Pyxie frog pictures

[Goomba]

Yeah, every time I see a nice big one at an expo I want to buy it, but I haven't so far because it seems silly to pay $200+ when I paid $25 for mine and it's already this big. They're so awesome though, one of my favorite terrarium animals ever. Mine also croaked for the first time this last week.

Wow, thats some early croaking. How big is your little guy?

 

[nickbachman]

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Wow, thats some early croaking. How big is your little guy?

About the size of tennis ball now,maybe a little more, actually looks just a bit bigger than the one jut posted. He only got those white markings within the last few weeks too.

 

[Goomba]

Wow, Borch is looking beautiful. Great looking (probable) girl you got there. Is it just me, or do females often look like they got bugier eyes since they have a smaller head, haha. Maybe I'm nuts.


Like this one...

 

[Goomba]

About the size of tennis ball now,maybe a little more, actually looks just a bit bigger than the one jut posted. He only got those white markings within the last few weeks too.

Amazing, how long have you had him? That seems like quite the growth rate.

 

[nickbachman]

i guess i'll throw my two C. cranwelli in here as well.

double chin!

 

[Goomba]

Get those wieners out of here. Pyxies only.

 

[nickbachman]

best for last guffaw guffaw

notice the crickets in the top/left side of his belly.

 

[Goomba]

YES! I need a Budgett's, and fast.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Amazing, how long have you had him? That seems like quite the growth rate.

Got him November of last year, and there are a couple of pics of him from then in my first post in the thread. I'd wanted one of these guys for years though. For a while I was feeding mostly giant lobster roaches, as well as B. dubia, calcium dusted crickets, and the occasional pinkie, or in one case, three in one sitting, since my spiders weren't hungry. I've read that some of the lipids in mice can be really bad for the frog's vision though, so I don't offer them too often. I'd actually really like to try some other vertebrate prey that doesn't have this issue. I would go with lizards, but all the Anoles I see in pet stores look so sickly, who knows what kinds of parasites they have. chicks and fish look like the might be good options.

 

[Arachnophilist]

haha they have one at the local petstore here.. Nick I couldnt help but notice your two cranwells differ from eachother like mine do.. one seems more uprioght than the other.. have you noticed that? beautiful coloration by the way. and my pyxie is that large if not a bit more and still has not yet turned green. also to the buggier eyes comment I fully agree the males have a much larger broader head and the females have that teeny head look to them. BTW Nick how do you have the Budgett's housed?

 

[Goomba]

Got him November of last year, and there are a couple of pics of him from then in my first post in the thread. I'd wanted one of these guys for years though. For a while I was feeding mostly giant lobster roaches, as well as B. dubia, calcium dusted crickets, and the occasional pinkie, or in case, three in one sitting, since my spiders weren't hungry. I've read that some of the lipids in mice can be really bad for the frog's vision though, so I don't offer them too often. I'd actually really like to try some other vertebrate prey that doesn't have this issue. I would go with lizards, but all the Anoles I see in pet stores look so sickly, who knows what kinds of parasites they have. chicks and fish look like the might be good options.

I've done mice and birds. The fact is there is so much inconclusive evidence in regards to corneal lipids. I've seen frogs fed on dusted crickets go blind, and I've heard the creator of the fantasy frog say he fed his mice on a staple of mice. I think the key is keeping it occasional, and allowing for enough time to digest the meal in a properly heated and watered environment.

 

[nickbachman]

haha they have one at the local petstore here.. Nick I couldnt help but notice your two cranwells differ from eachother like mine do.. one seems more uprioght than the other.. have you noticed that? beautiful coloration by the way. and my pyxie is that large if not a bit more and still has not yet turned green. also to the buggier eyes comment I fully agree the males have a much larger broader head and the females have that teeny head look to them. BTW Nick how do you have the Budgett's housed?

when i originally got the little budgett's he was in a critter keeper with a thin layer of gravel and about a half inch of water. so i made him a half gravel/half water setup just in case he didn't know how to handle all the water (i'm paranoid like that). turns out he knows exactly what to do, so when i move at the end of the month, i'll be removing the land part of his setup and making it fully aquatic.

 

[Arachnophilist]

right on.. and how are you liking him so far?

 

[nickbachman]

right on.. and how are you liking him so far?

he's by far my favorite pet.

 

[Arachnophilist]

wow really??? why is that?

 

[nickbachman]

he's completely adorable, doesn't mind being handled (when i take him from his enclosure and put him in his little feeding critter keeper, [i dont handle him for no reason.] in fact when i lower him on my hand into the water of his tank, he'll sit there on my hand for a while and then scuttle into the water!), he's really fun to watch stalk and chase down fish, he's always happy to eat, again he's completely adorable, and he's always visible, since he can't burrow like the other big frogs. he's tons of fun to watch, he's got a great personality. oh, and he's completely adorable.

come on! look at that face!

 

[Arachnophilist]

haha well maybe I will take the one at the petstore

 

[rm90]

Ahh, so cute! It looks like hes smiling!

 

[Goomba]

THIS JUST IN! I may be getting another pyxie today, I'm trading some of my stuff in for a froglet.