Tell me about large frogs

[pyxieBob]

That is actually another attraction for me, Ill have a friend or family member check out my frog. If its a PYxi they just kinda stare in disbelief cuz I kept Booger in abt 2inch deep real growing grass so you could see him.They always ask "OMG.. is that thing REAL???" So i would give Booger a lil poke to the belly then spray him and he would come to life. And even I am still in awe by that because he does infact look like a garden decor. rather than real. As for Pac Mans... My 1st encounter with one I was 7, and my big brothers High School Zoology teacher Mr. Sweat had me come up to the high school to do some animal drawings for the class (yes I was 7 and yes the drawings were better than most 1st graders but im certain my drawings still sucked but i felt so cool) He had a 20 gal tank with just plants in there. So I looked alllll over for the frog Mr. Sweat told me was in there, expecting a lil tree frog. I saw his eyes in the dirt and said "OMG i found him!! but i just see his eyes! can i pick him up??" Mr Sweat promptly said sure if you want your little hand bit off" so naturaly I was puzzled. Which did not last long because he walked over there with a live white mouse dropped it in the tank and this gorgeous lime green, black and yellow blob exploded out of the dirt and clamped onto the mouse and swallowed it whole. Since then I have been clinicly OBSESSED! HA!! A well hidden dangerous BEAUTY!

[clownonfire]

So I looked alllll over for the frog Mr. Sweat told me was in there, expecting a lil tree frog. I saw his eyes in the dirt and said "OMG i found him!! but i just see his eyes! can i pick him up??" Mr Sweat promptly said sure if you want your little hand bit off" so naturaly I was puzzled!

So... Myth or fact: Can an African Bullfrog bite a finger off? Or any of these oddly beautiful creatures we're talking about?

[Kevin1]

I doubt they can bite a finger off but they can definitely make you bleed...ALOT. I've sent it with my own eyes.. I like these frogs because they are the oddballs of what most humans already consider to be odd. Not to mention the great variety of behaviors they possess makes them very interesting. Pyxies are not very sedentary like some other fatfrog species. It depends a lot on the individual.

[pyxieBob]

Hmmm a HUGE male Pyxi might be able to if you just sat there and let it happen. It would have to be a seriously hungry big frog. They have huge jaw bones and jaw pressure to match with 3 sharp bone teeth. Booger would often crack an adult rats skull almost flattening it and killing it instantly w the 1st chomp. Like a dog w a golf ball. But fingers are very well attached. Its possible i guess but everything would have to be perfect. I would say it is not a ligitiment fear or concern (not saying YOU are fearfull lol) and has prob never happened. As for pac mans... no way in hell. I had a female that was as big as any pac man could ever get and fearsome eater. I heared a few mice skulls make a cracking sound when she clamped onto em, but my buddy Tim let her bite his finger and she def drew blood, and it bruised very bad. But no where near breaking the bone much less ripping it off...

[Baelari]

I would have loved seeing that when I was little. I probably would have gotten a frog sooner if that were the case.

Just don't go wiggling your fingers in front of their faces, because fingers look a bit like tasty pink mice.

[LilyPad]

What a great thread to post!! I, too, absolutely adore the little frogs and have no interest in the bigger ones. This thread definitely makes you take a second look!

[kmcconch]

It is also fascinating when your young Pyxie burrows for a few days, after a big meal, and looks considerably larger afterwards.

[clownonfire]

It is also fascinating when your young Pyxie burrows for a few days, after a big meal, and looks considerably larger afterwards.

Are people seeing your frogs live surprise by how big they are, even after seeing pictures and having an idea of their size?

With my thumbnail frogs (Ranitomeya ventrimaculatus "Rodyll"), I always have the same comment from friends, and even other hobbyists first encountering these frogs.... They are much smaller than they thought, and the perspective in pictures just doesn't do it enough....