Re: Dart frog price tags
Hi Gingerlee,
Frogs are not collected from the wild because they are cheaper than captive-bred frogs, only because it is legal. If we want to eliminate the suffering that occurs to wild-collected animals and the damage it causes to wild populations, we have to bring pressure on the CITES process to close export of dart frogs from some of these countries (Panama and Madagascar account for over 90% of all exports of frogs worldwide and this should stop). Some of this work is already occuring,
I breed a lot of dart frogs and usually sell wholsale to a large retailer here in the Northeast. It is not easy to advertise frogs for sale, negotiate with all comers, and ship frogs around the country with a live arrival gaurantee.
The best advice I have been given in 14 years of rearing darts was that, if you are a good, dedicated breeders and behave responsibly, you should be able to sell enough frogs to pay for your expenses in the hobby. I have lived by these ideas and have been very happy in the hobby.
Take care, Richard.
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