Pyxie questions!

[John]

Bruce, superworms are not a good staple food, but I have found that Pyxies seem to love them. I use them as an occasional treat.

To guess the age I would need to know the length of her body (from nose tip to her rear end). Guessing is difficult for larger females because females don't grow much once they hit around 4 inches (10 cm). Growth rate is dependent on temperature, how often they are fed and the quality of the food. I will say that the stripes seem particularly vivid, which is usually the case in younger frogs. Give me the length and I can make a better guess.

[Bruce]

I know they're not now, her staple food used to be crickets, but they started to get really annoying...

i feed her once a day, about 5-7 superworms, the same when i used crickets, and she's exactly 4 inches

[John]

She could be anywhere from about 4 months to 2 years. I would guess somewhere between 6 months and a year. Feeding just one thing is a bad idea and it's even worse when the food is not a good staple.

[Bruce]

I usually try to switch it up, i have a few wax worms too (yes i know, they're bad too) as soon as i run out of supers im getting earthworms though, or is there a better staple food?

[John]

Earthworms and cockroaches (captive cultured, not wild ones) would be the two best staples I can think of.