My pixie named Keroppi

[kero24keroppi]

Hi!!! Im new here at frogforum.net... and I love it! I just wanna share some pictures of my pixie. I hope you like it! And I also have a question, how do I know the sex of my frog? can you guys help me?

[John]

Welcome to the site. Looks like you have a healthy female there.

[kero24keroppi]

oh cool! thank you! hmm, how can you tell females from males?

[John]

Have a read of the African Bullfrog article linked on the left of every page on the site. The main differences are the shape and size of the head relative to the body.

[kero24keroppi]

I just finished reading the care for african bullfrogs! but I was wondering, when do pixie frogs aestivate? thank you!

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard.

[losism]

Yes they do aestivate. If you let their substrate get too dry or whenever they feel like it. How long they go under is up to them. Dont bother them when they do go under this will stress them out.
BTW- Those are the coolest white markings I have ever seen on a pixie. Racing stripes!

[tgampper]

Aestivation is a normal activity of African bullfrogs in the wild. My African bullfrog buried itself regularly each year. It is a good rule of thumb to make sure your frog is healthy before it takes a nap. Unhealthy frogs may not make it. The frogs go down looking like a plum and come up looking like a dried prune . The "racing stripes" appear on juvenile frogs and will disappear with age.

You chose a really cool name for your frog, Keroppi, is that one of the Sanrio ("Hello Kitty") characters?

My female African bullfrog was named "Spot", really original She past away a few months ago after 12 years.

[kero24keroppi]

thank you for the comments and informations! i appreciate it all! Im going to post pictures of my other AB, Im not sure about his/her sex too...

[Jace]

Very nice look female!! I kind of wish they would keep their stripes, but alas it is not meant to be. Welcome to the Forum and we all look forward to more pictures! I have to agree, very cute name for her. My male is named Kadesh and my female is named Obi.