How bag is cane toad venom?

[Rhys]

How hard is it to sex pixie frogs? And what is your setup for yours? Do you use a heat pad and if so do you use a thermostat?

[daybr4ke]

My own Pixie was very easy. I bought him off Craigslist for 70$ at around 4.5 inches long. His previous owner kept in in the garage. I keep my frogs in my bedroom. One night I heard a low, rumbling croak, maybe a few weeks after the purchase. There are other indicators, but sexing a young froglet is difficult. An example of one indicator would be a mottled(spotted) underside, but this is a really inaccurate way to sex these frogs. I can't think of other ways off the top of my head, but they're probably mentioned inolder threads on here.
As for my African Bullfrog's setup, mine is fairly simple: A 90qt sterilite bin from target with about 2.5-3 inches of coco fiber substrate, a cheapo digital thermometer/Humidity Gauge and a reptile water dish. I use a side mounted heating pad at the moment, which i would NOT recommend, as it doesn't do much mounted on the side. Right now temp is kept warm via Summer heat. In the winter I will be adding a heat lamp, personally. I do plan to upgrade his setup eventually, but he seems quite happy for the time being.

[Rhys]

That's good! Not too big or expensive. Would a heat pad on the bottom of a tub be okay for a 2-4 inch baby?

[daybr4ke]

I'm not 100 % sure if this holds true for Pixies, but I suspect it is true of all burrowing frogs: Frogs usually burrow to avoid heat, so when they dig down they can burn themselves and/or dry out.(I'd love if someone would fact check me on this and confirm/correct me.). The other issue is that on most heat pads on the packaging there is a warning to only use with Glass tanks, with the exception of Hermit Crab Heaters. This is one detractor to sterilite bins and plastic tanks. I like them because the 90 qt is roughly 20g and has lot of floor space rather than focusing on vertical space, so a land dwelling frog has plenty of room. I recently was informed they they eventually cloud over and lose visibility, and I've heard glass holds heat better. When winter rolls around I'm going to be getting an 11$ heat lamp with a 50w Red Heat Bulb for my pixie, or a ceramic heat emmiter.
Also, just a matter of preference, but Pixies spend a lot if time burrowed. Mine barely does anything all day, whereas my Toads are pretty active. I often look up to see them staring at me or hopping around. I find toads are a bit more engaging, but both are fun pets. I haven't kept a Cane toad, though. I hope this helps!