What's it like being a vendor at a reptile show?

To have your table set up, the containers for the snakes, and things such as that is it expensive or does it not cost anything? Once I start breeding different morphs of BPs I would be interested in being a vendor at a reptile expo. Is it fun being a vendor and talking to the people who are viewing your table? Is it fun answering the questions people ask you about some of the reptiles/amphibians at your table? I would be very much interested in finding out what it's like. (:

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Originally Posted by BallPythonLOVER

To have your table set up, the containers for the snakes, and things such as that is it expensive or does it not cost anything? Once I start breeding different morphs of BPs I would be interested in being a vendor at a reptile expo. Is it fun being a vendor and talking to the people who are viewing your table? Is it fun answering the questions people ask you about some of the reptiles/amphibians at your table? I would be very much interested in finding out what it's like. (:

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It is a cost that depends on the show, but overall, assume that the table, your supplies, and the displays are going to be much more than $500.

I really enjoy being a vendor, but it is also fun being a customer walking around. Being a vendor means you need to stay behind your table for the most part. Being a customer means you can be wherever you want.

Being a vendor means you are always talking to customers, showing people your stuff, and being a great host. They are visitors at your table. Make them know that they are appreciated!!

Its fun, and a lot of things happen before and after the show. That is always fun as well!

Its a great time!!

I REALLY enjoy it because I would have planned to go to the show as a spectator/customer anyway...being a vendor just gets me a little closer and I get to know other vendors a little more personally.

We don't breed/sell snakes, but we have reptile-related gifts and toys (the kids LOVE our table) and Phoenix Worms for lizards and frogs, so a lot of public education goes into that.

There are always a few of us in the family that go so we can take turns walking around and mingling with the other vendors.

The hardest part about being a vendor is trying not to spend what you make on another animal. We just returned from a show in Oklahoma City and on the road trip there my hubby made me solemnly swear not to buy any living creature! Do crickets count?

Robbin