What a beautiful frog. I definitely think there were different circumstance between Turtle and Banjo. It would have been nice to know Turtle was roaming free with all the rest of his fellow tree frogs. I am sorry if we hurt her feelings in saying so. That was not the intension :/. I am an honest person. This is the same reason I purchased my bullfrog as captive bred rather than taking one from any nearby ponds. I still feel they deserve their freedom. Rescuing them is different. I do feel we have a responsibility to continue their good care once bringing them in and that we have to be careful releasing them. I tend to think once we adopt them and bring them in that we should keep them. Trust me, I have taken in plenty of wild caught critters in my younger years too. You did Banjo a good service and now she is in a good safe home. But, you also did what you needed to do to provide what she needs to be healthy. Don't doubt yourself for that .

Another friend here raised up tadpoles that would have died and set them free, except all but two. Hers are also doing well. I feel the same about hers. She saved them. I too rescued toad tads last year from a drying puddle, though we set ours free after they were grown enough to catch their own food. We set the group free in phases (they grew at different rates) , together in small groups.

Remember, I am just one person with one opinion. You'll see quite a few threads of people I commended for saving frogs and toads for various reasons . Overall, I just don't believe we should take happy, thriving amphibians from the wild. I'd rather see them happy in nature with their own species .