't notice any poops in her tank. (She poops a lot, make sure and clean them up because she doesn't like it when her tank is soiled. Often, when she leaves a burrow, it's because she's pooped, so make sure to check recently vacated burrows.) Impaction is one of the number one causes of death in these frogs (as well as other pacman frogs). To do a honey-water soak, I fill a bowl up to about her chin with lukewarm (about 78 degrees) water then add 4-6 drops of honey, mix it, then let her soak in it for 10-20 minutes. After that, I soak her in regular lukewarm water for another 10-20 minutes. Does the trick. I'm asking a rehoming fee of $50. This is only for Zuul. If you need time to set up a tank, I'm willing to hold her (with a $25 deposit) for up to 14 days. She's a cool frog, and I'm bummed to let her go, but I'd rather find her a good home than risk the excessive stress of a long-distance move.