1 day to go!

[NightLad]

"(Oh man, why can’t I slip into a 24-hour coma and wake up in time to go to the expo? This waiting is killing me!)" ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!
My advise: Try a bubble bath and some chamomille tea. j/k
Take a laptop along (hopefully you'll have internet access somewhere). From my own experience I know that I often find myself looking at a snake and have no clue as to the rep of the breeder, but can find info about him/her usually online.
Sounds like you are well prepared, so all else there is to say is this: Have a great time and enjoy the expo!

Thanks for the tip! I've now spent a sizable chunk of time looking up the reps of the various breeders who will be at the show. The vast majority were excellent, there are some really good breeders with fantastic reps, and I'm pretty sure I'll buy from one of them, providing they have Mr. Right.

Oh, I will enjoy the expo! I'm sure of that. hehe.

[NightLad]

Sounds like you are ready to me. Good luck on finding the snake that yells your name. I can't wait to see pics of what you come home with.

Thanks Tim! You've been such a blessing in helping me by answering questions through PMs. You were always so quick to respond, and with such a wealth of information and obvious dedication to the animals. Why couldn't you live in Canada?

I'd gladly recommend any of the US friends to contact you for quality BPs any day!

[NightLad]

I'm way impressed with all the work you've done in preparation for owning this snake. What a joy that is and what a great start you've made for yourself and the snake you'll purchase. Have a wonderful, wonderful time! We can't wait to see pictures of what you end up coming home with.

Thank you so much! The great people on this forum have made the journey all the more pleasant. I can't believe I'm just 8.5 hours away from starting the hunt!

Oh, and of course pictures will be coming ASAP! *happy dance*

[Bright202]

What breeders you gonna see? I'm guessing Markus right?

[muddoc]

What breeders you gonna see? I'm guessing Markus right?

His name is actually Mark Mandic, but is commonly refered to as Markus Jayne.

NightLad,
What did you come home with. Inquiring minds want to know!

[NightLad]

What breeders you gonna see? I'm guessing Markus right?

As many as were there! Markus Jayne, Corey Woods, DenJenn, and anybody who had a BP! However, those three were top of my list. Corey Woods had some stunning animals, including one lesser I really had my eye on, but I had visited DenJenn first and 'imprinted' on one certain little snake I kept going back to. hehe. I quibbled a little (their booths were on opposite sides of the expo room, which I transversed 3 times!), but in the end returned to DenJenn to ask about holding the little guy. At that point, he was as good as mine.

NightLad,
What did you come home with. Inquiring minds want to know!

And know ye shall!
I've uploaded pictures and a little story here: click me.

Thank you again!

PS: No, I did not sleep a wink last night. Not one. I've still yet to sleep! I haven't felt like that since I was 10 years old on Yules eve.

[pythontricker]

good for you man. good luck, hope you find everything you wanted!

[ADEE]

i was looking for an updated thread glad you had a good time at the show im so jealous of your majave, lucky duck!!! congrats