Dart frog price tags

[bshmerlie]

Yes living in a small town far from a big city is definately going to limit your options, but the internet is an amazing place. It allows you to get involved in the bigger community. Again it goes back to the relationships that you develop. I would have no problem giving away a frog to someone that I consider a friend on a forum. Of course they would have to pay for shipping. Frog forum is a lot like family..so get to know the regulars and make friends.

[Leefrogs]

I find quite a few things posted here very disturbing. It's not sounding like capatilism to me, more like elitism. Usually the longer something out on the market the cheeper it becomes, then that increases the demand by poularity. And that u have frogs to give away only validates my point, if red eyes were 40 instead of 60, people might have baught two instead of just one. You would have no frogs left to give away, loss eats up proffit. Anyway, to my main point, don't u think that keeping these prices high on certain animals also causes the decilne of wild populations. Doesn't high prices tempt the locals to take animals from the wild. Talk about putting frogs in the hands if a novice!!!!!! How many die in small containers before they're even sold to a broker who then sells them to the ELITE. Much like DeBeers holding onto diamonds to elevate prices, that's not supply and demand, that's greed. and that greed pushed locals to mine blood diamonds with slaves just to feed debeers stock of unrealeased diamonds. Death for nothing!!!!! Exept elitism.....

[bshmerlie]

First off I have never bred or sold any of my frogs. Do I plan on eventually breeding my red eyes? Absolutely! Sometime in the next few months. I don't plan on making this a business and if I want to give some frogs away...they're mine to give away. There's been a couple of younger members here on this forum that I have already promised to give some free frogs to if I'm lucky enough to have a healthy clutch. That is what im talking about when I say get to be friends with other members in the frog community..I'm sure I will not be the first to give a free frog away to someone who maybecant afford them. If my Cobalts breed I would do the same with those offspring as well. I am not in this for the money....its just a hobby. Secondly...its the buyers that drive the price not the sellers. If people want to pay stupid money on something that is what keeps the price high. I don't know how this went into diamonds but no one has to have a diamond stop buying them and the price will go down. Lastly, I have made it public knowledge that I don't believe that any frog should be taken from the wild. The hobby should sustain itself with captive bred frogs only. But then could you imagine the price? Frogs then would only be had by the elite.