im having a problem where it says too many arguments is there a better way to fix it

def add$\_$pet$($pet$\_$type, pet$\_$name, age, breed, size$=$'medium', gender$=\text{'}$m$\text{'},$

$$info$=\text{'}\text{'},$ img$=\text{'}\text{'},$ db$\_$connection$=$None

$)$:

$\text{'}\text{'}\text{'}$Adds pet to database'$\text{'}\text{'}$

$$ try:

$$ cursor $=$ db$\_$connection.cursor$()$

$$ pet$\_$id $=$ largest$\_$id$($db$\_$connection$)+1$

$$ query $=\text{'}\text{'}\text{'}$

$$ INSERT INTO pets $($type$,$ name, age, breed, size, gender, info, img, adoptees, adopted, pet$\_$id$)$

$$ VALUES $(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,"","$n$",?)$

$\text{'}\text{'}\text{'}$

$$ cursor.execute$($query$,($pet$\_$type, pet$\_$name, age, breed, size, gender, info, img, pet$\_$id$))$

$$ db$\_$connection.commit$()$

$$ return f$"$Added $\{$pet$\_$name$\}$ to the database."

$$ except sqlite$3.$DatabaseError as error:

$$ return f$"$Database error: $\{$str$($error$)\}"$