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Orlando Repticon

Hello!
I couldn't find a thread for it, so I thought I'd make one.
Is anyone from this website going to the Orlando Repticon that's in a couple weeks?
Are any corn snake breeders here going there to sell?
This will be my first Repticon and I'm hoping to buy my first corn snake there.
:D
 
I'll probably be taking my daughter, but with the holidays It will probably just be a picture taking experience for me.
 
Nanci, I'm in the Daytona part of Florida. :)
I finally got permission to get a corn snake for my birthday back in September.
After reading through this website, I knew not to get one from a chain pet store and I'm not fully comfortable with buying a snake online.
Thankfully, Repticon wasn't too far away.
I don't want an expensive morph as my first snake.
I'm probably looking to spend no more than $75 on a snake.
:D
 
I most definitely will!
I was so annoyed that I got permission after that expo.
But, I guess this way, I had more time to save and get my tank ready.
 
Just got back. Sorry no pictures, didn't see anything I felt worthy of taking a picture of. It should have been called Ball'icon. If you frequent Fauna's classifieds and click the new posts button, look at the number of Ball Python ads, and then look at the number of Boas, and the misc others. That will give you a good idea of what was at the show.

The few colubrids there were the run of the mill for the most part. If you were looking for anything semi recent (sunkissed, strawberry, cinder, tess etc.) you were out of luck. I picked up some frozen mice, paid my herp society dues, and picked up my Coral Snow I had bought a little while ago. My daughter had a blast, oddly enough, one of her favorites was a 5' AT Boa that tried to eat her face after peeking in the side of the tub it was in. She also liked the Bearded morphs, the Chameleons, and ugh - the Pied BPs. The Cham's topped her list though, so come Feb. show, I may have to become a lizard owner. They are pretty cool.

Overall, still a nice trip for picking up feeders and supplies and such, but its the same as it was 10 years ago when I last went. If you have discriminating tastes, Daytona is usually the only place you can shop to fill them. In person anyway.
 
I was surprised by the excellent selection of corns at the last Columbia SC Repticon. Kind of a drive, though. But I went to deliver babies and see people and pay off a snake. What's the big deal about ball pythons, anyway??
 
I was surprised by the excellent selection of corns at the last Columbus Repticon. Kind of a drive, though. But I went to deliver babies and see people and pay off a snake. What's the big deal about ball pythons, anyway??

I think Nanci meant Columbia SC?
 
Yeah. Rich was at Columbus OH today- I guess it was on my mind. Because Columbus OH is the usual BP show.
 
I really don't mind them, actually kind of have an eye for the Bumble Bee morph, and love the Ivory/Luci whatever they're called these days. If either of those become affordable, I may eventually add them to the collection. What I DO mind is trudging through all of the ads and all of the tables to find the other things on my list.

Another huge disappointment I forgot to mention, not one Drymarchon. Not one Texas Indigo, no Cribos, nothing, and almost nothing in the True Red Tail Boa category. I guess the upside is if I produce, I won't have much local competition.

There was certainly no shortage of customers at the show, the place was booming once the early admission hour was over.

I was surprised by the excellent selection of corns at the last Columbia SC Repticon. Kind of a drive, though. But I went to deliver babies and see people and pay off a snake. What's the big deal about ball pythons, anyway??
 
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