Hmmmm........[I]Pyxicephalus adspersus[/I] anyone!!?

[Eridu Serpent]

Hi

Going by the photo I´d say a girl...I have a way of sexing them at a young age and it seems to work 99% of the time.
The males bottom is different from the females, they have a more visible tail bone showing than the female, making a more pointier bottom.
Just like in Cane toads. I noticed when I got my male Bully then I got another which was supposed to be male but turned out to be a female.
I questioned the seller because the frogs bottom was rounded.
The baby has to be a healthy weight in order to tell properly though, if it is under weight the bones stick out on both sexes.

[GrifTheGreat]

Hi

Going by the photo I´d say a girl...I have a way of sexing them at a young age and it seems to work 99% of the time.
The males bottom is different from the females, they have a more visible tail bone showing than the female, making a more pointier bottom.
Just like in Cane toads. I noticed when I got my male Bully then I got another which was supposed to be male but turned out to be a female.
I questioned the seller because the frogs bottom was rounded.
The baby has to be a healthy weight in order to tell properly though, if it is under weight the bones stick out on both sexes.

Actually you cannot go by the tail bone. All the protrusion of the tailbone means is that the tail only absorbed so far. I've seen protruding tailbones on several species of frog and it is in no way an accurate way to sex them especially not in a Pyxi. All that determines is that the tail didn't absorb as far as anothers did. It is a good way to guess. Tried that with Ceratophrys and the tailbone has nothing to do with sexing.

Its much too young to sex and it keeps going through changes rapidly. The head alone compared to the body is huge, but then again its still basically a baby. The growth rate so far is ridiculous growing from the size of a quarter to 3.5" in less than a 3 weeks. Which is a males growth rate. I do have a knack for getting fast growth rates from my frogs though. My male C. joazeirensis reached 3.5" in exactly 1 month which is insane. Its all in the diet.

In the end as of now we cannot determine sex accuratly. Its a waiting game. In all honesty though I bought it just because its a GABF not hoping for either sex in particular. We shall see.

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...In all honesty though I bought it just because its a GABF ...

GABF = Georgia Bull Frog ?

[GrifTheGreat]

GABF = Georgia Bull Frog ?

Lol! GABF is sometimes used to say Giant African Bullfrog Carlos. Sorry for the confusion.

[GrifTheGreat]

Its hard to sex mine. The head is very large in comparion to the body, but at this stage in its life it could go either way. It is not yet at the crutial growth spurt which normally hits around day 176 to 186.

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Still got baby's color and markings... but will need a bigger water dish soon !

[GrifTheGreat]

Still got baby's color and markings... but will need a bigger water dish soon !

I know!!!! I just gave it that dish 4 days ago!!!! Good thing I already purchased its perminant tank. Its a really nice Tetrafauna.



Even has the built in drain on in the bottom so I can make a perminant water feature.

[Lija]

Deedub, no, his dad is naturalpatic something... )) funny part how Grif is getting away of not answering the question hey you better tell us the truth are modified F/T hamsters involved or not?

Grif i was looking at this tank too, that drain thing sounds very nice, is it really holding water though? it would be so nice to use in our racks

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I know!!!! I just gave it that dish 4 days ago!!!! Good thing I already purchased its perminant tank. Its a really nice Tetrafauna.



Even has the built in drain on in the bottom so I can make a perminant water feature.

Just saw those in stores and really like them with that pre-built drain. Plan to get two and replace both 29G tanks I have; but one at a time since they are close to $100 ea. locally .

[NialR35]

I know!!!! I just gave it that dish 4 days ago!!!! Good thing I already purchased its perminant tank. Its a really nice Tetrafauna.



Even has the built in drain on in the bottom so I can make a perminant water feature.

Colleen/Jerrod,

How much did you get this tank for? I was planning on buying a 36x18x12 Exo terra but I don't have table space for the 36, so this 30 would be perfect.