View Full Version : Reptile show in Victoria???????
AnniesMom
03-24-04, 12:31 AM
So Canwest shows hosted a Pet Expo in Victoria on the weekend. I went and was pleased to see 2 whole exhibitors there with herps and exotics! WOO HOO!! There were 2 guys from Wrapped up in Reptiles in Alberta ( I think that's the name) and 2 people from Cinemazoo in Vancouver. After holding "Thing" the burm and "Bretney" the albino burm, I think I'm in love! What wonderful snakes!
I think that I need to send Canwest Shows a message and tell them that they should set up a reptile show in Victoria. I sent an email to the WSPCR and they said that we need to organize one ourselves. All their people are on the mainland.
What do you think? Is their interest out there for a show on the Island?
Tracy
But we are Wrappin About Reptiles . We had alot of fun out in Vancouver and Victoria for the shows. The people were nice and the weather well ya , Canwest will be puting on another Pet
Expo next year.
Dean
www.wrappinaboutreptiles.com
But we are Wrappin About Reptiles . We had alot of fun out in Vancouver and Victoria for the shows. The people were nice and the weather well ya , Canwest will be puting on another Pet
Expo next year.
Dean
www.wrappinaboutreptiles.com
AnniesMom
03-24-04, 01:53 AM
I loved holding Thing. I showed the pic to my hubby when I got home and said " look at my new pet" He didn't see the humour in that
Jeff_Favelle
03-24-04, 02:53 AM
Dean, are you guys back home already? I was out of here for work (real job, not snakes), sorry I missed you guys. But I did send 3 families down to see you guys, 2 of which got to hold snakes! Ha ha, it must have been a Burm from the way they described it. I think they paid to get photos as well?
Cheers.
Ya Jeff we got back last night. We had a blast in Victoria, but wish we had got togeather. I wanted to get at least one of those snakes from you. I will have to wait for the spring TARAS show ( hope i'm around here for it)
Later
Rdean
Jeff_Favelle
03-24-04, 12:17 PM
Did you get to check out the Crystal Gardens?
I didn't even know about this show! Ah well maybe next year
gonesnakee
03-24-04, 03:22 PM
The reason why the Canwest shows have so little Herpers attend as vendors is due to the outrageous prices charged for table space etc. I know when the Pet Expo was here in Calgary tables were like $300 each for like a six foot table. I found it mostly to be Dog & Cat stuff & the whole show here in Calgary was more about marketing products then it had to do with education, awareness etc. IMHO The only reason I even went was because they were handing out free tickets at the TARAS show. Mark I.
YES Jeff we made it to Crystal Gardens. What a place! I still can not believe that the place is being bulldozed for what we were told a Casino.
Whats going to happen to the all the critters?
So will we see you at the Calgary show Jeff. If so I still want a certian critter.
Rdean
snakegal12345
03-24-04, 07:12 PM
Heh don't worry me and my dad are trying to save Crystal gardens. During Spring Break I went there 5 times!! Oh and I was the teenager at the Cinema zoo table with the bird eating spider or the Burmese Python around my neck(no I don't work there.) But I was talking about the spider and the burm what. Anyone got to touch the Indigo. I did and it was so cool to touchand I can't believe how friendly it was.
Jeff_Favelle
03-24-04, 09:12 PM
Yeah, it sucks about the Gardens. I believe that them being an accredited zoo, the animals will simply be packed up and shipped off to other facilities. But as we know, this doesn't always work. Especially with some of the "smarter" mammals.
Cheers.
AnniesMom
03-25-04, 12:14 AM
I got to hold that spider and man is it huge! I've had a fear of spiders my whole life so it was a big thing for me to handle it.
Retic chic
04-06-04, 11:47 PM
Originally posted by gonesnakee
The reason why the Canwest shows have so little Herpers attend as vendors is due to the outrageous prices charged for table space etc. I know when the Pet Expo was here in Calgary tables were like $300 each for like a six foot table. I found it mostly to be Dog & Cat stuff & the whole show here in Calgary was more about marketing products then it had to do with education, awareness etc. IMHO The only reason I even went was because they were handing out free tickets at the TARAS show. Mark I.
I hear you there, Mark! Expensive for the average vendor, and even as a paid exhibit, I would not do it. Something about having snakes, gators and monitors in a building of potential prey is just looking for trouble.
Careful Retic Chic
One could take that statment different ways. Have you come to one of the Pet Expos? Do you see all the behind stuff going on to ensure a safe display?
Rdean
Retic chic
04-07-04, 11:18 AM
No offense, Dean. We were asked to come to the Calgary Pet Expo that Mark was talking about, and I refuse to do those. I am not saying there is anything wrong with YOU doing it, I simply wont do it with our animals.
Something about kids petting all the cute furry critters and then touching a snake or lizard just doesnt sit right with me. Not that I worry about an accident, those can happen anywhere at any time. Hand washing and preventative measures aside, I just dont think it is fair to the reptiles to put them in the same building as a buffet of prey.
AnniesMom
04-07-04, 11:39 AM
Retic chic: I am inclined to agree with you. That is one of the reasons why I asked CanWest about a reptile show ie: a show of reptiles only. I was at the Expo with 3 kids under 8 and I wouldn't let them touch the herps if they had been handling the fuzzy critters. In my house, we do have an assortment of animals, including prey type, but we try to keep them seperated as much as possible. My 8yr old son is well aware of the rules that you are not allowed to handle the snakes if you have been petting or holding one of the other animals. You must always wash hands and if possible, don't even wear the same clothes. I love my pets, but the health and safety of people in my house comes first!
As for a reptile show, I would still love to see one! I think the educational possibilies are great and on top of that, I would love the opportunity to see and experience a variety of reptiles. Greedy of me, I know:)
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