Collecting amphibians

[Fae]

Lol...

[kueluck]

Guys, pay no attention to the butt head in the corner and just ignore “it” and the posts “it” put on the form. “It” feels the need for attention.

[GrifTheGreat]

Honestly it boggles my mind how many have died here that I know of and have tried to help save. I know that thousands die in captivity on a daily basis. We can only do so much for C/B and wild frogs. I plan on joining the Cincinnati Herpetological Society this summer. Might be best to get involved.

PS) It isn't always peoples fault that their frogs pass and even though people are ignorant sometimes they can't always be to blame. If someone wants to capture wild adults it better be a pair and there intentions better be to further the population by reintroducing their young into the wild otherwise like Gail said LEAVE THEM BE!!!!!!!!

[kueluck]

I so agree with re-poplution helpers. Last year I collected 5 toadlets, raised them for a few months then released 3 back where I originally got them from. Kept two which turned out to be male & female, so next year I hope to have tadpoles to raise then release. I wish I saw more posts with people breeding and releasing natives, so far I've only seen one.

[GrifTheGreat]

I guess its far too much work to breed for repopulating and that's why a lot of people shy away from it. I read the post in the Toad section where the member capture wild Toads and Brumated them for breeding and is now raising tadpoles. Good post.

[kueluck]

I check in on that thread once a week for updates. I can't wait to see the toadlets.

[GrifTheGreat]

I check in on that thread once a week for updates. I can't wait to see the toadlets.

I always love to see sucessful tad to toad/frog developement. I've been going back to it atleast once a week. There are hundreds of baby American Toadlets every year at my work. They hop in the back door of the shop and I take them outside Lol!. They are so cute and hard to catch. I work at a Fiberglass Factory so its is not safe for them to be anywhere in there. We do have an adult Toad that winters over in the actual shop in a large deep crack in the concrete floor. Lol! I guess Fiberglass doesn't affect their skin like it does ours. He has his burrow lined in the stuff Lol!

[kueluck]

Well maybe not always, but most of time it’s because people don’t do their research before they bring the animal home, or have the correct set up for them. OR when it’s sick or injured don’t take it in for medical attention. We’ve all seen this posted time and time again, and it just seems to be more frequent and this REALLY frustrates me and makes we want to just avoid the frog forum all together. But then someone will post awesome news or those incredible pictures and I’m suckered back in. [QUOTE=GrifTheGreat;107638]
PS) It isn't always peoples fault that their frogs pass and even though people are ignorant sometimes they can't always be to blame. QUOTE]

[GrifTheGreat]

Also I don't agree with capturing wild Adults. I'm just saying that there had better be a good reason like for breeding purposes to further their population. I agree with Gail that it is best to go with raising wild Tads though rather than Adults.