New guy here w/ Patty the Pyxie Frog!

[dsmalex97]

Whatsup everyone?! This seems like a great forum, and I'm glad to be a part of it now. I've been meaning to get myself back into frogs since I was 17. I'm 24 now, and I couldn't wait any longer lol. I had a pac-man frog when I was a kid, and a couple of whites tree frogs, but had to get rid of them before I moved...My reptile addiction didn't go anywhere, and I now have 15 Ball Pythons, 1 KSB, and 2 Columbian Red Tail Boa's. But problem here....NO FROGS!! So yesterday I was on the hunt at the White Plains Reptile Expo, and came across this beauty!! I got her for $75 bucks, which I thought was a steal for an adult! But here she is, I named her Patty!







I was wondering if you guys could tell me that she is definitely male or female. The guy I got her from didn't seem to into her, and got her as a trade. Also, I know I'm not supposed to have her on moss, but I had it lying around so I'm going to use it until I have time to run to petco or something to grab coco fiber. I want to get some Dubia's for her, but until then I was gonna get night crawlers. How many should I feed a frog this size, and how frequent? I have her in a 58qt tub is that big enough or no? She hasn't burrowed down yet, and was thrashing around like crazy last night lol! She seems more calm today, but still on top of the substrate looking alert. Let me know what you all think of her! Definitely excited to have her!

[BG]

H i and welcome to the forum. I was there and saw your frog . The vendor in the corner had them. I met all the new onwers of the pixie frogs from that table. What a small world. It eas a woman that had that table right.

Whatsup everyone?! This seems like a great forum, and I'm glad to be a part of it now. I've been meaning to get myself back into frogs since I was 17. I'm 24 now, and I couldn't wait any longer lol. I had a pac-man frog when I was a kid, and a couple of whites tree frogs, but had to get rid of them before I moved...My reptile addiction didn't go anywhere, and I now have 15 Ball Pythons, 1 KSB, and 2 Columbian Red Tail Boa's. But problem here....NO FROGS!! So yesterday I was on the hunt at the White Plains Reptile Expo, and came across this beauty!! I got her for $75 bucks, which I thought was a steal for an adult! But here she is, I named her Patty!







I was wondering if you guys could tell me that she is definitely male or female. The guy I got her from didn't seem to into her, and got her as a trade. Also, I know I'm not supposed to have her on moss, but I had it lying around so I'm going to use it until I have time to run to petco or something to grab coco fiber. I want to get some Dubia's for her, but until then I was gonna get night crawlers. How many should I feed a frog this size, and how frequent? I have her in a 58qt tub is that big enough or no? She hasn't burrowed down yet, and was thrashing around like crazy last night lol! She seems more calm today, but still on top of the substrate looking alert. Let me know what you all think of her! Definitely excited to have her!

[dsmalex97]

Thanks!

Haha, no it wasn't a girl I got mine from. It was actually kind of in the middle of the place, and the stand was run by two guys. One was younger the other was an older guy, but neither seemed to know what they we're talking about unfortunately.

[BG]

And here's brooserI think he's a male. Look at his head! He eats like one too. The males are more aggresive eaters than the females. According to my frogs But then again what do i know . lol.

[John]

To the original poster, welcome to our community. I have been to White Plains many times (worked for Black Jungle there a few times actually when I lived in MA). Your frog looks like a young-ish male, perhaps 5 or 6 months old, depending on how well he has been fed. So I would start calling him Patrick if I were you!

[BG]

I was about to say that she 's a good looking male but my thought got stuck on the show.lol There was a lot of pixies there .I got mine for 20 bucks. One big(8") was going for 500 bucks. John is the man ,so that means you scored big time yeaa. Oh yea i got to go feed my frogs. lol

[Sublime]

$500, that's a joke... Welcome to the forum ds! I can see you're very happy to have a frog again, I know I was when I picked up my pixie about a month ago after not having a frog for like 8 years. I would say $75-90 is an average price for the frog you picked up. For feeding, feed him as much as he will eat in 15 minutes 2-3 times a week with a varied diet. Night crawlers, adult crickets, dubias, superworms, hornworms, rodents rarely, some fish, etc. A 58 qt tub is decent size, but for a growing male I would pick up maybe a 20-40 gallon in the near future with a big water source. Just look for a deal on craigslist. He looks good, keep us updated!

[dsmalex97]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes lol!

A male? I will have to come up with a new name....Are you guys certain, and how do you know if its a male or female? And at what age is it usually visible? And how accurate is it?