What I got at the swap

Well, I only bought one snake at the swap today (aren't you guys proud of me?) Oh, and an arachnid.

My new scalekid is a speckled kingsnake. Not certain of gender yet, but the guy thought female. She's in shed right now and very nervous. The picture doesn't do her justice.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...2/8/speckl.jpg

The arachnid is a giant vinegaroon. Cool little bugger. Mum doesn't think so though. lol

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/DSCN1307.jpg

Got to meet Schlyne there which was nice. Sorry I could stay and chat at all, I misplaced my cousin who has the tendancy to wander off, and I had to find her. ;)

Nice ! love the snake !

Man, shelby you shoulda told me you wanted a vinegaroon, i woulda sent you one of the many that find thier way into our garage and backyard ! there are tons of them in New Mexico.

lol.. actually this particular one did come from New Mexico.

LOL thats too weird !!

wow, ive never eve heard of a vinegaroon. very cool.

Very pretty snake. The vinegaroon frightens me a bit... How many snake do you have now?

22 snakes.. and the vinegaroon is harmless.

Wow, congrats! I am very proud of you for only buying one snake!

Well the only reason I bought just one is because I ran out of money.. *sigh* ;)

I got to hold a big 10-12' retic.. it was soooo cool! I love retics.

Definately understand the running out of money syndrome. The retic sounds nice!



Ah *dreams a little dream*

Funny thing is.. the one thing I wanted to get there, no one had. I wanted a greenbottle blue tarantula. I considered a cobalt blue, but I didn't really want to spend $40 on a horridly aggressive pet hole. :)

Next time.. the greenbottle blue is mine!

Running out of money is the most effective way not to spend ;) I adore kingsnakes, so lovely :) The vinegaroon is a trip! What a neat little dude! I think he'd give my Mom a heart attack though, lol.

you've got alot of different herps, must keep you busy.
i like that glowing edge scorpion pic!


vaughn

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Funny thing is.. the one thing I wanted to get there, no one had. I wanted a greenbottle blue tarantula. I considered a cobalt blue, but I didn't really want to spend $40 on a horridly aggressive pet hole. :)

Next time.. the greenbottle blue is mine!

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Shelby, i know someone that has tons of spiders do you want me to see if they have this greenbottle blue tarantula? I know very little about spiders so is this the real name of what you want? They are in illinois also and they do setup at lees show.Let me know ok

Yes they do keep me busy, Vaughn.. I love it!

And thanks for the compliment on the pic there.. photoshop is fun!

Joe - who is it? I know Botar by 8s has some, but they weren't at the swap this time. I asked everyone who had tarantulas there if they had any, but no one did.

Yeah, I think if my GBB ends up being a male, I will probably end up giving him to The Theraphosid Breeding Project (aka Bruce and Bill to the locals) for breeding loan.

It was nice to meet Shelby, although I was trying to find a guy I was supposed to give a tarantula to at the time.

I left with a Costa Rican Tiger Rump Tarnatula, an Usumbara Baboon Tarnatula, and this little guy.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...newleocopy.jpg

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Yes they do keep me busy, Vaughn.. I love it!

And thanks for the compliment on the pic there.. photoshop is fun!

Joe - who is it? I know Botar by 8s has some, but they weren't at the swap this time. I asked everyone who had tarantulas there if they had any, but no one did.

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They are from Ottawa thier names are Becky & Howard(Not sure on last name) I will give them a call tommorow(sunday) and i will ask them.Or i can give you thier store phone number when i get it as all i have now is thier cell phone number.I do not give that out without thier permission.I WILL let you know.

Thanks. It will probably be awhile before I can go to the swap again, as unfortunately it is hard for me to get weekend days off. Anyone know how much it normally costs to ship a tarantula?

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Thanks. It will probably be awhile before I can go to the swap again, as unfortunately it is hard for me to get weekend days off. Anyone know how much it normally costs to ship a tarantula?

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Well i will still check for you incase they do have one.Maybe she could ship it to you if they do have one.

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Thanks. It will probably be awhile before I can go to the swap again, as unfortunately it is hard for me to get weekend days off. Anyone know how much it normally costs to ship a tarantula?

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Swift Invert's quotes shipping through DHL express is $30. (and when you order with him, he always sends a free invert). I'd guess it's about in that price range. I've shipped a few overnight but I've had to use bigger insulated boxes, since I only have one size. If you're planning to use botar, I have no idea how much it costs, since I know he's not using DHL anymore, since they lost his shipment of singapore blues. :O

Swift's site. http://www.swiftinverts.com/

I generally buy a lot of stuff from botar, instead of some of the other online inverts dealers, but I don't have to pay shipping costs, since he goes to the swap.

Yeah I'll probably wait for botar to be at the swap when I can go again. I don't really want to spend double the amount with shipping!

I go to swiftingerts.com a lot. Great stuff there! I can't imagine having lost singapore blues.. they're so gorgeous.

i'm getting myself a GBB next week! s/he's moulting right now and hopefully the owner will be able to sex it - we are hoping for a girl!

i'm also picking up a pink zebra beauty and a costa rican zebra...

it's gonna to cost me some $$ but the seller is a fellow addict who is downsizing a bit and is charging me what she paid for them... and tossing in a viv for two of them as well. so... i think we are getting them all... but the GBB for sure!!! isn't it cool how they change from orange to blue as they grow up :)

Shelby, the lady i was telling you about in OTAWAA does have gbb for $65.She says they are young and just starting to show thier adult colors to be.PM me if you want her phone number and she can ship it if needed.

I can't afford $65 right now. The GBBs at botar are $30-45. Thanks anyways, though.

Costa rican zebras are so pretty.. I want to see pics when you get your new spiders!

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I can't afford $65 right now. The GBBs at botar are $30-45. Thanks anyways, though.

Costa rican zebras are so pretty.. I want to see pics when you get your new spiders!

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No problem i know nothing about spiders:D

ya i'm paying more than $65 for my GBB but s/he's over 3"

and ya, i'll be posting pics!!!