[EricB]

I haven't been in this hobby too long, but it sure seems female Escudos are EXTREMELY scarce.. I know when I was first getting started Escudos were semi common.. now when I need some, I can't find a single one. Once I can get my hands on two and they breed, there's no way I'm selling any of the babies until they have some of their own. Same goes with true Blue Jeans, they're just as rare if not even more.

I blame hoarders as well, but it only makes me want to do the same..

 

[EricB]

They are, and will remain, for those that are in the hobby long term and are willing to set aside space for multiple pairs of the same animals and grow up new 'generations' to trade in for breeding assistance.

That's really how it seems.
I still wonder why some people can sell some of these to make profit when in most cases they'd be selling them to undereducated people who just want an "awesome looking pet frog" for the poor things to simply just die right away. It really sucks because the populations of most of these probably aren't all that high in the wild anymore either.. Plus some don't seem to be imported anymore for that matter as well.