Graboune, my Giant African Bullfrog

[GRABibus]

Hi all,

first fo all, merry Xmas to all !

This thread is dedicated to Graboune, my young Giant African Bullfrog.
I will post pictures and movies to see how it grows during time.


The first day at my home (Day of Purchasing), the 15th of October 2011 :

[Mentat]

Nice little one, must be big now, update please!

[GrifTheGreat]

Awe he/she is so cute. I love the last pic. Perched up waiting for food.

[GRABibus]

Video's of the "Eating machine" :

[Heatheranne]

So cute!

[GRABibus]

Pictures from today !

[Mentat]

Graboune looks very nice; about how long is he now?

[GRABibus]

I didn't measure really.

I should say 8cms long (Excluding back legs of course, only the body).

[GRABibus]

Picture from today :



Male ? Female ? Still not sure from my side

[Mentat]

Thanks for sharing videos; Graboune is very cute stalking it's prey.

[GrifTheGreat]

Wow! He/she is getting big fast. Very nice Pyxie.

[froglady]

wow he/she is looking stunning getting nice and big now

[GRABibus]

Arrrgh !

My Pyxie frog does the same as my pacman frog : it burries very deep in the substrate,even with high temps and wet substrate.
I remember that the first week I got my Pyxie, it burried deep also.
After 10 days, I was obliged to exit it from the substrate to feed it.

Now again, it burries. It is 3 days now, even with between 27°C and 32°°C in the terrarium and wet substrate.

Could it be that it's too hot and so it burries ?
Could it be that it is stressed by something ?

How long can I wait before exting it again to feed it ? It is not prepared to burry for a long time (Too young according to me).

Thank you for help.

[GRABibus]

New pics from today :

[Sunshine]

He has to be the cutest pyxie I have ever seen! I like watching the videos of him hunting and eating his food! What a dork! Thanks for sharing he (or she) is adorable!

[GRABibus]

Thank you ! I love it also.

But I observed that the more more it grows, the more it is shy.

When it was young it was always in its water bowl and looking at me waiting for food. Now it hides all the day, never goes by itself in its water bowl (I forced him to go for poops and eating).

When I change it to its final terrarium, I will add more hiding places (Wood barks, plants, etc...).

[GRABibus]

3 days ago :

[Mikey]

Thank you ! I love it also.

But I observed that the more more it grows, the more it is shy.

When it was young it was always in its water bowl and looking at me waiting for food. Now it hides all the day, never goes by itself in its water bowl (I forced him to go for poops and eating).

When I change it to its final terrarium, I will add more hiding places (Wood barks, plants, etc...).

I like to keep the cage set-up simple. What are the temps? its surprising to me that he now burrows for extended periods of time. the way you described how he acts / acted in his bowl jumping for food ect is exactly the response I get from each of my pixies!

[GRABibus]

I made the substrate more wet to increase ground humidity.

It is normal that it burrows sometimes. It is winter and frogs can feel the seasons changing outside, even if the care conditions don't change in the terrarium.

My temps go from 75,2°F (under a wood bark which is a hidding place and the coolest point) until 86°F at hot spot.

In roughly 70% of the ground surface of the tank where the frog can go, there is between 78.8°F and 82.4°F.

but when it is in its water bowl, iyt keeps on jumping and having an extremely high feeding response (Even on earth )

[Beardo]

Awesome progression pics. Looks like he is growing quickly and is in great health!