How long does it take for a pixie to reach adult size?

[Jace]

Admittedly, I am not the best at sexing these guys yet. I usually get confirmation from John. Yours is still fairly young; I don't yet see vivid orange coming through on the legs and up into the throat. My female is roughly the size yours is now, but has a cream colouring to her throat and a bit of yellow. My males (one is 7", the other is almost 8" svl) and have vivid yellow and orange on their limbs and onto their throats. At 5-6 months of age, if yours is male, he will grow. Continue to feed him high protein foods (earthworms, locusts, roaches, crickets) every other day and you will see a happy, healthy frog. Regardless of size, you have a very nice looking frog!

[pixiefrogman]

thanks, i obviously have been underfeeding him so once I start feeding him more he should grow real fast, I'll post updated pics in the future

[Jace]

He's nice and plumb, so I wouldn't worry too much. Kadesh seemed to double his size overnight-or so it seemed-and out of my three, he is the most pickiest friggin' eater!! He didn't read the handbook that pyxies are supposed to eat anything that can fit in their mouths. Gherkin, on the other hand, sometimes forgets NOT to eat the hand that feeds him...but besides feeding time, he's a gentle giant.

[pixiefrogman]

Admittedly, I am not the best at sexing these guys yet. I usually get confirmation from John. Yours is still fairly young; I don't yet see vivid orange coming through on the legs and up into the throat. My female is roughly the size yours is now, but has a cream colouring to her throat and a bit of yellow. My males (one is 7", the other is almost 8" svl) and have vivid yellow and orange on their limbs and onto their throats. At 5-6 months of age, if yours is male, he will grow. Continue to feed him high protein foods (earthworms, locusts, roaches, crickets) every other day and you will see a happy, healthy frog. Regardless of size, you have a very nice looking frog!

well what I noticed you said above is that you didn't notice any orange on him, but not seen in the pictures I took, he has orange under his armpits/low throat area.

[Jace]

I am trying to remember when Kadesh got his orange, but I am drawing a blank! Unfortunately, one just has to be patient. If, when your frog is a year or just over, and it hasn't increased in size despite a healthy feeding schedule and high protein food, then chances are you have a female, or maybe even a dwarf variety. However, I know nothing about dwarf pyxies, though I have been on the lookout for one. In creating the perfection that is the male African Bullfrog, Mother Nature cannot be rushed. Every couple of weeks, take another svl measurement and keep me posted. Best of luck!

[John]

"He" looks like a she to me I'm afraid. At that size, the shape of a male's head should jump out at you and it's not doing it in those photos. As for adult size, I would say it took a year for my male to noticeably stop growing (though they grow a tiny bit all the time, even as adults).

[Jace]

I was leaning towards girl myself, John, but I usually bomb at this sexing aspect with these frogs. I need more practice!