30 GIANT PYXIES!!!!! Your eyes aren't deceiving you!!

[froggiez]

Very cool...keep the updates coming!

[Kevin1]

Hear that people? That means pyxies should hit the market any week now.

[Jeff Kennedy]

"Hear that people? That means pyxies should hit the market any week now."

Hopefully for the many that are searching for one that is the case, however it is doubtful. The first (15) that was bred in July, produced very low numbers. I am not sure of the second batch production as we did not speak of it but I know that we were some of the only people whom were getting a chance at acquiring Pyxies at the moment. Kim has been placing his females on sabbatical and it seems that when he does that, none of the other so called "Pyxie Breeders" here or over seas can produce any. I think its pretty clear that Kim is the only guy whom has successfully figured out how to breed these guys.

[pixiefrogman]

Well I hope someone can, I want another one!

[SethD]

"Hear that people?
Hopefully for the many that are searching for one that is the case, however it is doubtful. The first (15) that was bred in July, produced very low numbers.

Pixies don't interest me a great deal but I do find it interesting that a breeder of a species that lays thousands of eggs has "low numbers" of fresh CB specimens available if demand is high. Seems like the ceratophrys aurita(same breeder I think) are being marketed the same way. I have bred other species that lay large numbers of eggs like those two do and barring any major accidents a single breeding can produce hundreds and hundreds of froglets/toadlets. Normally you just cull the numbers down to however many you want to raise. That makes me think that the whole "limited availability" thing is either inaccurate or intentionally being done to take advantage of high prices and market conditions.

[pixiefrogman]

SethD: I agree with you 100%.

[Kevin1]

"Hear that people? That means pyxies should hit the market any week now."

Hopefully for the many that are searching for one that is the case, however it is doubtful. The first (15) that was bred in July, produced very low numbers. I am not sure of the second batch production as we did not speak of it but I know that we were some of the only people whom were getting a chance at acquiring Pyxies at the moment. Kim has been placing his females on sabbatical and it seems that when he does that, none of the other so called "Pyxie Breeders" here or over seas can produce any. I think its pretty clear that Kim is the only guy whom has successfully figured out how to breed these guys.

Hello Jeff, I became aware of this when I spoke to Kim about it a few weeks ago. Though at the time he said they should become available in the next month or two. He also mentioned putting his breeders on sabbatical.

Kim is not the only person who mastered the breeding of pyxies. The legendary Phillipe De Vosjoli is very skilled at pyxie breeding though, these days he has no interest in doing so.(caught up in New Caledonian Giant Geckos). Robert and him also bred many of the Ceratophrys species. I believe they were the true first breeders of C. Aurita. If memory serves me right they bred many of these "fat frogs" before Kim ever attempted it.

Pixies don't interest me a great deal but I do find it interesting that a breeder of a species that lays thousands of eggs has "low numbers" of fresh CB specimens available if demand is high. Seems like the ceratophrys aurita(same breeder I think) are being marketed the same way. I have bred other species that lay large numbers of eggs like those two do and barring any major accidents a single breeding can produce hundreds and hundreds of froglets/toadlets. Normally you just cull the numbers down to however many you want to raise. That makes me think that the whole "limited availability" thing is either inaccurate or intentionally being done to take advantage of high prices and market conditions.

I also agree with you Seth.

[Tofuman]

Congratulations and good luck with your study.

[Mordecai]

Thank you very much!

[Mordecai]

I'm quite sure these little babies are way to young to be calling, but there are certainly some adorable little sounds coming from some of the pyxie tanks!!!