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    Greetings from Chicago!

    I just wanted to introduce myself because I finally made an account on here! I've been a long time stalker

    My name is Ashley and I live in Chicago, IL but I'm from Minneapolis, MN and actually most likely moving back there is summer. I grew up on a horse farm and we also raised pheasants and chickens. Currently, I work in law while going to school. My passions have always been horses and politics. I'm a HUGE animal lover, unfortunately allergic to any indoor animal with fur. Therefore, I'm pretty limited in animals unless I want to suffer. Snakes are a perfect option for people like me. A few years ago I become completely fascinated by snakes and have put a lot of time in researching them. I'll hopefully be purchasing my first snake at NARBC in Tinley Park next weekend and I couldn't be more excited!

    I'm so happy to join an online community with so many knowledgeable people!

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    Welcome to the forum Ashley. And best of luck picking out your new snake at the show!

    Please post pictures.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
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    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
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    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    Welcome and best wishes Ashley.

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    to the forum
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    7 adult Royals (2.5), 1.0 COS Pastel, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Lesser platty Royal python, 1.1 Black pastel Royal python, 0.1 Blue eyed leucistic ( Super lesser), 0.1 Piebald Royal python, 1.0 Sinaloan milk snake 1.0 crested gecko and 1 bad case of ETS. no wife, no surprise.

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    I'll be at tinley on sat. That is always a great show, just remember to look over the animals carefully. I did see a few I passed on last show because of issues with the snakes I didn't want to deal
    with. Most of the snakes there looked real good though.

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    Quote Originally Posted by Bcycling View Post
    I'll be at tinley on sat. That is always a great show, just remember to look over the animals carefully. I did see a few I passed on last show because of issues with the snakes I didn't want to deal
    with. Most of the snakes there looked real good though.
    What types of issues?

    And thanks for the welcomes everyone!

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    Quote Originally Posted by Ashley96 View Post
    What types of issues?

    And thanks for the welcomes everyone!

    I saw saw mites for the first time and saw a table full of dehydrated snakes. I know some of these guys are coming from far away to the show, but I would think there would be a way to keep them hydrated.

    Just make sure to look the snake over you are looking at and look at the rest of the collection the seller has to see how the health of his entire collection looks before you hand over money.

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    Re: Greetings from Chicago!

    Quote Originally Posted by Bcycling View Post
    I saw saw mites for the first time and saw a table full of dehydrated snakes. I know some of these guys are coming from far away to the show, but I would think there would be a way to keep them hydrated.

    Just make sure to look the snake over you are looking at and look at the rest of the collection the seller has to see how the health of his entire collection looks before you hand over money.
    Thanks for the tip!

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    Welcome! I am also from Chicago and my favorite baseball team The Twins, just happen to be out of Minnesota! You'll have a blast at the NARBC and I'll hopefully see you there :-)

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