Confirmed Male at 3.5 inches, discussion about Rodents, growth rate, etc...
Hi all, I posted about a month ago with a poll to determine male or female. A month later, he continues to grow and his vertical stripe is already appearing. I bought him on June 25th, and almost 2 months later I measured him at 86 millimeters (about 3.5 inches). I found a website which had constructed the average growth rate of a sample of male and female pyxie frogs, following their final metamorphasis. I marked my frog's weight and age on the chart accordingly (indicated by the green dot, thanks microsoft paint.)
From the chart, he has grown abnormally fast for his expected age (although I do not have an exact date of metamorphasis, it could not have been > 2 weeks as he was the size of a quarter when I purchased him). I had been feeding him crickets for about a month, and over the course of the last month, began feeding him FT rat pinkies. I would feed him one every two days, and his growth EXPLODED. I can't beleive how big he got in just the last month.
I have known mamallian tissue is difficult for frogs to digest, however I had been told the nutritional quality is unparalleled in calcium and other vitamins/minerals- a parallel of feeding a baby extra strong formula food was alikened to feeding a baby pyxie or pacman frog rodents.
I have done further research which indicates to me this may be doing more long term harm than good. Apparently these lipoproteins are impossible to leave the bloodstream and greatly descrease the longevity of the frog whom is reguarly fed rodents.
Any comments about other's experience with regular rodent feeding, be it good or bad, please post here. Pictures attatched. Happy frogging
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