Pugets & Pixie

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

So for my early Christmas presents (because i never know when snakes will be available my mom lets me get my Christmas presents early) i picked up 1.1 high blue pugets in Lodi, CA and while i was there i went to the great valley serpentarium (which was really cool) and got a baby pixie frog also. Ill get pics of the pugets and the pixies soon. about how big do pixies get? he said they get pretty massive but because they dont really move a 20 gal would b big enough for an adult

[Sid]

Congratulations on the early Christmas of Pugetts and Pixies, Reed.

My son has a pair of the pixies and they totally cover his hand. A 20 gal is plenty large enough for them, as you stated.....they don't move, just burrrow up in one spot and wait for something to get close enough for them to gulp down. His are eating mouse fuzzies.

[Garter_Gertie]

Merry Christmas! Funny, a frog that big being called "Pixie."

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

lol i looked it up and they can get up to 2kg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5918598,00.jpg
is it bad to hold frogs? the pet store dude said you should never hold them

[Stefan-A]

It probably is, but it definitely isn't good for them.

[Zephyr]

You can definitely hold frogs, but you have to make your hands "their environment" first. Meaning if you're keeping them on coco fiber you have to rub your hands around in it first.

[reptile3]

Now that is a huge frog!!!:eek:


lol i looked it up and they can get up to 2kg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5918598,00.jpg
is it bad to hold frogs? the pet store dude said you should never hold them

[crzy_kevo]

the thing is that when you touch a frog a small layer of their skin tends to come off which is problably why the pet store guy said that

[Zephyr]

Well, no exactly skin that comes off. First the outer protective mucous membrane, then if the environment is dry or "incompatible" with the frog, the skin comes off.

[crzy_kevo]

such as the dry environment of a human hand perhaps

[Zephyr]

such as the dry environment of a human hand perhapsWell yes, but there has to be sufficient force applied to remove the skin.
Like when you grab frogs when you're herping; if you keep trying to hold onto them things gets slimy.

Toads on the other hand, particularly Bufo, can be handle with out as much precaution. I've never felt a pixie frog, but I would assume somewhat the same.

Although I'm not sure why you'd try to hold a baby... Would probably try to bite your fingers. lol

[crzy_kevo]

very true :D

[jitami]

Congratulations Reed! I drove through Lodi 4 times in the last 2 days :) When do we get to see pictures?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I minimize touching amphibians... seeing as much like fish... that slime coating is what protects their body from pathogens. The slightest disturbance of that could be bad for them. If I have to pick them up, I throughly wash my hands (remember to rinse VERY well) and then I make sure my hands are very wet before touching. Amphibians are even less comprehensive than snakes and lizards when it comes to interaction with a large mammal... I am sure that none of them benefit from it.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

pics will be up tomarrow hopefully, guess what else im getting! i get 250 from my grandparents half of which goes into savings (i get the other half) and i get 50 from the cousins so im getting a 1 yr old yellow male ackies for 175$ shipped, im so exited ive always wanted a monitor and its like a mini one :D. hes 15" so for now i have a 48"x17"x17" cage for him, ill soon make a 48"x24"x24"