Pixie Frog 11-1-11

[Sublime]

Hello guys, thought I'd update you on my boy since I've never really had the honor of introducing him. He's been growing rapidly and croaks most nights. Eel Noob bailed on me to take these pictures so I took them with my phone. After trick or treating last night, you can tell this boy left no candy behind... Haha this is after a long soak and fed last night - 30-50 large crickets and 10-12 large night crawlers. He was very angry with me taking these pics and I was scared he was going to bite me a few times. He's about 4-5" svl and I'm assuming he's 4-5 months old. How does he look?!

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[dsmalex97]

He looks diesel!!

4 to 5 months? He looks really big for that age, but hey if he is, more power to em'!!

And 40-50 crickets/nightcrawlers lol? Isn't that a bit OD? Lol, I mean I know nothing about an adult pyxie's appetite so what do I know...But he looks awesome man, I really want a male someday! Good luck w/ him!!

[Jimifrog]

He looks good. That's a lot of food. How often do you feed him? If it's too often, you're going to need a second job.

[Chomp]

he looks good but looks like one of those Captive Bred giants that tops out at 6-7.5 inches and then seems like their growth gets stunted. The only captive breds i have ever seen over 7 inches are OBESE,fat,lazy and unhealthy. Thats pretty sad because these guys get 9-10 inches in the wild.

[Sublime]

He looks good. That's a lot of food. How often do you feed him? If it's too often, you're going to need a second job.

Thanks. Yeah it is haha; he eats every 2 nights for 15-20 minutes in a seperate bin. I go through 250 crickets and a 25 night crawler tub a week with him. I'm kind of relying on my parents right now - they're supportive. I do feel bad though because he's costly for feeding (I get allowance money at home that barely covers the cost of his food).

he looks good but looks like one of those Captive Bred giants that tops out at 6-7.5 inches and then seems like their growth gets stunted. The only captive breds i have ever seen over 7 inches are OBESE,fat,lazy and unhealthy. Thats pretty sad because these guys get 9-10 inches in the wild.

Lol, ok anti captive bred pixie frogs. Go back to South Africa.

[Chomp]

its cool ill expect him to be about 6.5 7 inches max fully grown. Thats what you call Stunted Growth

[Sublime]

I picked him up in the beginning of August when he was around a 2-3 months old. So that's why I'm assuming he's between the ages of 4-6 months old juvenile.

Dude he eats so much it's ridiculous - this is for 15-20 minutes as much as he can eat and then he's content. That's when he gives me the cue to set him back in his tank (I feed him in a separate bin). I know he's not obese and he digests all his food easily in a couple of days... After that he defecates a whirlwind in his bowl. Also I add into his diet a frozen-thawed hopper once every couple of months.

Thanks. You'll get one, don't worry.