What kind of Pyxie am I?

[Sandy Bear]

I bought a couple of pyxie frogs from the pet shop a while back. I asked them to order in Giant Pyxies, but I got something else instead. They are not "giants" and not "dwarfs". These little guys never got bigger then a golf ball, around 2.5-3" SVL. I used to call them my "Minature Pyxies" because I didn't know what they were, and were smaller then my Dwarf Pyxies. It had 3 stripes like the juvenile giants do, but they were yellow, and not green.

The first one I got came in sick. I think he had some sort of bacterial infection, but ended up dying shortly after we got back from the vet, so I was never able to medicate him. There was some discoloration with the eye and on his tummy. I thought it was just some eye irritation because only the one eye was a bit cloudy, but he crashed very quickly.

The second one was a replacement, and it lived about 10 months or so, and eventually died. He was just never quite right. I had him in a 15 gallon tank for a while, then upgraded him to an exoterra, and he just went downhill after that.

I posted these pictures over a year ago on other forums (the Frog, and Frog Freaks), so some of you may have seen these before. I am still interested in knowing what kind of pyxie frog it is, and what the scientific name for this guy is, if anyone can identify it.

Here is Pickles:





This is Pickles II

[Eel Noob]

Good to see you here Sandy.


Too bad you don't have them anymore, would love to see how they develop.

[Sandy Bear]

Thanks I should have joined this forum ages ago. I love that there is a section dedicated to pyxies with lots of dedicated pyxie owners.

Yeah, me too. I could always see if the pet shop can get them in for me again from what ever supplier they got them from, money is just tight right now and their suppliers have been sending really poor herps lately (even their leos and beardies have been junk lately). $80 is a lot to spend on something that probably won't make it past 2 weeks.

My poor little Pickles II, it just always seem like he kept trying to die the whole time I had him. He was usually difficult to feed, spent most of his time hiding, and never wanted to use his water dish. There was at least 3 times I "saved" him from dehydrating, even though there was a huge water area in his exoterra tank.
He was a cute little guy though, and as frustrating as they were to try to keep alive, I would love to have another crack at this type of pyxie. I know more now, and I think it could be better.

[Eel Noob]

I have seen alot of bad animals here too. Our reptile shop here will order in like 10-15 horned frogs and half will come in with some sort of problem. Those are put into quarantine but most never make it.

My brown cranwelli was one of the few that made it pass quarantine and was finally put up for sell after about two months. It couldn't even close it's mouth at first.



Do post pictures of your frogs when you get the chance.