Mississauga Show -- Anyone going? :)

[kruler]

Oh, I saw ones like you were describing with designs burned into them and they had a sticker price of $50. $20 is much more reasonable considering the labour involved.

 

[Hilde]

This is the one I got. It's 2 ft (60 cm) long, wide enough for a leachie to run through without any trouble.

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Hey Hilde,

Yes I saw them and I bought a couple. But I only got the half tube piece with two holes drilled in it for $15. I figure that I will rig it up on an angle to work as a hide. I also got a smaller bamboo pole with the cool markings on it to use for my day geckos that was $5.

I see what you mean about the camera thing. I think I may have gotten about 5 pics of some of the vendor's booths which I will post later. I also got some 2-part repashy and some nice pieces or cork bark.

I was only there for about 2-1/2 hours or so. If I'd stayed longer I would likely have bought more geckos. I almost got a trio of some cute little day geckos as well .... I can't remember what they were called but they were $45 for three. They were from Holly at Xtreme Exotics .... the same place that I got my Gehyra Marginata from.

THANKS HOLLY !!!

I'm kind of burnt out and have some enclosures to juggle around so I'll be back to post some pics later.

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[Nayte]

Wow, that was great!
I picked up a new baby leo and a custom made tank from Windsor for under $100! I'll post some pics in the leo forum when I get a chance.

And Dave I think I know where you're talking about your Day Geckos, he had a nice collection there.

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Yeah ... they also had some Lygodactylus williamsi for $195 a pair that was very tempting .... but I held my wallet back!! LOL

I really liked Clint's Strophurus taenicauda but there's no way that I could afford some of those right now. Hopefully someday! ;-)

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[Nayte]

I went with two friends of mine and one picked up a proven breeding pair of Mali Uromastyx for $350 and the other friend got a beautiful Tegu for $175
It was an awesome Expo; but its just like waving temptation in front of your face everywhere you turn

 

[Dyesub Dave]

It was an awesome Expo; but its just like waving temptation in front of your face everywhere you turn

Yes it is like that!! I get the same feeling at the liquor store!! :crackup:

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[Hilde]

Please, please PLEEEEAASE buy the Strophurus!!! I was tempted, 'sooo close' to caving in, but one isn't much use and I couldn't afford two this year (unless I cut out Christmas, birthdays and paying my income tax). If you get it/them, that saves me some budget juggling.

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Well if I can sell about 20 geckos I'll buy them and let you know when I have babies for sale. ;-) Or better yet ... you buy a male ... I'll get a female and you can stop by for a visit someday and see if they get along. Then you can come back in several months to pick up your half of the eggs. :rofl: ( Which may only be one if they lay two at a time! )

I really hope these geckos become more popular and eventually come down in price a bit.


Anyways .. here's my pic of the half-tube bamboo that I got from Betty. It's now in my Gehra maginata's enclosure!! Now I'm wishing that I'd bought more of them! :roll:

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[mynewturtle]

Pretty good show, got a few cool things, 2 consnakes Snow het hypo poss het lavender, 1 ball python, 1 tangerine from TUG

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I really like the bamboo pieces. I'm going to have to try to make some myself. The designs look as if they were done with heat?

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Yeah ... someone suggested to me that perhaps a magnifying glass in the sun may do the trick. I'm going to have to experiment. But who knows how they did it for sure. I'm willing to bet that they're not going to reveal the real secret to it. ;-)

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Although a magnifying glass would likely work, I doubt that's the technique used here. It would be very time consuming. My guess would be that they used a small torch (crack lighter) directly on the bamboo for the larger stripe looking stuff and heated up various metal objects for the smaller more detailed shapes. If they're selling them for like $5-$15, it would have to be fast and easy enough of a process to still be able to make a few bucks. Do they have any coating on them (ie polyurethane)?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I don't know which ones you saw, but I got mine for $20. The plain pieces with the 'barrier' sections still in place were more at other vendors. I'd tried removing the sections with some of mine and it's not at all easy, so I think I got a great deal on mine.

Hilde, what problems did you run into with removing the insides of the bamboo? I want to give it a try...so might as well learn from your previous attempts prior to trying myself.

 

[Hilde]

I didn't have a long enough handle on anything I used to pound the divider out. It also helps if you're stronger than a middle-aged female like me.

As for the design, it is burned in somehow. Looking at the leaf pattern, I'm sure there's some stencil type affair used since there are regular sizes and somewhat repeated patterns. Why not contact Ryan at Gecko Brothel (or RhacsCanada.ca). It's not like that process is a huge secret, woodburning is a common hobby.
Bamboo is a member of the grass family.... and I'm sure burning grass is really common.

 

[kruler]

To get that effect on the bamboo, I would use a propane torch like the ones available at home depot for soldering, and use a spoon as a stencil for the leaves

 

[Marty]

Marty was a bit mean to me. He wouldn't let me have his display tanks. I really wanted them, beautifully planted, amazing set-ups. He just wouldn't give them to me. I thought I deserve them, but I guess he's got different ideas.

Hilde, I can give them to you, they are Ryan's :crackup: btw, I dumped the peanuts, they did have a bit of moth ball aroma to them