From what I understand, a lot of these sorts of little guys are wild caught when purchased from the store anyway.

I'm an experienced aquarist with difficult species to keep, and they have all been WC, though I am currently breeding them. Oddly enough, I have almost everything that I understand I'd need at home. A fish tank with mesh lid that had housed some gerbils in years past, plenty of artificial hanging plants, driftwood, etc. So, I don't think it would come down to a matter of not being prepared for the responsibility or housing.

The only thing I'm stuck on is my conscience. With my fish, I know that I'm providing them an excellent, predator-free environment with great meals. While I've spent the past two nights researching the basics on these sub-tropical tree frogs, I don't feel I know enough to make the judgement call on how taking this one from the wild myself differs from buying one from the store that was taken from the wild, shipped in cramped containers and poor conditions, etc.

Torn.