Pixie Frog Care Guide - Everything You Need to Know at a Glance

Pixie Frog Care: Quick Reference Guide

African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)

Enclosure Size

Adult female: 40-gallon breeder or larger

Adult male: 75 gallons or larger.

Provide enough room for land, water, burrowing, and temperature gradients.

Land & Water

Land-to-water ratio: Around 50/50 or 40% land / 60% water.

Both areas should provide usable space.

Provide safe, easy access between land and water.

Water Area

Filtered pond: 5–10 gallons of actual water as a practical minimum.

Better: 10–15+ gallons.

Excellent: 20+ gallons when space allows.

Water depth: At least eye level when the frog sits upright.

Include shallow resting areas and deeper swimming areas.

Remove chlorine and chloramine from tap water.

Use appropriate filtration and perform regular water changes.

Temperatures

Land gradient: 78–85°F (26–29°C).

Provide a hot spot, warm side, and cooler side.

Water: 78–82°F (26–28°C).

Preferred water temperature: Around 80°F (27°C).

Do not heat the entire enclosure to one temperature.

Use thermostats to control heat sources.

Substrate & Moisture

Provide deep, moist substrate.

Minimum substrate depth: At least as deep as the frog is long.

Allow enough depth for complete burrowing.

Provide a moisture gradient rather than keeping every area equally wet.

Include relatively drier surface areas, moist substrate, and water.

Feeding & Nutrition

Offer a varied, appropriately sized diet.

Use earthworms and Dubia roaches as staple feeders.

Rotate Dubia roaches, silkworms, hornworms, gut-loaded crickets, and black soldier fly larvae.

Keep rodents occasional rather than staple prey.

Feed growing babies daily, adjusting amounts to body condition.

Provide appropriate calcium and vitamin supplementation.

Avoid feeding solely based on appetite.

Daily Care & Observation

Check land and water temperatures.

Check water cleanliness and remove waste.

Check substrate moisture.

Observe body condition and feeding behavior.

Allow normal burrowing, soaking, swimming, and resting behaviors.

Avoid unnecessary changes to a stable enclosure.

The Most Important Rule

Give your frog meaningful environmental choices:

Land or water. Warm or cool. Above ground or underground.

Observe how your frog uses the enclosure and maintain the conditions that allow it to regulate itself naturally.

We control the environment so the frog can control itself.

Pixie Frog HQ — Understanding the frog comes before keeping the frog.


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