Hmmmm........[I]Pyxicephalus adspersus[/I] anyone!!?

[GrifTheGreat]

gosh you are totally feeding him something that you're not telling us, he is a monster already! how big he is?

He might be pushing 5.75" or 6" haven't measured him lately. I swear that I don't feed any special compound of any kind. Not even Genetically Engineered Hamsters.

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He might be pushing 5.75" or 6" haven't measured him lately. I swear that I don't feed any special compound of any kind. Not even Genetically Engineered Hamsters.

Haha!

[Lija]

funny that he still has his baby colors

[GrifTheGreat]

funny that he still has his baby colors

I know! That's the scary part!

[GrifTheGreat]

Jim Ivory thinks he has the potential to become a 10" frog, but I don't think he will. As far as I know they don't reach that size in captivity. I don't know if he is CB or WC so only time will tell I guess. I'm thinking he will get pretty big though. Especially since he is already this big and still has his baby colors.

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According to a new Harvard study I came across today titled "Genes are not destiny" (published on Harvard's edu site) describing how, in layman's terms, you as a human are not completely going to be become your parents (size, appearance, etc.) Obviously the same amount of attention and research is not being given to our amphibian friends (at least not in ivy league colleges to say the least). Which brings me to my point, genetics does play a role in certain aspects of our beloved pets, but I believe our husbandry and feeding methods play a vital role in how "big" or even robust (if you will) our pets become. Since more and more data is being collected in recent years, we are beginning to understand what the healthiest diets are to our captive bred pets, and it seems that your frog in general is an excellent example. Granted this is one specimen, but it seems a lot of others are having great success in achieving a "superior animal." I wish I personally had the resources to do a full on study, but this is just a slight observation on my part. Your frog is becoming one of these "superior animals" and I think it can easily be attributed directly towards husbandry and diet.

It would be interesting to see overall growth and healthiness (providing you have a very deep wallet) on how these animals thrive on a worldwide variant diet of insects (Granted, of course, I'm sure many would be illegal in the US).

It's amazing to see a 6 inch male at 2 months old!

[GrifTheGreat]

According to a new Harvard study I came across today titled "Genes are not destiny" (published on Harvard's edu site) describing how, in layman's terms, you as a human are not completely going to be become your parents (size, appearance, etc.) Obviously the same amount of attention and research is not being given to our amphibian friends (at least not in ivy league colleges to say the least). Which brings me to my point, genetics does play a role in certain aspects of our beloved pets, but I believe our husbandry and feeding methods play a vital role in how "big" or even robust (if you will) our pets become. Since more and more data is being collected in recent years, we are beginning to understand what the healthiest diets are to our captive bred pets, and it seems that your frog in general is an excellent example. Granted this is one specimen, but it seems a lot of others are having great success in achieving a "superior animal." I wish I personally had the resources to do a full on study, but this is just a slight observation on my part. Your frog is becoming one of these "superior animals" and I think it can easily be attributed directly towards husbandry and diet.

It would be interesting to see overall growth and healthiness (providing you have a very deep wallet) on how these animals thrive on a worldwide variant diet of insects (Granted, of course, I'm sure many would be illegal in the US).

It's amazing to see a 6 inch male at 2 months old!

I never expected him to grow this fast. I give him the same diet provided for my Pacman Frogs while they are growing from froglet, juvenile, and adult. Once they reach adulthood though the seem less interested in a diverse diet and focus mainly on a single feeder which is their staple.
I try and provide as healthy a diet I can. Supplementation included. Diverse diets are a key factor in raising a healthy frog so while they will eat anything you offer give them as diverse a diet as possible. This ensures a healthy animal.

Woud be nice to see a study on this, but there would indeed need to be a lot of funding. It will happen someday.