My new pyxie or pixie lol

[Dabrute]

Here the article in this thread explains the different species of Pyxicephalus.

http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...us-status.html

thanks

[Dabrute]

any other feedback?

[pyxieBob]

Pyxi.

[GrifTheGreat]

Pyxi.

Lol! Funny Bobby.

[Dabrute]

OK NOW WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? LOL

[GrifTheGreat]

It looks much better, but it is definitely not a Giant. Its a Dwarf.

Don't move him around so much during feeding and he will eat more. Last video you kind of slapped him to turn him around and this kind of rough handling can stress the frog out. That is the last thing you want to do. When feeding him he will eat more if you just place him in with the food and watch without touching him. Of course you can guide the roaches to him and he won't stress over that.

Get him some Night Crawlers to eat. He should really like those. You can get DMF brand at Wal Mart and they are safe to feed him.

He will get bigger, but don't expect much over 5.5" to 6". Some do reach 7", but its rare in captivity. Give him a varied diet and he will grow fast and be healthy. Definitely looks much better than when you first got him. Good work.

[Dabrute]

It looks much better, but it is definitely not a Giant. Its a Dwarf.

Don't move him around so much during feeding and he will eat more. Last video you kind of slapped him to turn him around and this kind of rough handling can stress the frog out. That is the last thing you want to do. When feeding him he will eat more if you just place him in with the food and watch without touching him. Of course you can guide the roaches to him and he won't stress over that.

Get him some Night Crawlers to eat. He should really like those. You can get EMF brand at Wal Mart and they are safe to feed him.

He will get bigger, but don't expect much over 5.5" to 6". Some do reach 7", but its rare in captivity. Give him a varied diet and he will grow fast and be healthy. Definitely looks much better than when you first got him. Good work.

yeah lol i have big fingers i didnt slap him hard . but i understand. So this is a dwarf huh?

[GrifTheGreat]

yeah lol i have big fingers i didnt slap him hard . but i understand. So this is a dwarf huh?

Yes, but he will still reach a pretty good size so you will have a decent sized frog, but he won't get the size of a Giant. I recently purchased a baby Giant and if you look at my thread you will see the difference between the two even if mine is only a little over a month old.

http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...-i-anyone.html

[Dabrute]

Yes, but he will still reach a pretty good size so you will have a decent sized frog, but he won't get the size of a Giant. I recently purchased a baby Giant and if you look at my thread you will see the difference between the two even if mine is only a little over a month old.

http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...-i-anyone.html

How much and where did you purchase?

[GrifTheGreat]

How much and where did you purchase?

I bought this guy from a local chain store here in Ohio. First one I've ever seen here for sale. I paid $50.00 which is high for a baby, but as I said in your other thread with shipping on an online or order from another breeder it would even out to around the same cost.

[Dabrute]

So I EMAILED outback and this is the response, i'm sure he will read this topic:

What a terrific way to start dialogue. A simple "Hey my name is ... I purchased a frog from you at a reptile show and these are my concerns." would have been a more appropriate beginning. I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.

I very briefly skimmed through the forum and I can say one thing for certain. I would NEVER say that an animal would get used to parasites so please tell whomever stated that the I will not tolerate the slander. I never respond to forums as I feel there should be culpability for what is posted.

If you were unhappy or had questions why wouldn't you call? Anyone at my shop would be happy to help you in any way possible. If there was an error in any way we will fix it. I do not know where you made your purchase. We travel to many shows and sell hundreds of animals at each one of them. It would be difficult to know the exact animal that you purchased but I am happy to try and make you happy if you would just exhibit a little class. If you feel the need to cuss me out I will give you a list of shows that we attend and we can have some dialogue face to face. I have no patience for veiled threats on a forum.

I will happily refund your money at the next show for the animal if you are unhappy. I will happily exchange your animal for another. I am basically happy to do what is necessary for clients to be happy. Period.

I can provide you with some insight into the origins of your frog. That frog was imported from Mozambique. It was shipped as a Pyxicephalus Adspersus. Its nice that the people on the frog forum are telling you that there is a Mozambiqus. As a matter a fact one of them contacted my shop my shop and informed us that the frogs were actually worth $400-$500 each. Now here is the problem: at this time there are no formally recognized subspecies for that frog. There were some studies done and a few papers written but by in large they are not scientifically recognized to be distinctly different. This apparent from how they are shipped and viewed from any number of wildlife agencies. I have seen many many giant pixie frogs out of Mozambique that are just as big as any giant pixie from South Africa. If you had asked any questions about the frogs history you would have been told it was from Mozambique. Unfortunately from your photos I can not tell if you somehow had a Pyxicephalus Edulis mixed in your purchase. If you did it was by mistake as we had many Adspersus at each show priced for exactly the same amount. If you can provide me with a shot of the frog from above with a brighter light I should have no problem telling you what it is. If you would like to speak on the phone please provide mw with a phone number and a good time to call and I will contact you. Thanks ~ Ian

[Herpguy]

He made a good response. However, it sounds like you started out with unkind words from the get-go. In the future, it usually works out better if you are polite, no matter what the situation.

[Dabrute]

He made a good response. However, it sounds like you started out with unkind words from the get-go. In the future, it usually works out better if you are polite, no matter what the situation.

no he read my response in the thread about cussing them out. lol it wasnt that serious. But you did mention they had a reputation for this. was i wrong?

[Herpguy]

Oh okay I see. I know a similar situation happened a few months back where they were selling the same kind of frogs as giants. They're not nearly as bad at this as backwater reptiles has been.

[Dabrute]

Oh okay I see. I know a similar situation happened a few months back where they were selling the same kind of frogs as giants. They're not nearly as bad at this as backwater reptiles has been.

interesting

[Dabrute]

he ate his first live mouse today! it tried to bite at him and his pushed it's face out of the way.

[Dabrute]

here comes the cry babies lol let me remove the video.

[SCF]

here comes the cry babies lol let me remove the video.

Is this post referring to me?

[SCF]

I own snakes, snakes like rodents. I take swims in my backyard pool FULL of tears daily....lol

[Dabrute]

I own snakes, snakes like rodents. I take swims in my backyard pool FULL of tears daily....lol

lol thanks