If it has grown 7cm (2.75 inches) in the past 8 months, to me that would strongly suggest that your pyxie is a female. For instance, my male pyxie has grown from the size of a quarter to 5 inches from 12/28/11 to 3/19/12. In less than 3 months he's had a huge growth spurt. Females usually dont grow that fast, and my female stopped picking up size at a rapid pace after about a month and a half. She is now 91/2 months old and a hair over 5 inches. So the males naturally grow fast for a longer period of time than females. But the DEAD giveaway was my males croak. Thats the stamp on the letter for ya