So I got a Pyxie frog...

[Hobo]

And would just like to show him off
Am I correct in assuming he is a male Pyxicephalus adspersus?
It was sold as just "Pyxie frog" so I'm not sure.
It's awesome though!

 

[EmilyK]

He's teensy! How adorable. My male looked very similar (he was a rescue a LONG time ago), so I'm pretty sure you're correct.

 

[OphidianDelight]

Yes, that is a P. adspersus. Good looking one, too. They are a lot of fun to keep, as far as "boring, doesn't move around a lot" frogs go. My male just started calling the other night, pretty jazzed to hear that.

 

[stingray]

Nice looking adspersus!

 

[Hobo]

Thanks for the confirmation guys.
Yeah I'm loving this guy. I'm coming from tarantulas, so him sitting around not doing anything for days/weeks is familiar territory! What isn't is their voracious appetite, and their needing to eat more than once every two weeks
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[Saark]

Wow, the little guy ate like 4.5 in of that tape measure! I wonder how much it can swallow when full grown? :laugh:

 

[Furret]

If I could, I would cuddle that little guy so much....plumpy frogs just look so cuddly!!!!

 

[OphidianDelight]

There is a good picture of a dwarf pyxie (P. edulis) in the Description and Life History here, just for future reference. I think there is also a link to a sample of P. adspersus' call near the top of the page, as well.

 

[Thistles]

Wow, he's SO CUTE! Grats on the great-looking frog!

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

Thanks for the confirmation guys.
Yeah I'm loving this guy. I'm coming from tarantulas, so him sitting around not doing anything for days/weeks is familiar territory! What isn't is their voracious appetite, and their needing to eat more than once every two weeks
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And the regular cleaning schedule. You can't be too used to that either! lol

 

[tarantulaholic]

Looks male. Make sure they have high humidity or they will estivate/hybernate and not wake up. Ive lost about 4 male pixies frog before, due to dirt drying up and no low humidity. Since then I used zoo med repti fogger (only used filtered water) and turn on like few hours a day, and my only male survivor is thriving well, he is pushing 8". I still make sure he estivate/hyberbate during winter months though.

 

[Hobo]

Wow, the little guy ate like 4.5 in of that tape measure! I wonder how much it can swallow when full grown? :laugh:

As I understand it, as much as 10" if I'm lucky!

If I could, I would cuddle that little guy so much....plumpy frogs just look so cuddly!!!!

I dunno. He seems pretty docile when I pick him up. But then I see things like this and make sure my fingers are far away from the business end!

Wow, he's SO CUTE! Grats on the great-looking frog!

Thanks! I'm loving this guy!

And the regular cleaning schedule. You can't be too used to that either! lol

Yeah. This thing poops like a small dog. It also eats in one meal what all of my tarantulas put together eat on feeding day.
I swear he looks bigger than he was last week...

Looks male. Make sure they have high humidity or they will estivate/hybernate and not wake up. Ive lost about 4 male pixies frog before, due to dirt drying up and no low humidity. Since then I used zoo med repti fogger (only used filtered water) and turn on like few hours a day, and my only male survivor is thriving well, he is pushing 8". I still make sure he estivate/hyberbate during winter months though.

Thanks. No worries about that one. It's fairly easy to maintain a good humidity down here than I would expect to down where you live!
Is estivating them required? I've read a lot of people saying they do it, but never anything stating whether it's necessary or not, other than stimulating mating behavior.

There is a good picture of a dwarf pyxie (P. edulis) in the Description and Life History here, just for future reference. I think there is also a link to a sample of P. adspersus' call near the top of the page, as well.

Thanks for that. I've already joined that forum

He's settling in nicely, and I heard him calling repeatedly two nights ago, so that pretty much seals the deal on it being male.:biggrin:

 

[tarantulaholic]

Estivating/Hybernating is part of there life cycle in wild. I had my only male estivate for over 5 months. Waking them up is fairly easy though, just slowly increase humidity. This last estivation he refuse to wake up, no matter what so I place him inside a water bowl filled with warm water, it did the tricked. Ive heard them estivate for over a year if the humidity is not to there liking to wake up, so force waking up might be necessary.