New baby adspersus. You know you love THEM!

[NialR35]

Here's the thing though NialR35, the key is diversity. You cannot expect the frog to eat the same thing day after day. I truly wish the end all solution was feeding them bulk night crawlers. In the wild they will eat and consume a huge variety vertebrates/invertebrates. The key to longevity and overall health is mixing it up. A variety of insects offers complex nutrients and vitamins that you could never duplicate with solely 1-2 staple feeders.

Well you do have to have a staple diet, the other insects you offer can be used as treats and nothing else. You can probably switch around diets every week or every other day from night crawlers/crickets/Dubias and that's about it as far as staple goes. Every other insect can be used for variety but not for a weekly feeding.

[SCF]

I'll pm you a complete nutritional composition of feeder vertebrates. Night crawlers/crickets/dubias are three out of the hundred of thousands of acceptable staple insects to feed your captive bred frog. They are just more readily available.

Edit: you are not wrong in choosing your staples by any means, but there are just vast amounts of insects that are acceptable to feed out cb pets.

[Lija]

i agree with Nial, nightcrawlers/dubia(any roaches) should be a staple, meaning these are food items that are being given more often, with everything else ( healthy stuff) given in between, we gotta think about costs of feeding too
i feed crickets because my girly loves hunting them, but they have not much of a nutritional value.
actually there's not much to choose from that would balance between cost, availability and nutritional value. say hornworms, they're nice and big and juicy and cost here 1.5-2$ each now multiply it by 15 = 20$ per feeding, and I'm sure after eating 10 worms the frog will still be hungry so it is all about balance and keeping stress levels of an owner under control lol

[NialR35]

This upcoming Tuesday will be two weeks since I got my baby. He/she is still nameless because I don't know what genre she/he will turn out to be but some updates!

[NialR35]

Update!

This upcoming Tuesday will be a month since I got my baby pyxie! WOW time flies. I still remember when I first got my baby and was about 1". He/she has almost 2.5x his/her size and looks healthy.

I hope these pics can somehow help sex him if possible so I can name him/her. My ornate is for sure a male as he croaks every night( I will update his pics soon but lazy is always burrowed) and does not shut up hahaha which is good because I have a feeling my pyxie could be a male so it will kinda balance out my wallet since male pacs are smaller and tend to eat a bit less than their females counterparts. As far as male pyxies, they are like a bottomless pit. Let the debate begin.....if possible with the provided pics! I just want to be able to name him/her Also just double confirm with me if it's an adspersus/giant.

[SCF]

I'ts looking female... based on picture 3/8 and 4.

key word here is looking. It's still fairly early.

Edit: Oh yeah, it is 100% a giant.

[NialR35]

Hahaha that would be good news for my wallet! But yea its a bit too early but I love the debates for the entertainment. Some pics look more female that others, while others look more towards male.

I love watching them grow....too bad my ornate just grows but doesnt really change much lol.

[Lija]

I'm leaning more towards female too, but it might be a male too, too early yet. s/he is so pretty!

[GrifTheGreat]

Hmmmm.....I'm going to say male with 75% certainty. The distance from eyes to snout is looking good. Females tend to have a short snout.

[NialR35]

I love how males look when fully grown, like a rhino. Females are okay but "they eat less" unless you end up with a grabibus part 2 lol.

I don't know if it makes a difference but I took these pics right after I fed him/her. So the sides look wider than usual because he/she was full. Head seems triangular enough though.

[NialR35]

After tonight's feeding. Sometimes I go to sleep, and when I wake up in the morning my frog morphed into stage 2 monster lol. Reminds me of how fast Hornworms grow(Which I have to refrigerate for a couple of days now to halt growth).

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After tonight's feeding. Sometimes I go to sleep, and when I wake up in the morning my frog morphed into stage 2 monster lol. Reminds me of how fast Hornworms grow(Which I have to refrigerate for a couple of days now to halt growth).

It's a female. =)

[NialR35]

I hope so! then I won't have to upgrade the tank and feed slightly less hehehehe.

[Mentat]

Wow somehow missed this thread! Very cute baby, you got it really tiny. Based on the first and last set of pics, will go with male, due to it's face . Once they reach around 4 in. males usually start croaking and then you will know for sure.

[NialR35]

Hahahaha, thanks Carlos!

Yea I'm kinda hoping for a male because I like how they look better than females, I can see he/she does have a big triangular head for its size but at this point I will be happy with whatever I get because I love my froggy. Only time will truly tell

[NialR35]

Only took a couple of pics, will post more when I get a chance!



What do you guys think?

[Mentat]

How big is it now from snout to vent (SVL)?

[NialR35]

How big is it now from snout to vent (SVL)?

I have not measured him/her but it's around 3 1/2 " SVL and he/she is 2 months and 3 weeks. I think at this point it can turn either male or female

[Lija]

Well mine went from male( up to 6-9 month old) to female and then back to a male ( at about 15-18 months) lol

so I'm saying yours look like male now especially in a last pic

[maxQ]

Ha Ha Ha...what a cute face he has.