Your fire-bellies are entirely possible to be wild caught, but they are bred in captivity. They from Southeast Asia. There is a high stick of them in the pet trade. Just locally here speaking of Petco's and pet smarts we regularly have 20-25 available for purchase, they're very cheap compared to most amphibians petco and Petsmart sell. Pacmans being $30 and whites being $20.
As for catching Toads from the wild as tadpoles and raising them I can't see the harm. As the first two populations of animals in an ecosystem to die off is frogs and toads. If anything positive human intervention is a very good thing for the natural populations to continue to thrive and exist. Just make sure your laws and any city ordinances state that you can, I know my local area requires a fishing license and a permit to herp.
-BrittsBugs
5 AUS White's
1 Hon Milk
1 SM Corn
1 BP
5 HC
1 CG
4 RB Newts
6 Betas
5 MHR





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