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Do pixy frogs have teeth?
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| 01/23/07 09:00pm |
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Message To: Black_Belt_AJ In reference to Message Id: 1145169 Do pixy frogs have teeth?
Yes, I believe they do... they get like one or two teeth if I remember correctly... They are known for biting anything that moves including their owners...lol HOPPY |
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| 01/23/07 10:31pm |
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Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 1145324 Do pixy frogs have teeth?
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| 01/23/07 11:34pm |
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Message To: Black_Belt_AJ In reference to Message Id: 1145409 Do pixy frogs have teeth?
The pixie is known as the Freddy Kruger frog.....because of their lunging aggressive behavior,, Do frogs have teeth? A: Actually, yes! Most frogs do, in fact, have teeth of a sort. They have a ridge of very small cone teeth around the upper edge of the jaw. These are called Maxillary Teeth. Frogs often also have what are called Vomerine Teeth on the roof of their mouth. They don’t have anything that could be called teeth on their lower jaw, so they usually swallow their food whole. The so-called "teeth" are mainly used to hold the prey and keep it in place till they can get a good grip on it and squash their eyeballs down to swallow their meal. Toads, however, do NOT have any teeth. ................................................... Pixie frog diet: This is where things get a bit hairy for my taste. These guys eat lots and lots of really big bugs, fish (guppies, I am told, are pretty good feeders) and mice. This frog has toothlike projections on its lower jaw to restrain struggling prey. They will eat pretty much anything that will fit in their mouths or that they can overpower, including mice, lizards, and other frogs. Large insects and worms should be left on the rocks, though these guys will eat them from the surface of the water too. Dead mice are best offered either by hand or using forceps (again, get the kind with round balls on the ends so you don’t risk injuring the frog when he lunges at the food!) It is generally recommended that you house these frogs alone (except for breeding) in order to avoid cannibalism. Eeek! http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/pixie.html HOPPY |
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| 01/23/07 11:51pm |
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Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 1145430 Do pixy frogs have teeth?
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| 01/24/07 02:32am |
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Amberlynn View Profile |
Message To: Black_Belt_AJ In reference to Message Id: 1145546 Do pixy frogs have teeth?
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| 01/24/07 09:59am |
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