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Boreal/Ward's Live specimens

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Hello Caudata. I want to know if anyone has ordered white's tree frogs through Ward's science supplies (Amphibian Living Specimens | Ward's Science) or its Canadian branch Boreal (Amphibian Living Specimens | Boreal Science). They seem to source from VWR, which is a very reputable science equipment/consumables supplier. I am a biochemist, so I was quite pleased by their primary source, but that doesn't mean that the provisioned animals are of good quality. I was lead to them as the price is probably the best I've been able to find for White's Tree Frogs at ~$100 CAD+shipping for 3 live specimens. I doubt they are wild caught as Australian species are very well regulated. What are your thoughts?

Edit: Found out that it is a mix of captive bred and wild caught, a mixed bag. Not going forward with something like that.
 
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