What do you think??

[Ebony]

Hi, I'm just wanting to know other people's views on catching Frogs in the wild and selling them.

I myself feel that its totally wrong and it really upsets me as Frog here are scares as it is. I feel that taking something from its natural environment just to make money is so wrong. When I was a Kid I found a frog and I took home. The next day I took it back to its home as all I could think about was I ripped it away from its family (I was a bit young to realise that frogs don't have the family thing going on) so even as a kid I knew it was wrong in my mind. Am I wrong about this?

[Kurt]

Well, its a double-edged sword. On the one hand there is your point of view. On the other is that these wild-caught specimens provide us with the species we wouldn't otherwise have.
I have no problem with wild collection as long as it is done with moderation. Eventually captive breeding of amphibians will catch up with reptiles. When that happens you will see a lot less wild caught stock for sale. But until then....

[Ebony]

Yea, Your right Kurt. I'm all for breeding. I just find it cruel for a person to take a frog from its natural environment and think he/she has the right to sell it for his/hers own gain. It is as you say Kurt "A double edged sword"

[Kurt]

The problem is when they take EVERY frog in a given area.

[Ebony]

Yes, and there's not many given areas now days. the frogs have a real fight with their environment reconstructions that go on, which involves sprays as well as heavy machinery, so this is just another nail in their coffin

[Tom Highum]

The main thing is their status and the population in an area. I have a wild caught turtle, but they are fine status wise and the lake/ pond was about 100 meters around and I could (winter) catch about 10 a day, in my secret spot . Does that sound wrong? But to take a frog from an area witch they are scarce in is cruel.

I think that catching them to sell as pets is not as good as to sell them as a breeder in hopes that the pet trade in the future wont heavily rely on nature.

[Kevin1]

I pretty much feel they way Kurt does about it.
Though in the case of invasive species I feel it isn't wrong at all, as long as they're taken from where they're invasive. Every last one. Taking wild invasive animals from outside their natural range would help restore Nature's balance.(To some extent)

[Ebony]

Ive had all my Frogs as tadpoles and took them 4 years to breed. I wonder if a wild caught frog would even breed given the stress and conditions it would be changed into. But for a breeding program catching wild frogs is OK by me. Thanks Tom for your input.