frog farms - Page 2

PDFanatic · #11 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 04:26 AM

I know pretty much zero about frog farms and I guess I could understand that people who are importing wouldn't want someone going to someone they are doing business with. I have read quite a few posts on other boards of people saying that there are no such things as frog farms to begin with? What is the deal with that, obviously we all know they really do exist.

SLEDDER23 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 05:24 AM

Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

UmbraSprite · #13 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 05:32 AM

Abe Lincoln?

PDFanatic · #14 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 05:38 AM

That almost had something to do with the subject of "Frog Farms". Stick to the subject and there wont be any problems with that.

sbreland · #15 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by PDFanatic

I guess I just dont understand why anyone would post...I know someone who could tell you some farms in panama but I cant tell you his name? Why would you even post this?

It's called respect. When someone tells you something in confidence and asks that their name not be connected with it, but you know they are legit, you respcet their wishes and don't name your sources. My post to the question was because Josh said that he had heard from a few sources that frog farms didn't really exist. I offered up one person's description who has been there without saying their name because they respectfully asked me not to tie them to it.

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Originally Posted by PDFanatic

I dont want to start a fight or to get off topic but

I've noticed you have made this exact same comment in no less than three threads in the past week or so... see a pattern?
I have noticed that you have taken issue with a number of my post (or maybe everyones post... but I have noticed mine)... if there is an issue, PM me, don't waste thread space like you just made me do...

Jason,
The problem you are going to face is that the farms don't want people coming. They aren't trying to drum up business. Why, I have my specualtions, but I have been told by a number of people that they want to keep a very low profile and deal with only specific vendors, but I'm sure they have their reasons. Chances are very good that unless you could present yourself to one of the farms American contacts as a potential large scale buyer (I'm talking 100's of frogs), then you would never even know the persons name who runs the farm, much less ever see them. Getting the American side contact is not that hard... it's getting to the actual farm itself that is the challenge. They just don't want to be found and in all honesty I am surprised that the pic of the farm that have been posted in the past ever actually made it to this board... sorry to be a downer

PDFanatic · #16 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 09:31 AM

Well it goes hand in hand everytime I make a comment people take it as being threatening so I guess that I need to specify my intentions on posts otherwise the whole board goes up in a rucus. I just didnt see a point in saying, "I know someone who could basically lead you to a frog farm, but, I cant tell you who it is." What is the point in saying that at all? Unless you were willing to pm him with the name why bother even saying that you know someone. Its basically worthless information based upon the info he is seeking. Which would be someones name, a contact, etc. I know that the farms want to keep a low profile and the people who are importing from them dont want other people taking from their business and that is obvious. I havent said that more than once or twice in the last week. In the last thread you took my comments that u thought were directed at yourself way to personal. This isnt a big deal, I was just asking a question on why you would make a statement on this thread like you did if it had nothing to do with helping lead jason to a person/farm to visit on his trip.

pl259 · #17 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 01:38 PM

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"I know someone who could basically lead you to a frog farm, but, I cant tell you who it is." What is the point in saying that at all?

If you look at the context of his original post, this comment goes towards the existance of the farms, which is what was being discussed/debated at the time and therefore his point. He chose not to post the name out of respect for that person, but mentioned he knew someone to lend credibility to his statement on the existance of the farms.

EricG.NH

SLEDDER23 · #18 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by UmbraSprite

Abe Lincoln?

It's been credited to several, and in many cases anon. Sounds like Twain to me, but not sure.

UmbraSprite · #19 (**permalink**) 05-14-2007, 05:01 PM

First of all....to whom it may concern.

Where there is smoke there is usually fire.

As for the quote...I have it on my board in my office...but I forget where I read it was Abe. Who knows really though...the internet isn't always a great place to get facts.

Dendrobait · #20 (**permalink**) 05-16-2007, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sbreland

There are farms, but they are probably not what you think they are. I have talked to friend and a very reliable vendor here on the board that has made regular visits to the farms over the years and has told me a great deal about them. I couldn't tell you where they are and I wouldn't put him in the spot of being asked where they are, so you're kinda screwed in that aspect, but they are lines of enclosed greenhouses that they collect the frogs and put them into and then they harvest from later on.

Hmmm...so do they know for a fact that the frogs are "farming" in there and they don't have to go and replenish them every once in a while?