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Last week I got my first Pixie Frog and then today I purchased a Pac-Man. I've read much information on keeping both of these frogs and know that they are not to be kept in the same enclosure. Well despite that I have decided to experiment with the both of them living in the same enclosure. Right now the 20 gallon tank I have them living in is separated down the middle but the Pac-Man (Gilbert) is so small he can fit underneath through the rock bowl in there. I separated the cage for now until Gilbert is settled in a bit more. BTW the Pixie (Gus) is around 2 inches in size while Gilbert is only 1 inch. They actually have not even come into contact yet as Gus has been buried in his moss all day after I fed him.

From what I have read I have set my self up for failure caging these two frogs together but until I try I wont know for sure. I do believe I have a chance to be successful as I feel the Terrarium is large enough for the both of them at least for now along with the many hiding spots I have accommodated them. Being it the deep substrate with holes dug down in them covered in heavy amounts of moss, moss filled rock bowl or the log pushed into the substrate. One thing that has me worried is that the Pixie Frog is much larger the the Pac-Man but I don't know if he could actually eat him. But if there are any indications that lead me to believe the life of a frog is in danger I will have them separated permanently. That is if I'm not too late.

I hope some of you here will show some interest in my little experiment and enjoy the learning experience this is meant to be.

Those of you wishing to see pictures of my frogs and terrarium they can be found here:
http://www.frogboards.com/forums/vbimghost.php?do=viewimages&id=1

Thank you,
Jeremy Stewart

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Jeremy, I have had great success with my Pacman frogs and Pixie frogs living together. I have had all of them for well over a year and no problems. I currently have a total of 7 Pacman frogs and 5 Pixie frogs. I also have 9 Whites Tree Frogs and a couple of Toads. My Pacmans consist of 4 large adults (2 males & 2 females), 2 Juvenile Albinos, and 1 Juvenile Fantasy. My Pixies consist of a mix of both S. African and Tanzanian pixies and range from 2"-4" in size. The Pixies are much more agressive than the Pacman frogs so I would keep a close eye on him as he can and may very well eat the smaller Pacman. I keep my frogs well fed and have had no problems. Good luck and let me know how it goes for you.

Well last night I fed both of them and decided to finally introduce them. The Pixie was just trying to get away from the Pac-Man but other then that I still have two frogs. I'm still unsure about them and wish I would of went for a larger Pac-Man then I got but so far things are going smooth.

Other then that there isn't much to report.

Jeremy Stewart

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first of all it sounds like you are setting them up to fight, and i wouldnt mind seeing the video of when they will inevitably tangle. Second to the guy that said he has had them together for years, your pacmans must be gay. I have three pacmans and two of them do not play around at all. One's an ornate horned frog about 4 inches wide has jumped around 6 inches in the air to get the cricket in the tongs catching my fingers and everything. I put two of them together once and it only took about five seconds for one to try to eat the other.
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I'm by no means an expert, as my knowledge revolves around snakes, but I do have a curious question for you. If you are aware of the dangers, is it really worth the risk of the amimals if something should fail?

Just wondering, and it's probably a thought to take into consideration.

Cheers!
Jess

Well I'm back to report that I was unsuccessful in keeping these two frogs together. My larger Pixie frog ended up killing the smaller Pac-man. I really regret not trying this with a larger more equal in size Pac-man. What really surprise me was they lived so long together before the pixie ended up going for the kill. Now I probably wont experiment again like this at least not for a while but I leave myself unsatisfied with the way I conducted my own experiment. I still believe that if the two frogs were of equal size that they would be fine to keep together. I also am curious to know if I would of had more success if I had tried another Pixie instead of the Pac-man? One of my books I purchased says that its possible to keep 2 adult Pixies together.

Well if anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

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is there a video?... can I see it? details? whats next for the pixie frog? I have a tokay gecko that I'd put $20 on to show your pixie what fightin is all about. If you're up for it I'll get the gecko back in training. haha
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also it does suck that the pacman died just because you're so stupid... just throwin that out there...oh well
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