Water bowls for mature pixie frogs are optional!

[mattfish]

-Make sure that it is very "muddy" with declorinated water.

As everyone already pointed out very muddy substrate is not a good idea.

-He will eat and then after a couple minutes will deficate all the old water out of its body and more than likely go #2 in this container and not in his home anymore. this also gives you a clear inspection of the defication to make sure there is no parasites or problems with the frog.

Lucky you that your frog will go to the bathroom every time outside of water but most of our frogs will go months on end if they don't have water to go into to relieve themselves. Wouldn't you need a microscope to see if there parasites?

-Put the frog back in that freshly cleaned container and let your pixie chill in it for 30min - 2 hours (your decision)

Too time consuming for me lol.

-I have been doing this for over 6 months and My frog is beautiful and healthy and so will yours!

How old is your frog?

-But if your sick of doing those things this above info is for you and is tried and true and will work for all MATURE Pixies.

How long have you been keep these frogs and how long have you been using this method?


BTW I personally like to give my frogs the option of going in and out their waterdish at their own choosing, either it's to just rehydrate or relieve themselves. More power to you if this works for you, everyone has their own way of doing things.

Eel,

Very muddy does not mean puddly. there is no visible water, just very very moist. I have never had a stinky cage when done like this.

if you watch my youtube video "African bullfrog eats bird and clean cage" I show how i do this. i do add a little water to the cage after he eats. But he almost always goes #2 and they are HUGE.

I let him chill in that container. its not time consuming. I go do what ever and when ever i think about it i put him back in his cage. Usually he starts getting anxious to get out after he sheds. he seems to like to do all his shedding while in the water, once he is done, he wants out of the water and continuosly walks back and forth and wont sit still. If you read the thread "has anyone successfully breed pixies" Buck Rogers, who lives in Africa, tell us that these frogs are almost never in the water. they like mucky substrate much better. So that is what i immitate.

My frog is a little over a year old but i have been doing this for the last 6 months or so. I mostly did horned frogs before this pixie. I didnt know that pixies, when they are babies, need to eat every other day. horned frogs are not like that. But I was sick of constantly cleaning his water bowl everyday. turns out he doesnt even need it if you follow my instructions. changing a water bowl everyday is very time consuming to me. i only go in his cage once every 4 days or so to get him out for feeding. His cage never smells. its very easy now.

What ever way you are doing it and like to do it is cool!!! I prefer this way.

Thanks for the interest,
Dr. Matt

[SCF]

It's too bad I've been away to see this thread. I can't add anything that has not already been said by everyone participating in it. I'll at least throw out the word "interesting"

[mattfish]

It's too bad I've been away to see this thread. I can't add anything that has not already been said by everyone participating in it. I'll at least throw out the word "interesting"

I am finding out, from ones who live in the areas these frogs acually live, that i am doing this perfectly. I am giving my frog exactly what they like in the wild. so yes this is getting very interesting.

[mattfish]

Mr. Pickles still LOVES not having that nasty water container in his set-up. getting rid of any and all standing water in his set-up has been the best decision i have made for him. He is so colorful now!!!

[Cap10Squirty]

What if you could offer your frog clean water? If not by changing it several times daily, have it filtered and circulated?

[mattfish]

What if you could offer your frog clean water? If not by changing it several times daily, have it filtered and circulated?

why? in the wild these frogs rarely ever go in open water other than during the rainy season fro breeding and rearing of young. they love to sit in mud and mine is the most colorful frog i have ever seen. why would i want to mess with changing water all the time or messing with a filter when they dont need it?

[Truffs1178]

Mine has been in the water for over 24 hours.

[Cap10Squirty]

why? in the wild these frogs rarely ever go in open water other than during the rainy season fro breeding and rearing of young. they love to sit in mud and mine is the most colorful frog i have ever seen. why would i want to mess with changing water all the time or messing with a filter when they dont need it?

No frog owner has to offer their frog anything.....I choose to offer mine a water source to soak in and it spends most of its time sitting in it. If your frog is happy then great, mine seems to enjoy its water source but then again I don't speak African bullfrog and therefore cannot interpret it's nightly croaking :P

Mine has been in the water for over 24 hours.

My frog has been in it's water for the better part of a week. Of course I change the water out twice a day as a result. I like the soaking dish Jack, is that an exo terra corner dish?

[NialR35]

Mr. Pickles still LOVES not having that nasty water container in his set-up. getting rid of any and all standing water in his set-up has been the best decision i have made for him. He is so colorful now!!!

I don't understand what makes the water nasty? Do you let it get soiled and rot so bad that it becomes a swamp? By not providing a water bowl for your frog to soak and regulate his temperature is as awkward as owning a bird and put it in a cage without a perch.

Are you implying that your frog is more "colorful" now (even though all pixies are the same color when fully grown) since you removed all types of water from his set up? I did not understand that colorful sentence with all those exclamation marks.

[Cap10Squirty]

I don't understand what makes the water nasty? Do you let it get soiled and rot so bad that it becomes a swamp? By not providing a water bowl for your frog to soak and regulate his temperature is as awkward as owning a bird and put it in a cage without a perch.

Are you implying that your frog is more "colorful" now (even though all pixies are the same color when fully grown) since you removed all types of water from his set up? I did not understand that colorful sentence with all those exclamation marks.

I think we all would be interested in seeing photos, as sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words?

[Truffs1178]

Not all pixies are the same colour as adults. My frog is a light green whereas some are a darker green. The overall health of the frog and it's living quarters can also determine its colour but that's usually a more dramatic change.

[NialR35]

Yea but the color is still green. There are different shades of pyxies but for the most part, they are all almost the same color. Like you said, living conditions do affect this though.

[Truffs1178]

I have seen some YouTube videos of matts frog and I have to say it's very large and appears healthy on the outside. This may not reflect what's going on inside the frog though.

[Bruce]

Just read this whole thread, and although very interesting, my guy spends the majority of his time in his giant water dish, and that is with his soil kept moist. Since you're keen in trying new things (cooked foods for frogs), put a water dish in there for a little, see if he uses it at all! If hes anything like ours im betting he will enjoy a nice soak once in awhile. My guy is also much more agressive in the water, and enjoyes submerging himself completely, of leaving only his eyes and nostrils above the water thinking hes being stealthy!

[Truffs1178]

Matt here's an idea. Put a water bowl in the frogs enclosure for a week or two and see if he ever goes in it. If he does then you keep it in because your frog clearly likes it. It would only take up five minutes a day to clean and replace water or is that to much of a hardship for you to bare?

[NialR35]

Matt here's an idea. Put a water bowl in the frogs enclosure for a week or two and see if he ever goes in it. If he does then you keep it in because your frog clearly likes it. It would only take up five minutes a day to clean and replace water or is that to much of a hardship for you to bare?

Apparently rinsing a water bowl on a daily basis is hard.

[Truffs1178]

Oh yes, I go to great lengths and push my body to the limits in order to provide my frog with clean water.

[NialR35]

Oh yes, I go to great lengths and push my body to the limits in order to provide my frog with clean water.

Flexing is hard bro

[mattfish]

Matt here's an idea. Put a water bowl in the frogs enclosure for a week or two and see if he ever goes in it. If he does then you keep it in because your frog clearly likes it. It would only take up five minutes a day to clean and replace water or is that to much of a hardship for you to bare?

Jack i already did that. He acts NO different since i removed that nasty thing. So it is common sense that it made no difference but aid to bacteria growth. Just get rid of those bacteria bath houses of disease, aka water dishes, your frog will love you for it!!

[Cap10Squirty]

Jack i already did that. He acts NO different since i removed that nasty thing. So it is common sense that it made no difference but aid to bacteria growth. Just get rid of those bacteria bath houses of disease, aka water dishes, your frog will love you for it!!

Do you mist the soil/substrate? I guarantee you that there is potential for more bacteria growth in and around the substrate than there is in the water. Might as well remove that nasty old substrate! Your frog will probably turn every color of the rainbow then