Frogs&toads

Question
Hello

~pacman frogs~
Is a ten gallon tank, an uth and a screen lid good for a pacman frog? I hate crickets and dont want to put my hands in the cage if there are crickets there so I was wondering if it would be ok to put the frog in the bath tub with a few crickets at feeding time? How many crickets does a three inch round pacman frog eat daily?

~fire belly toads~
Will two fire bellys be happy in a ten gallon tank? how many crickets do they eat daily and can I sit them in the tub with a few crickets at feeding time also? Do I need a lid on the tank for fire bellys?

~green tree frogs~
Can three green tree frogs(the ones that get two inches) be kept in a ten gallon tank? how many crickets do they need and how offen?

Are any of the above spieces easy to care for? can any of them be handled once or twice for a few minutes daily? Will the cages stink within a day or two? How offen should they be changed?

Thankx for any help you can give.  

Answer
Hi,
Pacman Frog:
A ten gallon is okay, but a screen lid is not so good. Pacman Frogs need a humidity of around 80% and you will never reach this with a screen lid. Cover two thirds of the screen lid with saran wrap. If you attach the uth on one side of the tank, it should work. Warmth from below is unnatural and since Pacman Frogs like to bury themselves when it gets too hot, the source of heat in their enclousure should be above them or come from the sides.
Pacman Frogs have teeth and can bite, they will eat anything that moves and may very well mistake your hand for prey. Putting the frog in a bathtub every day will just stress it out and I don't recommend it.
You will have to get feeder tongs anyway so that you don't have to put your hand in the tank.
Feed the frog 3-5 medium crickets per day. When it gets bigger, it shouldn't be fed daily anymore since Pacman Frogs tend to get fat.

Fire Bellied Toad:
A ten gallon tank is okay and I would get a lid, since they are very active and may escape. Again, no to the bathtub question. Feed them three times a week, five to six medium crickets per feeding per animal.

Green Tree Frog:
A ten gallon is the absolute minuimum, a twenty gallon is more appropriate. It has to be a tall tank/terrarium since these frogs don't sit on the ground. They need the same amount of crickets as the Fire Bellied Toads.

General:
No frog should be handled just for fun, they don't get tame and will just be stressed out and frogs can overheat quickly and can die from a heat stroke if held too long (and too long can mean a few minutes). They are strictly just for watching.
The tank of a Pacman Frog must be cleaned at least weekly (they do eat a lot and make a huge mess), I  don't know how often the water in the Fire Bellied Toad tank should be changed, but I guess weekly and Green Tree Frogs don't make much of a mess. If you put some woodlice in their tank, use coconut fibre substrate covered with moss, you don't need to clean the terrarium (except for the glass, of course). Well, maybe once every year or so.
As for their care, all frogs take up some time daily and getting their environment right (temperature, plants, humidity...) is not so easy. Of the three, the Green Tree Frog is the easiest to care for I think. I wouldn't recommend a Pacman since they can bite, may be agressive and don't do much. Fire Bellied Toads are the most active of the three.

You can feed them other insects than crickets (and should do so): locusts, roaches, silk worms. super mealworms (zophobas, as a snack), grasshoppers, flies (you can get the larvae from many petshops and for fishing), baby mice for the Pacman...

For more really good information visit this website:
http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/info/index.html
Please read the "Your first frog" section and there's a section called "Dealing with crickets". You will also find caresheets for the frogs you asked about and a lot more.

I hope this was of some help to you
Jennifer