Tampa Show - brought this home!

So everyone warned Aud and me that if we went to a show...we would not want to come home empty-handed....

Well....everyone was right!! :D It was our first show and we would have brought home about 30 new babies if we could have!! Instead.....we brought home this '04 lemon pastel male....we like! Maybe he will show his face after he gets settled into his new tub!!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../8/lemon_1.jpg

-BT :cool:

ooooo pretty , congrats!! cant wait to see his face!

im heading to show in NH on the 14th and i know ill have the same issue... ill want to take them all home!!! its an amazing addiction!!

Congrats! ... I knew you guys would do well at the show! ... Awesome!

-adam

Thanks thanks! And you were right by the way Adam - I saw my first piebald live and in person at the show (not just in a picture)...actually saw quite a few of them.....absolutely unbelievable!!

-BT

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And you were right by the way Adam - I saw my first piebald live and in person at the show (not just in a picture)...actually saw quite a few of them.....absolutely unbelievable!!

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ROCK ON! :D

-adam

Beautiful snake!! Congrats to da both of yas!!

very nice! who did you pick it up from?

I saw it!! It's a beauty of a pastel! It was nice chatting with you two as well!
Wolfy

beautiful pastel ! :) I got mine at the tampa show as well...Who did you end up purchasing from? I got mine from a small vender...I believe his name was bob hemond? or hammond? from Tennessee...Sold me my male pastel for $150 I couldn't believe it! it's a graziani line? is that the correct spelling? you gotta love reptile show's. i'm going to religiously attend everyone I can so long. I have to admit, I haven't seen any kind of ball python morph other than a pastel in person. It was almost euphoric to see bumblebee's,albino's, pied's, super pastel's, Spider's and lesser's and the other's.
All I know is I'm hooked and there's no turning back. LoL

But ya, beautiful Ball!
Good job man, Great buy!

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very nice! who did you pick it up from?

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We got this beauty from Alice Cobb (sp?) right here on ball-pythons.net. I have to take a moment and say...what a Wonderfully Nice lady!! You rock, Alice!!:rockon:

And it was nice meeting you too Wolfy!!!

All-in-all...we had a great time at our firs show! If we weren't hooked before...we are now!! :D

-BT :cool:

Congrats!!! :D He's a looker! ;)

BT, you can stop with those compliments in a day or so! :)



It was a pleasure meeting you, Aud and your cute little girl. I'm so glad Balou, our beautiful lemon pastel male, found such a good home. Don't forget that you promised to send pics of his babies next summer. Will that make me a ball python grandma?



BTW, you need to tell everyone how your daughter was keeping herself entertained while we talked snakes . . . she was so precious. I hope you got her to sleep the whole way back to Ft. Myers!



Wolfy, it was also great meeting you. It's so nice to put a face to a name from the forum. Let me know how those dwarf mice do. . . . they were so tiny.



Nate, it was also good seeing you again. Nate and I had met a few weeks ago when he came over to our house to meet the snakes. He is a sharp young man who is going about this hobby the right way - and not just jumping in to make a quick buck.



BT, here's a pic of Balou a few months ago with his head peeking out. Hope you enjoy. Keep me updated on how everything is going. Take care.


https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../0/5/Balou.JPG

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Alice!!:rockon:

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Excellent choice!

And thank you for the kind comments Alice i do appreciate it.

I am so jealous that he got to see your snakes :taz:

I forgot about what Raigen did at the show. So were at the show and Raigen (our 23 month old toddler) is doing really good in her stroller not making to much of a fuss over riding in her car seat for 2 hours and then going right from there to the stroller for another 4 or so hours. Well toward the end we were hungry so we grabbed some food, I got her a little strawberry smoothie.....she sat cute with it in her cup holder sipping from the tiny straw, and then as I'm all distracted talking to Neil about racks with Brian, I look over thinking she has been kid-napped because she had been way to quiet for way to long...WRONG, she had smeared the smoothie all over herself, her bald head, arms face every where. I didnt say a word because 1) I didnt want to have to deal with her pitching a pure fit at the time and 2) as long as she was quiet and happy....I didnt care what she was doing.

Then Alice played peek-a-boo with her and made sure it really got all over her face. I think this is how babies keep such soft skin :)

And no she actually didnt sleep a wink, but was good for the 2-2.5 hour drive. I know my legs and butt couldnt stand that car for another minute...I was ready to start crieing. :)

But yes everyone, Alice is truly wonderful, and again it was great to meet a female breeder....no offense to the guys or anything.

Wish you all the well with everyting, and I'm sure you will see us again and again.
Keep an eye out for some pictures of the snakes :)

Alice....I was wondering how do you pronounce the name you gave him? Is it Bay-Lou?

LOL that's a funny story

Yes, my 21 month yr old daughter likes to condition her hair with pancake syrup EVERY weekend. ===>>>Who needs cable? I have a toddler...<<<===:P

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Who needs cable? I have a toddler...

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Exactly!!! Right now were knee deep into the "No" and "I'll do it" stage...I think I have a migrain that will never fade. Goody Powders should start sending me free stuff any day now for keeping them in buisness.

I keep thinking "your not even 2 yet...is this just practice for whats to come?" Its a rough patch that soon will fade.....hopefully I'll live to see the other side lol.

WOW, Very nice Pastel you have there! Congradulations on the very nice aquisition!

Audrey, we stole his name from the Jungle Book character, so we pronounced it Ba-lou. His clutch mate's name is Akeela. Go figure.

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okay, I think we'll keep it. We had another BP named Kaa so its ironic!


Thank you again Alice!!! You now have a faithful fan and returning customers I'm sure.

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Exactly!!! Right now were knee deep into the "No" and "I'll do it" stage...I think I have a migrain that will never fade. Goody Powders should start sending me free stuff any day now for keeping them in buisness.

I keep thinking "your not even 2 yet...is this just practice for whats to come?" Its a rough patch that soon will fade.....hopefully I'll live to see the other side lol.

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Oh wow, the "I'll do it" stage. Do they sell patience on the internet? I would LOVE to purchase some because I'm running on fumes right now. My daughter is 50% girlie-girl & 50% Tom boy screeching maniac. So funny. She'll hold a snake with fascination, but heaven forbid she gets cupcake frosting on her fingers..."Eww, mommy, messy fee-gers!!!"

it nice to read all the love in this thread :) makes my heart sing!

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Oh wow, the "I'll do it" stage. Do they sell patience on the internet? I would LOVE to purchase some because I'm running on fumes right now. My daughter is 50% girlie-girl & 50% Tom boy screeching maniac. So funny. She'll hold a snake with fascination, but heaven forbid she gets cupcake frosting on her fingers..."Eww, mommy, messy fee-gers!!!"

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Rachel-

LOL...sounds exactly like Raigen! She'll play with the animals all day...she'll even walk outside and play with whatever random bug is sitting there...

But all the way through every stinkin meal she keeps holding her hands out to me and Aud saying "Wipe...wipe..." I love it...

Brian:cool: