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    Default Pixie Frog Sexing.. Did I get lied to?

    Hello all,

    I recently fell in love with Pixie Frogs and decided after years going rep/phib free I was going to dive back into the hobby and try to hunt down a giant pixie. After doing my research I concluded like most, that I wanted to find a male pixie and I was willing to pay a premium to make sure I got that male. I spent a lot of time and a lot of money building a proper enclosure with everything my new friend would need. After such an investment I decided I would try local business's that i thought I could trust more than a online retailer..

    Which leads to me the story... I did some google-fu to find the most reputable reptile sellers in about a hundred mile radius.. After reading a lot of positive reviews I decided to visit a local store that does some work for local institutions on the side. Upon entering the owner asked if I was looking for something in particular and of course i replied "I am looking for a male giant pixie frog!" to my luck he had one pixie in stock and it was a 6-9 month old male! He explained they thought it was a female at first (which is why the sign said "female pixie") But now he was certain it was a male! Long story short... I asked him 3 times if he was sure it was a male and even asked him to give me a percentage and he said he was 99.9% sure it was a male... I had my doubts but figured the store had a good reputation and this guy knows more than I do after a month or so of research... In the end I purchased the frog for $125 which seemed like a decent deal to me.

    After having her/him for a week I am pretty certain HE is a SHE which is why I named her Large Marge his/her SVL is about 5 inches..... Can you guys give some input on the sex? I am quite angry at this store owner mainly because now I have become quite attached to Marge and when I got her she was almost sickly pale green and after a week she is bright and colorful. The conditioners they had her in was just a little critter keeper full of water with no place for her to burrow or even dry out... He also said he primary fed her frozen rodents (Which is why I maybe thought she was a fat male) so I do not even want to try and return her to those conditions..... If he truly is a she I will probably just leave some bad reviews of the store... I seen the guy at a reptile show this weekend and told him I was unsure about the sex still and he kind of dismissively said "dude it's a male for sure" but I still have reservations..

    If it is a female I know its not good to keep 2 in a enclosure but does it not work at all? I would like to get a male in addition..

    Sorry, for the long story but any input on the pictures would be appreciated!
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