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African Bullfrog
Pyxicephalus adspersus
The pixie frog: a dinner-plate ambush machine that eats anything that moves and learns feeding time fast.
4–9 in — males are giants15–20 years
Habitat
Enclosure
10 gal for a female · 20 gal for a male
Temperature
75–82°F
Humidity / Water
70–80%, damp substrate
Heating & lighting
Low heat mat on the tank side plus a gentle overhead on a thermostat. A shallow water dish they can sit in, and loose substrate to bury under.
Diet
Feed these
- Dubia roaches and crickets
- Earthworms
- Frozen-thawed rodents occasionally
- Snails
Never feed
- Tank mates of any kind — they eat everything
- Overfeeding — obesity kills them
- Handling — powerful bite
- Fingers near the food dish
Feed adults twice a week. They'll rush the glass at feeding time — adorable, but keep fingers clear of a mouth that can crack a rodent's skull.
Cohabitation
Can live with
No one — house this species alone.
Never house with
Any tank mate — it's food Other pixie frogs — cannibalistic
Strictly one frog per tank, alone forever. Males defend burrows fiercely and will eat smaller frogs of their own kind.
