The process

Breeding frogs is similar to other reptiles and amphibians, but requires more delicate care and suitable parameters like water quality and temperature. For Pacman frogs, a single female must be placed with multiple males, with the dominant male fertilising the female’s eggs. Selection of breeding frogs is crucial, and monitoring male and female frogs is essential to ensure they are ready for breeding. This delicate process requires careful care and monitoring to ensure the best outcomes for the frogs.

Males and female are selected and the most dominant male grips on to the female to ensure that he fertalises the eggs

Eggs are laid into the water and over the first 12-24 hours we can see if they are fertile by the colour and size of the eggs

Eggs very quickly develop into tadpoles which are then fed bloodworm several times a day. Pacman frogs are canibalistic so its important to feed them regularly

Towards the end of the first week, the tadpole grows its back legs and starts to appear more like a frog

On day 7, tadpoles have formed front legs. Once this has happened they are removed from the breeding vat and are placed into their own housing

The frogs will then absorb their tail as a from of nurtition. They are unable to eat during their change into a frog and so their tail serves as a meal

What next?

Pacman frogs have enormous spawns since not all of their eggs would survive in the wild. They may lay anywhere from hundreds to thousands of eggs. Naturally, some tadpoles would consume the smaller, weaker ones that came out of the spawn, while the remainder would survive and hatch into healthy offspring. The frogs would then proceed to locate their own food sources, which may include mice, tiny lizards, inverts, and other smaller frogs. Although it may be difficult for terrestrial frogs to survive in the environment owing to predators—the precise proportion of frogs that reach adulthood in the outdoors is unknown—it makes perfect sense for the females to produce a large number of eggs in order for the species to persist.

Once our Pacman frogs are feeding regularly (4 weeks or more) they are able to be listed as pacman frogs for sale at Blackpool Reptiles. We try to supply our customers with a healthy selection of morphs and generally produce, albino pacman frog, green pacman frogs, 4 spot pacman frogs, Pikachu pacman frogs, reduced pattern pacman frogs, and some mutant horned frogs.

Regardless of colour, pacman frogs need the same care. We choose to keep our pacman frogs in bio-active enclosures as this provides them with the greatest amount of natural enrichment. Pacman frogs require heat- usually in the form of a mat as they would receive temperatures of around Ambient Temp 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and a Basking Temp 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit (°F). We always advise that heat mats are controlled by a thermostat as pacman frogs tend to bury down into the substrate and so temperature should be controlled and checked regularly to prevent dehydration or burns.

Provide 60-80% humidity for your pet frog. This can be achieved by placing a large water dish near the heat mat, using live moss that can be sprayed, and utilising a bioactive humidity holding substrate. You should also provide a low percentage UVB as pacman frogs require a UV Index range of 0 – 0.7 (Shade) and 0.6 – 1.4 (Max bask).

Pacman frogs should be fed a mixed diet including inverts, pinkie mice and formulated pacman frog food. Food should be dusted with calcium +D3 twice a week if you are not providing a formulated food. Formulated foods generally contain D3 so always check the ingredients before providing more. See our Horned Frog care sheet for more care advice or contact us to talk about your new pet frog.