Pixie Fail

John,

OK, is he going for the burn with those stomach crunches?!?!!? It HAS to be burning by now, so flip the poor little guy back over.

Maybe lay off the waxworms for awhile and go for some lighter fare......

~Lesley

lol... what a porker!

I've got an honest question and its not meant to pick on your chubby frog. But are they that fat in the wild or is it the type of food that we feed them in captivity? It seems like some of the pixies are just so fat it doesn't look like they could even walk. Are they like that in nature too?

Originally Posted by bshmerlie

I've got an honest question and its not meant to pick on your chubby frog. But are they that fat in the wild or is it the type of food that we feed them in captivity? It seems like some of the pixies are just so fat it doesn't look like they could even walk. Are they like that in nature too?

No offense taken! I can't remember exactly when we got ours, but assuming the 2nd batch from frog ranch. As of about 2 weeks ago they're both 2.5" svl and weigh 1.80 and 1.75oz(yes, I'm that much of a nerd!) As much as I enjoy seeing things grow, we only feed our pixies maybe 4-5 adult gutloaded crickets a day. Ill post some upright pics tonight.

Originally Posted by bshmerlie

I've got an honest question and its not meant to pick on your chubby frog. But are they that fat in the wild or is it the type of food that we feed them in captivity? It seems like some of the pixies are just so fat it doesn't look like they could even walk. Are they like that in nature too?

Pyxies can be quite hefty in nature but from what I've seen they seem to know how to work with it better, as in more athletic. I don't think a pyxie would be stuck like that in nature. In captivity there's no culling process. In nature only the most fit survive. If a wild pyxie was stuck like that it would be dead in no time. Not that your frog isn't healthy though, John.

Here are some views from above

Male? Looks like there is a hint of orange over its legs. I could be wrong though.



And the other




These things move so much I have no idea what sex they could be.

hahaha nice little fatty

wait to see if they croak, they seriously do at the size already.

Looks like there's a hint of male.

This is another one of those question's. Please don't get offended. I'm still learning about these frogs and others. So my questions is, is his head suppose to be that small? I know with snakes if you feed them small prey the head stay's smaller then the body, But does that go the same for frogs?