I rushed into ownership, please help!

[sesga]

[QUOTE=kero kero;126985]I really love this little guy, unfortunately my parents (who help pay for my rent) told me that it's not the best idea to invest into another pet just yet.. because of money and college right now. I was so sure I'd be able to afford it! But they are uncertain, and I like to stay on their good side. So I'm taking him back. But I do vastly appreciate everyone's help here, and I'm going to keep it all in the back of my mind for the near future. I promise to be back someday with a happy frog in a healthy home environment! Also, here's a picture of him before I hit the road..

Well done you I think it will be for the best .Im mad on frogs but i have 2 small children and have been advised not to keep frogs because of salmonella risk .So I will have to wait to a while to own a frog .you sound like a very resposable young person . take care xx

[aquamentus11]

don't beat yourself up over rushing into this. everyone does something similar more than once in their lives. you actually acted perfectly given the info that you were given and made steps to rectify the situation immediately when you found your mistake. you're going to find that anytime you're dealing with people that are very invested in a hobby, they get a little anal and sometimes mean about what they perceive as poor form in someone who's new to the field. sometimes they're just very passionate and sometimes they just want to feel superior. luckily, there's not a whole lot of the latter here. save up some loot, get your equipment, keep asking us questions and good luck in school.

[BlueisallIneed]

Thanks to everyone so much for their replies, it really means a lot to me. I again, apologize for my carelessness. I would never want to mistreat an animal, and although it is my fault for not doing my own research before purchasing, I trusted this man because he's been raising exotic reptiles, fish, and amphibians for years throughout his adulthood. I just felt a bit more secure in his teachings because of how well my roommate's snakes are doing (which he also sold to her and helped set up). But yes, I know, snakes =/= frogs.

What I'm going to do today is make a little shopping list, do some online window-shopping and run to our local PetSmart to evaluate just how much a decent set up will cost me. I'm also going to take my trusty tape-measure and grab the dimensions of a larger enclosure and see what I can fit in here. As DVirginiana suggested, use a book shelf. Well, I already actually have one of my 5.5 fish tanks on the bookshelf and it takes up nearly the whole shelf! Haha. But, I'll do a bit more pushing and see what I can do.
If all else fails, I'll just have to return him, even if the store doesn't accept money-back returns. I want to promise him a good home, he's really stuck to me. And from this experience I have learned to never again buy a pet without being prepared beforehand.

Its carelessness if you didn't do the research. Its smart to do futher investigation and not listening just to the dumb **** that sold you the frog So good for you on trying to do the right thing!

[Wicked frogs]

It's nice to see that you care for the frog enough to bring him back. We all buy stuff on impulse sometimes not knowing whether it was a good idea or not my CUZZIN goes to U-MASS DARTMOUTH she really wanted a pet even though you cant have them in the dorms "did that stop her" NAH she adopted a 5 year old corn snake and has had her for a while now. The snake works out great for her considering her busy schedule she does not have to worry about humidity like us people that have frogs really only a heat lamp and some food and a late night friend to talk to b 4 bed lol Like you said you WILL be a proud owner of a PAC-MAN FROG one day and when that day comes i am sure you will be happy

Timmy Z

[Ra]

Its pretty sad that you cant get good info at a petstore. A lot of people kind of rely on that info, especially when they are drawn to some creature they've never seen before or are a first time keeper.