Sat, 26 August 2017: Portland (OREGON) Reptile Expo @ PDX airport's Holiday Inn

Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Once again the countdown has begun: 6, 5, 4........

This show begins @ 10 AM Saturday, 26 August 2017. Melody Hartley ("Heartsong Sanctuary"), Cory Paterson ("Modern Dragons"), Amy Mathis ("Treasured Geckos"), and I await your visit. Look for the Geckos Unlimited banner. Stop by and say "Hi!"

Melody is selling geckos. Amy is selling many fine crested geckos. I'm selling geckos.

Cory is tentatively bringing
  • Mainland leachies
  • Mainland chahoua
  • Oedura castelnaui
  • Egernia stokessi
  • And some plants

Where:
Holiday Inn at the Portland Airport
Columbia Conference Center
8439 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97220

We have 2 tables. One table is donated for educational purposes: Geckos Unlimited and the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society. As long as the weather is moderate, I'll bring my 14 yo female Ptychozoon kuhli (gliding gecko) and my 18.5 yo male Oedura castelnaui...my first velvet.


Click: Northwest Reptile Expos ? Portland Metro Reptile Expo
 
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IrishEyes

IrishEyes

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Elizabeth Freer said:
Once again the countdown has begun: 6, 5, 4........

This show begins @ 10 AM Saturday, 26 August 2017. Melody Hartley ("Heartsong Sanctuary"), Cory Paterson ("Modern Dragons"), Amy Mathis ("Treasured Geckos"), and I await your visit. Look for the Geckos Unlimited banner. Stop by and say "Hi!"

We have 2 tables. One table is donated for educational purposes: Geckos Unlimited and the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society. As long as the weather is moderate, I'll bring my 14 yo female Ptychozoon kuhli (gliding gecko) and my 18.5 yo male Oedura castelnaui...my first velvet.


Click: Northwest Reptile Expos ? Portland Metro Reptile Expo
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Elizabeth, Z and I really enjoyed meeting you at the show! Along with Melody, Amy, and Cory. Cory's huge Leachie hanging out on the big branch was pretty amazing, too. I loved getting to pet that monster! LOL!

I am really in love with your Flyer. What a beauty! Even better in person than in photos :). As for getting to meet you, it was the highlight of my day.

The show had a ton of good stuff to look at and buy (dubias, superworms, a leatherback baby Beardie for us). I took extra anti-anxiety meds so I didn't lose it in the massive crowd. Lots of animals, plants, and supplies--even some pre-planted/set up bio vivariums for sale. Oh, you can't imagine how tempted I was by some of those! The only complaint I had, not being into either Cresties (I don't like it when they lose their tails--which they do too easily--and become "stumpies" for the rest of their lives) or Ball Pythons, is that about 80% of the animals on offer seemed to be of those two species. Lots of incredible beauty in those species, though, I will admit! When I could find other creatures, I was amazed at the beauty, variety, and sometimes, rarity, of most of them (not counting tarantulas and other inverts!)! Would I have paid my $10 entrance fee, and then stood in a 200' long line in a cramped, hot and humid hallway just to get into the event, or driven 2 hours to get there and 2 hours to get back home? YUP. But I hope to see a lot more reptile variety, next year :).
 
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