To dig, or not to dig up your pyxie

[dsmalex97]

Haha, sorry for the stupid title! But my pyxie is driving me nuts! She's been buried in the dirt for 2 weeks now, and still has yet to eat on a schedule for me...I got maybe 4 worms in her for the month I've had her. And since then she's been burrowed. I got temps at 80-85, and humidity is anywhere from 40%-80%. I got her on coco fiber, with a big water dish for her to soak. None of the above has helped. Is something wrong? And at what point do you dig them up to see whats up lol? I feel like I'm doing something wrong and its making me ! Why do they do this? And why do they do it for so long? I also have yet to see any feces...This WILL be the last time I buy an adult reptile of any kind...I'm sticking to raising the little bugger myself. Also, I was curious if anyone has ever opted for a water setup rather then a dirt substrate.

[Sublime]

Nice title. Honestly, with the rest of the threads you've posted on here and we've tried to help you... You should really take her to a vet now, she's not aestivating because it's not the right conditions. It's very abnormal not to see feces for almost a month now, that's not good. My assumption is she's weak and she has parasites or it's stress that is making her become lethargic and not eat.

JimiFrog or whatever his name is does an all water setup. He had bad incidents with coco fiber and switched to all water for all of his pixies.

[dsmalex97]

Realllllly? I find that kind of interesting. Water almost seems like the more natural thing. Don't they live in dry arid area's, and in little ponds? I'm not saying they don't come on land and do their thing, but I wonder if they "prefer" a water setup. How does Jimifrog do it exactly?

I mean not for anything, I wouldn't even know if she did poop she's been buried...lol. I've tried to refrain from bothering her, but I really want to know whats going on with her...

And how much does a frog vet bill usually cost?

[Jimifrog]

It is really simple. I have a filter, a water heater, and a basking area with a light over the top. I siphon out the solid waste as quickly as I can. For the smaller pixies, I make sure that there isn't a place in the tank where they can't stand with their nose out of the water. The larger ones have no problem, as I keep the water no more than three to four inches deep.

[Sublime]

They live near ponds in a humid, tropical wetland in the Sub-Saharan part of South Africa. They do spend a considerable amount of time in the water, so there's nothing wrong in keeping them in all water as long as it's not deep and they have basking areas to sit on. The summer months they spend buried aestivating because it's cool in South Africa and there's no rain.

Here's a video of Jimifrog's youtube video to show you a little bit of his setup (He's got other videos of his water setup on his channel, so you can check out the rest):



You would of seen the poop, it's like the size of your thumb or pinkie. Unless her poop is runny which indicates she has overwhelming parasites in her intestines. Then you would need to treat her with "Flagyl" or take her to a vet to make sure she is diagnosed by a professional.

A vet bill specialized for a frog in an exotic veterinarian office is probably going to run anywhere from $50-200 depending on how serious it is. I'm not entirely sure about this since I've never taken my frog to the vet, but that's an estimate I would assume normal.

Yeah just keep exposure to a minimum with her. Adults can go longer than babies and juveniles without eating, although they do need to get nutrition as some point or else there can be serious problems. Nutrient defiency, etc.

[Jcal]

My dr charges 55 just for a visit.

[MonsterPyxie]

I would also agree its time to go to a vet, or the frog could die randomly, atleast thats what i would be fearing for my frog.

Is there no sign's of the her going into aestivation/hibernation?