What would you want to see? - Page 3

Jeff Hathaway · 11-24-04, 08:44 PM

Catchy, no doubt. We didn't actually copy it from you, though. If you recall, we discussed this by email several years ago when you first opened Scales Zoo, about our plans for 'Scales Nature Centre', which has now become 'Scales Nature Park'.

We like it because it covers not only reptiles, but fish, which we will also be featuring. Fish of Ontario, that is...

I thought you would have seen the pics already, but if you haven't, check out www.scisnake.com/scales.html for more details. Of course, everything on there is at least a year out of date- lots more has been done now. Hopefully I'll get some new pics up this winter...

Jeff Hathaway
Sciensational Sssnakes!!

BoidKeeper · 11-24-04, 08:44 PM

Yeah I like the name scales too. Too bad it's TAKEN!lol
Cheers,
Trevor

Scales Zoo · 11-24-04, 08:47 PM

Jeff, I don't want to sidetrack Gary's thread - I read those emails from September 2001 earlier today, and see that I told you it was a bad idea and would lead to confusion. I guess I should have been more direct, and less polite. Things have changed in that time.

Ryan

Edited to add - I can't beleive you could register that name as business in Canada. I'll email you.

BoidKeeper · 11-24-04, 08:55 PM

Just trying to play devils advocate here. If I opened a coffee shop and called it Star Cups. What do you think would happen?
Cheers,
Trevor

rwg · 11-24-04, 09:01 PM

What makes my jaw drop are rare, large, or colorfull colubrids. Diurnals would be better than nocturnals for obvious reasons. Tiger rats, bamboo rats, red-tailed greens, beauties, leopard rats, etc. I agree about Australian elapids. That'd be VERY cool. Also like to see a gi-normous king cobra.

Black roughnecks are about the coolest monitor after komodos. Crocodile monitor, blue, green, or black tree monitors. Hmm...what else?

How about a large sulawesi retic in once cage, and maybe a super-dwarf next door to show variation.

Of course every native species obtainable should be on display for educational purposes.

Roy

Scales Zoo · 11-24-04, 09:14 PM

I like your list RWG - I like it a lot!!

We had black roughnecks, a very large one was Sheilas favorite monitor, and will be getting more next year hopefully. A black roughneck beside a dumerils monitor, would be really cool to see also.

Ryan

Gary D. · 11-24-04, 09:19 PM

Not to derail my thread either, but although I love the name Reptile Gardens, and despite being in another nation entirely, I still will take my own name. Even if the nation is large, the reptile community isn't. I think you can probably come up with something that demonstrates what you want it to and still be unique.

Black Rough neck would be cool, I've now got one dumerili.

Katt · 11-24-04, 09:21 PM

Hehehe, no worries Gary, a species like that should be in a zoo, not stuck in a cage where no one gets to see her.

Scales Zoo · 11-24-04, 10:20 PM

Ignore everything I said - a healthy happy collection of reptiles kicks *** - no matter how diverse or fancy they are.

At the majority of reptile collections, be it stationary or mobile, that i have seen, there are always reptiles I view as skinny, or for some other reason feel bad for.

Vern Ruml in Winnipeg had the happiest and healthiest reptiles on public display, and we've always strived to do just that - show the public really healthy, happy, beautiful reptiles.

Ryan

Jeff Hathaway · 11-24-04, 11:38 PM

Ryan,

Perhaps it's worth a thread of its own, though I doubt it myself... I don't see that anything has changed; I do recall the discussion and your concern about confusion- I just disagreed with it. Sure, a certain amount of confusion could occur amongst the online herp community, but that is a pretty small segment of the Canadian marketplace. I'm not particularly worried about the online community; as was discussed in the reptile world thread, the target market is very different. I'm concerned with attracting the northbound cottage-type tourist traffic, and to accomplish that I need a name that is short, easy to remember, lends itself well to a url, and gets across what people can see and do here.

And like I said, I'm always open to suggestions. I have spent some time on it, Gary, and haven't come up with anything that works better yet. Keep in mind that not that long ago, there was a Reptile World in Windsor, ON, and a Reptile World in Drumheller, at the same time. I don't recall any significant confusion nor any other issues that arose from this exact duplication of the name.

Trevor, what would happen if you chose Star Cups would depend on the situation. In that case, you're close to the name of a national franchise, which would be different than if, for example, I had a pet store named 'Scales and Tails' in Ontario, and you decided to open 'Scales and Tails' in NB. In the latter case, it actually happens a fair bit, and nothing results from it.

Beyond this issue, great thread, Gary! I'm particularly glad to see that people are listing at least some animals that will be (or already are) amongst our collection.

Jeff Hathaway
Sciensational Sssnakes!!

Scales Zoo · 11-24-04, 11:51 PM

Sorry, Gary....

Jeff, I know your wife liked the name SCALES, and I sympathize - we like it too.

We started using SCALES (Serpent Conseratory And Lizard Empoium of Saskatchewan), officially, back in January of 2000 - almost 5 years ago, as Scales Canada. In the later half of 2001, we had it changed to Scales Zoo. At that time, the word scales was not used in any reptile company in North America - and I thanked Sheila for being good at words and names.

I'm not gonna be nasty about the name, but I think it is in your best interest to hold that contest to pick a name for your place.

Ryan

Grant vg · 11-25-04, 12:02 AM

Scales Zoo is god!

Minnow · 11-25-04, 12:04 AM

Kinda reminds me of a Recipe place called KopyKat.

Carol

Scales Zoo · 11-25-04, 12:04 AM

Thanks for not using a capital G, G!

Thanks mang!

Ryan

leo_gexx · 11-25-04, 01:10 AM

Ok so after I open a zoo with the nam,e scales maybe I will open up a coffee shop with the name timmie herkins , lol Give me a break . There is more than one name that can be used for a reptile zoo.

Gary sorry to draw away from the initial post , interesting would be a Komodo , tuatara , or a real nice display of agamids. There is a lizard that gets so little attention , you want colubrids go to any ones home .Sometimes being unique doesn't have to cost large money. Someone mentioned glass skinks , they aren't expensive or common would be a boring display though they really don't do much. For the record , public likes to see bright green animals. Prettier the better , mind you an eyelash viper would turn anyones head.