Iowa Reptile Show and Sale, Des Moines IA

[millertime89]

I needed to go to Omaha to pick up a BP and get snake food. Gary (exwizard) told me there was a reptile expo in Des Moines this past weekend that he was going to be at, it worked out so I drove out to Des Moines, picked up the snake food from him, then drove back to Omaha and picked up the BP. Took some pictures while I was there. There were a bunch of snakes I wish I took pictures of that I didn't, among them were: Ivory BP that looked Pied (white head, random bits of coloration), 2 adult Dumerils boas, an adult BCI, baby burmese pythons (they were awesome, SO wanted to take one, or 4, home). But here's the ones I did take pictures of!

cute little baby tortoise
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spotted python
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this carpet was super inquisitive, crawled all over the three of us
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the carpet on my friend Michael
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back on me
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what's up there?
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oh hai
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[millertime89]

my brother holding him, he's now addicted to carpets and is planning on getting an IJ in the spring
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this guy had some cool set ups, just wish he didn't have 4 or 5 bps in one enclosure
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one year old male burm, this guy was super docile, the man and woman behind me had just purchased him and were kind enough to let me hold him for a bit.
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a nippy hog island female, she's a big girl and the breeder said she was going to be breeding soon
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GTP for sale
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[lady_bug87]

aw I love carpets, I will own one one day, when I can build all the tanks to house... god I cant wait to have my house

[Gungirl]

Nice pics thanks for sharing. I Love the spiders but will never own one :(

[millertime89]

$60 bit** for sale, lining up for a strike
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of course I had to hold her, but I wasn't THAT brave, I pulled my sleeves over my hands
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as advertised, she struck at her present owner shortly after this picture was taken
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headed home...
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the souvenir I DIDN'T want...
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Thats all! Thanks for looking. Other pictures I didn't post are here
1320Video.com Images Galleries :: Des Moines reptile expo fall 2011 (http://www.1320video.com/gallery/album343?page=1)

[millertime89]

other things that I saw that I wish I had taken pictures of:
TONS of tarantulas and mantids
geckos
a uromastyx
pacman frogs
red eyed tree frogs that I will have eventually
tons of cool BP morphs, one breeder brought only albinos, het albinos and axanthic, and het axanthic balls. They had some stunning BPs.

[lady_bug87]

I especially love the picture of the parking ticket

[lady_bug87]

or speeding ticket....

[millertime89]

I especially love the picture of the parking ticket

I WISH it was a parking ticket, speeding ticket, 86 in a 70, $181.50.

[lady_bug87]

yea I corrected haha

nice one.

[snake man12]

I love that Nicaraguan boa only sixty bucks and the bp

[alessia55]

great pics. I love going to expos and being able to take out a variety of snakes :yes: I'm going to one this weekend... can't wait! Hopefully I'll remember to take more photos but like you I get side-tracked and forget to admist all the enthusiasm :p

[exwizard]

Yeah that nic was at our table. She does live up to that label. Im glad you had a good time Kyle. I know I sure had a blast. I acquired one of the 2 adult dums in a trade after the show and we were cleaned out of all our rats and mice in the van. What a day! :)

[millertime89]

Yeah that nic was at our table. She does live up to that label. Im glad you had a good time Kyle. I know I sure had a blast. I acquired one of the 2 adult dums in a trade after the show and we were cleaned out of all our rats and mice in the van. What a day! :)

WOW that's impressive, you guys had a ton in there!
Those dums were awesome, super docile and really inquisitive. It was cool to get to see them up close and in person.
I'm debating if I should go to the KC show this Sunday, not sure if I want to use the gas, especially considering that ticket... I can do it on a single tank of gas, but the car I'll take this time isn't the most comfortable...

[snake man12]

You should go:D:D

[millertime89]

I should, we'll see what I decide to do Sunday morning, but I probably won't.

[exwizard]

I've been to KC twice (Jason Kruses's show on the Kansas side that is) It is worth going as they have a lot there. They even have stuff there that you wont find elsewhere, like possibly anacondas, retics etc. You will have a blast there as well.

[millertime89]

argh... you're not making this any easier, the one this weekend is on the KS side.

[exwizard]

Im trying to think of a name for this new Dum. What do you guys think of "Isis"?

[snake man12]

Isis like the Egyptian god. The name rules

[lady_bug87]

Isis like the Egyptian god. The name rules

I named my female lacerta Isis

[millertime89]

I like Isis, which one was she? we held both of them. They had one that was definitely bigger than the other. Laura mentioned she might have been powerfed.

[exwizard]

The other one was powerfed but they were both 3 yrs old.

[exwizard]

An update on the Dum we picked up last week...

She is an '08, 4 1/2' long and 4.8 lbs. Her name is Euryale and she totally dog tame. Pics will come as soon as I get them

[millertime89]

Both of them were awesome while out. I'm really thinking about getting that Nic, the bitch...

[exwizard]

She's still available. Do you have their contact info? We do if you need that.

[millertime89]

Yes I do, I'm arguing with myself about it. If she quarantines her now for me I'll probably pick her up after I move into my new place in a month.