Question about mice and frogs.

[pixiefrogman]

Jeff is exactly right. Although the biggest male pyxie I've seen in person (11 inches SVL) was raised on mice.

[willtilian]

im doubling my mice feeding to 4 a week i want that 11 incher! jk

[Kevin1]

Stashed it in a bag from...??
It is without question frogs fed a rodent diet do grow to be bigger. Mice are far more nutritious than insects. It's just that frogs are not designed to eat mice. They don't deal well with mammalian tissue. I can't imagine a wild pyxie catching a field mouse..can you?

[willtilian]

actaully i could see a mouse at waters edge drinking in the wet season and then you hear jaws music *!BAM!* one happy frog

[Roman]

Ok. I am in agreement with the not feeding a full diet of only mammal meat. But, how did Billy Bob live to 8 then? Wouldn't he have had some kind of cardiac arrest or, adult onset diabetes?
He had it in a hard plastic container coming back from a business trip. I was there when BB was introduced to the family. My buddy was into exotic, hard to come by pets. What better for his appetite than a baby giant frog. I want to say it was indonesia but, who knows... I don't think Mr. ------ has ever been to africa.

[onedge30]

Ok. I agree that the more knowledge you have, the better you can judge optimum care.

BUT...... the one lady that lived to be 115 drinking and smoking everyday - does not mean that that 'diet' is optimum. When the lady down the street, that died at 30, being a complete vegetarian. Just saying....

Everyone is a unique system unto themselves. You have to use some reasoning.

[Kevin1]

Ok. I am in agreement with the not feeding a full diet of only mammal meat. But, how did Billy Bob live to 8 then? Wouldn't he have had some kind of cardiac arrest or, adult onset diabetes?
He had it in a hard plastic container coming back from a business trip. I was there when BB was introduced to the family. My buddy was into exotic, hard to come by pets. What better for his appetite than a baby giant frog. I want to say it was indonesia but, who knows... I don't think Mr. ------ has ever been to africa.

Like Jeff said there are always exceptions. But your right to question it. Maybe we(general pyxie hobbyists) don't have the husbandry down right. If you think about it, In nature these frogs have millions of choices. In captivity they live in a box, very little options there. Reptiles choose different temperatures for different purposes, like digesting, and digesting different food items, cycling, healing, or sleeping. Amphibians are different than reptiles we know this but they are cold blooded and need external heat too.
Just some food for thought.

[onedge30]

Hey, just remembered ..... DON'T forget the Giant Bullfrog that ate 17 baby cobras, for a snack!!

http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatre...ullfrog-meals/

[Kevin1]

actaully i could see a mouse at waters edge drinking in the wet season and then you hear jaws music *!BAM!* one happy frog

Well I don't know if you've ever witnessed wild rodents. I can tell you they're nothing like captive rodents. MUCH MUCH quicker and MUCH more alert/leery. Pyxies are far to slow.