I've been to plenty of shows, but... Tinley = WOW

I spent five hours there today, then went back for the auction. I can't believe all of the animals there, they are amazing! Mike Wilbanks' booth was awesome, he has some awesome scaleless corns! The display was flawless, I may pick something up from him tomorrow. Of course NERD's was awesome too, good luck getting close enough to see anything though. Every time I went buy there were so many people that you couldn't really get in close enough to see anything. There were some gorgeous retics there, I wish I had room for one. I will be going back as soon as they open in the morning, I can't wait! Please share your experiences guys!

Nice to see you Clint, Mike, and Sheleen!

Im jealous, sounds like fun!

You should meet up with us for lunch! I had a great time as well..I don't even think I saw everything!

Where are you guys eating?

we went to chipotle today, might just go again tomorrow. Its quick and easy and pretty close

Ah man I gotta get to one of those big shows! I dont think we have anything like that out here in the PNW... There are 3 shows in the area each year that I know of but I dont think they are on that level.... Then again I have never been to a reptile expo. I can never seem to get to one. :(

Fly to chicago!!! :gj:

Tinley Park will blow your mind! We went last year, and believe me when I tell you, you cannot see the entire show in one day.

Thousands upon thousands of snakes and lizards, hundreds of reptile people everywhere. You have to see it to understand, it's impossible to describe.

Here are some links to pictures I took last year, if you care to look.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rt-1-Major-DUW!!!!
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rt-2-Major-DUW!!!!
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rt-3-Major-DUW!!!!
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rt-4-Major-DUW!!!!
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rt-5-Major-DUW!!!!

These big shows like Tinley and Repticon are like nothing you've ever seen.

Gale

I went to my first Repticon today and it was sub-par. I went to a herp society show two weeks ago and it was MUCH better. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that Repticon Atlanta and NARBC was this weekend too. Even still, I was disappointed. :( Maybe I'll make it up to Tinley park one year. I just need to get there since I live in Texas.

Lol gale I'm probably going to have to do my pictures in groups. We have at least 200 and we didn't even get all the pictures we wanted. Back for round two today!

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Yup, Tinley is an awesome show. I managed to restrain myself yesterday and only came home with one new snake. Here she is, a little ghost from NERD.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...0-13182212.jpg

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Lol gale I'm probably going to have to do my pictures in groups. We have at least 200 and we didn't even get all the pictures we wanted. Back for round two today!

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Lol! Steffe, maybe between the two of us we'll have pics of everything! Can't wait for round 2! Sitting here in our room waiting for the doors to open is killing me and I'm pretty much done buying stuff. Have some dry goods to pick up, but mostly - picture time!

Here is the ATB I got from Snakes Unlimited.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8...ff0ebc90_b.jpg

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Lol! Steffe, maybe between the two of us we'll have pics of everything! Can't wait for round 2! Sitting here in our room waiting for the doors to open is killing me and I'm pretty much done buying stuff. Have some dry goods to pick up, but mostly - picture time!

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You know I still want to get a chondro! That will be fun :)

Might also get some boaphile cages since they are only $50 and would stack nicely with my other boaphiles :P

Alex is still considering getting another snake or a lizard/gecko. We shall see what happens with that.

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Ah man I gotta get to one of those big shows! I dont think we have anything like that out here in the PNW... There are 3 shows in the area each year that I know of but I dont think they are on that level.... Then again I have never been to a reptile expo. I can never seem to get to one. :(

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There is one in Portland on January 26. Actually, Wilsonville or something like that. Northwest Reptile Expo. There's a list of vendors and photos from previous years on the website.

Tinley was awesome....as usual! Picked up a few new BPs: Champagne(F), Phantom, Mojave(F), and a Fire. Will post pics soon. Really tired and have to get up for work at 5 am.

Can't wait to see everyone's pics!

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You know I still want to get a chondro! That will be fun :)

Might also get some boaphile cages since they are only $50 and would stack nicely with my other boaphiles :P

Alex is still considering getting another snake or a lizard/gecko. We shall see what happens with that.

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So did you get your chondro?? I would've taken advantage of those boaphiles too - or maybe an AP cage or two - but we brought my hubby's car and they'd never have fit, lol....

I expressed tremendous restraint and stuck with my two new boa girls. But I seriously had a hard time walking away from that little pied. Maybe next time...... :P

Can't wait to go again!!!!