Aestivating ABFs?

[Kevin1]

A similar situation happened with Chubbz and I
He was asleep for 2 months but instead of going to sleep while I went on vacation he woke up the day i was leaving.
I had to scramble to get his food and tank set up for him it was quite hectic. lol
He was all right though.
I did nothing different for him to wake up.
The only thing i could think of was that he sensed the pressure in the air.
The day we left we had massive amounts of rain and thunder.

[Douglas]

That's interesting. Seems to support John's breeding theory that air pressures could have something to do with everything

[Jace]

Thanks guys! They did pop up again with regular mistings-and boy were they hungry!! So they got their worms, and their desert (superworms) and then they soaked in their water dishes for two days straight. I got some might frosty glares when I shooed them out to change the water since they grossed it up rather quickly, and then they were right back in.

Douglas-I removed the majority of the moss, though some is mixed in with the substrate. Kadesh and Obi usually get fed in their water dish, so I haven't had too much trouble with them swalling substrate, but I will be very careful. Thanks for the concern!

[Douglas]

Glad to hear your frogs are awake and doing well. One more thing...in some of your other pics it looks like you have small pieces of bark as part of the substrate. This, like moss, can cause problems for your frog. If you have access to coco fiber, I would suggest that because it passes easily through their system. Organic topsoil would also work well if coco fiber is not available.

[Jace]

I tried coco fiber when I first bought Kadesh-back when he was small enough to fit in the bottom of a dainty teacup (now he could swallow the teacup!)-and it had a sour smell to it. I think I might have been over-misting though, too. I was going to try soil, but I like being able to see the colouring and markings of my frogs, and in dirt they get...well, dirty. Sounds dumb I know. Maybe I will try coco fiber again...

[Kevin1]

That's interesting. Seems to support John's breeding theory that air pressures could have something to do with everything

I highly believe that, that is true.
I believe that understanding the air pressures and their relations to pyxies is very important to anyone who wants just a slight shot at breeding pyxies without hormones.