Phoenix Reptile Expo 2009 Photos (DUW)

I tried to take as many photos as I could, but I tried to save my camera battery as much as I could. Tomorrow I'm going back to the reptile expo, so I will take some more pictures. It was a blast and I had so much fun. I talked to tons of vendors and people and they were all very nice. I also got myself a little something, and so did my sister.

Here are the pictures:

Baby Turtles!
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01067.jpg
Emerald Tree boa, yellow phase
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01068.jpg
Granite Burm
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01071.jpg
Albino Granite Burm
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01072.jpg
Crested Gecko
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01073.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01074.jpg
My First time handling a Taranchula, and it was AWESOME!! This Taranchula is really, really tame and I barely felt it crawling on my arm. I was kind of nervous to handle it but my sister made me. It wasn't that bad though.
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01075.jpg
Awesome Chameleon
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01077.jpg
Albino Burm
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01078.jpg
Some kind of albino Milksnake
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01079.jpg
Yet another Granite Burm
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01082.jpg
Sleepy Gecko
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01084.jpg
BEAUTIFUL Boa constrictor
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01085.jpg
GORGEOUS Boa constrictor
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01086.jpg
Pastel Ball python
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01090.jpg
Baby Gecko
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01091.jpg
I think this is either a Green Tree python or Emerald Tree boa..
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01092.jpg
Reticulated pythons
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01093.jpg
Lavender Albino Retic & Albino Retic (don't think you can see the albino much in this photo)
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01094.jpg

Ok here's the cutie pa-tootie I bought at the show from LLLReptile. They have great reptiles and couldn't be happier with my purchase. They had TONS of different reptiles, and I picked this 3-4 year old girl, her name is Vanna. My sister bought a Savannah Monitor which I have no pictures of at the moment, sorry:P. They are both very healthy lizards. Here's my girl:
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01098.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01100.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...z/DSC01102.jpg

Like I said, tomorrow I will be at the show and will take some more pics. Sorry I didn't get enough of the Ball pythons or other reptiles, these were quick photos because my camera didn't have a lot of battery in it. Tomorrow I may pick up a Pastel Ball python (female), but still not sure if I should or not. Anywho, hope you enjoyed the photos. If anyone saw me today, you shoulda said hi:D

Great pictures, i love going to expo's now and seeing all the different reptiles and animals that are available. I can only imagine how packed the Phoenix expo is, i'm sure theres over 150 vendors. Nice pickup, that is a really nice looking bearded dragon. How much did you snag her for?

Stephen.

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Great pictures, i love going to expo's now and seeing all the different reptiles and animals that are available. I can only imagine how packed the Phoenix expo is, i'm sure theres over 150 vendors. Nice pickup, that is a really nice looking bearded dragon. How much did you snag her for?

Stephen.

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Yeah the expo was just amazing, and wayy more nicer than the expo was last year. I think there was 100 vendors at the show, but it seemed like there was a lot more than just 100.

I got my Beardie for only $100 which is a fair deal IMO because she is very tame and a great eater. She hated being in that little container so I took her out on the ride home and she just chilled on my shirt all stretched out looking out the window LOL.

Congrats on the beardie :gj:

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Yeah the expo was just amazing, and wayy more nicer than the expo was last year. I think there was 100 vendors at the show, but it seemed like there was a lot more than just 100.

I got my Beardie for only $100 which is a fair deal IMO because she is very tame and a great eater. She hated being in that little container so I took her out on the ride home and she just chilled on my shirt all stretched out looking out the window LOL.

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Hell yeah that is a good deal considering she is full grown and VERY healthy. At my Petsmart I think a juvenile Beardie is $60 or $70, so the fact that you got a very tame good eater for $100 is a great deal.

Plus, gotta love how funny Bearded dragons are about eating and exploring!:taz:

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Congrats on the beardie :gj:

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Thanks Joe:D
She's one of the sweetest Beardies I've come across. I heard bad things about LLLReptiles like their animals not being healthy, but me and my sister's lizards are very healthy. She's crazy for getting a Savannah Monitor.. the funny thing was that the guy said they can eat ground turkey and eggs (raw or boiled) and my sister was like, "This lizard is perfect, we can diet together!" LOL.. she doesn't need to go on a diet, but I assume she meant eat healthy.

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Hell yeah that is a good deal considering she is full grown and VERY healthy. At my Petsmart I think a juvenile Beardie is $60 or $70, so the fact that you got a very tame good eater for $100 is a great deal.

Plus, gotta love how funny Bearded dragons are about eating and exploring!:taz:

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I thought it was a pretty good deal too. I wish I could've gotten a morph, but now I don't even care because this girl is definitely perfect. At my Petsmart the Beardies are around $70 I think, and the ones at the show were like $20 or so which isn't bad.

LOL I love watching her, I watched her eat and even handed her food and she did eat out of my hand including eating off of the plate. She loves to taste everything too, she's always licking something in her cage LOL. I'm going to have a lot of fun keeping her. Tonight I mixed Collard & Mustard Greens together and put some squash in there and she loved it.

I didn't know that was this weekend D=
Wish i could have gone.. I still have tomorrow but I don't think the city buses go to Tempe :P
Great looking beardie. I rescued one from a neighbor but didn't have the time to feed him when i was supposed to. Hope he's happy with his new family.

Sweet pics and sweet beardie!! looking forward to seeing more pics

i picked a male dragon up today haha he is awsome i got mine from down under dragons hes a sandfire x lemon about 5 weeks old 6-7in long i already love him hes awsome then went to az reptile center and got my 4 doz free crickets for him then went to reptiles and reff and got them with that 15% off feeders it was great. i am considering pied from az rep tomorrow just like you. its funny

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Thanks Joe:D
She's one of the sweetest Beardies I've come across. I heard bad things about LLLReptiles like their animals not being healthy, but me and my sister's lizards are very healthy. She's crazy for getting a Savannah Monitor.. the funny thing was that the guy said they can eat ground turkey and eggs (raw or boiled) and my sister was like, "This lizard is perfect, we can diet together!" LOL.. she doesn't need to go on a diet, but I assume she meant eat healthy.

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Yea LLL definatly has some issues.I would still keep a close eye on her for awhile.Now as far as your sisters choice on a lizard.It could be a very mellow one like a freind had or the :taz: one i had :rofl:.

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Yea LLL definatly has some issues.I would still keep a close eye on her for awhile.Now as far as your sisters choice on a lizard.It could be a very mellow one like a freind had or the :taz: one i had :rofl:.

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Yeah I will for sure keep a close eye on her. LOL, my sister's Sav kinda went crazy and hissed at her but she was stressing him out a lot.

Ok I blew it. I stood right next to you and didn't say anything. :oops:


I might be at the show very late tomorrow...maybe. So if anyone is there around closing, let me know!

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Ok I blew it. I stood right next to you and didn't say anything. :oops:


I might be at the show very late tomorrow...maybe. So if anyone is there around closing, let me know!

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Maybe you did not notice here because she is so short :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Congrats on the Beardie!

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Ok I blew it. I stood right next to you and didn't say anything. :oops:


I might be at the show very late tomorrow...maybe. So if anyone is there around closing, let me know!

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LOL I'll be there tomorrow, most likely later in the day though. Have you ever been to Harlow's Cafe?

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Maybe you did not notice here because she is so short :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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LOL wow Joe, just.. wow.. I can't have a come back on that because I didn't see that coming LOL...

Joe the Care Bear...:D:8:

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Congrats on the Beardie!

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Thank you! She's one of my favorite purchases I've ever had, and she really does have a cute personality. I love how she likes attention, unlike snakes because they don't really care.. Well, one of my snakes do, but that's just about it LOL.

Congrats on the beardie, i picked up a crestie from your gecko guy, best choice of the day, man thats was a great day, i got a crestie, got tagged by my BP for the first time. whew

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Congrats on the beardie, i picked up a crestie from your gecko guy, best choice of the day, man thats was a great day, i got a crestie, got tagged by my BP for the first time. whew

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LOL what BP tagged you, and whose BP was it??

A few of the Ball pythons I held including an Irian Jaya that I held all had the same look on their face that said, "I swear if you get any closer.."

I swear the Super Cinny I held was going to bite me.. it was pretty jumpy. The Axanthic I held wasn't jumpy, but had that mad look in its eyes.

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LOL what BP tagged you, and whose BP was it??

A few of the Ball pythons I held including an Irian Jaya that I held all had the same look on their face that said, "I swear if you get any closer.."

I swear the Super Cinny I held was going to bite me.. it was pretty jumpy. The Axanthic I held wasn't jumpy, but had that mad look in its eyes.

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It was my Bp when i got home it bit my because my hand smelled like a mouse, and i remember that super cinny, wish i could hold it

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It was my Bp when i got home it bit my because my hand smelled like a mouse, and i remember that super cinny, wish i could hold it

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The vendor let me handle it, and when he handed it to me he said, "Now don't go running off with that thing." as a joke, I guess Super Cinnies are expensive. I hate how snakes look so innocent and calm in their cages but when you take them out they are beasts:O

Hi all...just got back to Sahuarita. Went to the show on Saturday with the intentions of going both days....but I gotta tell ya...the set up there was not so great. It was so packed in you could barely get around. No room!! I think my son got elbowed in the face so many times that I am suprised he doesn't have a broken nose.

I only got to meet Dave and checked out his snakes. (it was nice to meet you)!! But other than that didn't meet anyone else. Sorry!

But all was not lost...I did catch up with my breeder and ended up buying a cute little 1 month old butter ball. (Marki Reptiles) Sassy as ever she is!! Haven't thought of a name yet....(we go with kings and queens) so we are still working on that. Any ideas out there???

I will send you pictures of our new little baby as soon as she arrives. Josh is out here in Tucson so I just asked to meet up with him out here. I should have her home by Tuesday.

I also have to give props to the guy (can't think of the vendor name) with the AMAZING Panther Chamelions. Holy toledo...they were wicked!!! I so wanted one!! But the hubby is still saying....nothing but balls. lol I will have to keep working on him.

Michelle, it was nice to meet you as well. I'm glad you were able to get your butter, Josh is a great guy with some fantastic animals. It was a nice show especially when you compare it to last years venue. The narrow aisles were really my only complaint.