Quote Originally Posted by Gentlemangorath View Post
I suppose if I were to take them in a tadpole stage and raised them up from there, they still would be considered WC obviously, huh?
Yes, but the younger the frogs you collect the smaller the impact on the wild population so tadpoles as you suggest would be better than adults. I remember reading something like 1 to 2 % of eggs laid make it to the froglet stage. They are made to be expendable and pulling out a dozen of the 2000 eggs a female can lay in one sitting won't do any harm to the wild populations.

Be sure to check local laws about collecting, breeding, and selling (or even giving away). It will vary from place to place.

Breeding is covered in Frog Forum - Gray Tree Frog Care and Breeding

You can immerse yourself in the life cycle of these frogs with a flashlight and a willingness to get wet with no worry about what to do with 100's of froglets in your care. No doubt there is much to be learned from captive specimens, but observing them in their native habitat is very educational as well and in my opinion is a great help in their captive care.