Hamburg Reptile Expo

[Deku]

Okay so I didnt know where to post this so I figured why not here.
I have been trying to wonder what does this expo ussually carry. Like what types of amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates can I expect to find here? More importantly...

Which is the best vendor to go to for frogs and toads?
I imagine they sell turtles here too. So I was wondering if they ever sell 3stripped mud turtles.

Also what kind of equipment can I hope to find here? Like cages and such. Are expo animals and equipment cheaper than stores?

[Deku]

This literary is my first reptile expo. So I want to get filled in on all the details of what I should expect to find here and what I should do. Can I bring my own food just in case or can I expect to find a court in there? Also, do they accept credit cards? How much money would you say I should bring? I was hoping to get either a couple of toads or a couple of treefrogs and I wish to find a stripped mud turtle. Have been looking for them like crazy!

[Kurt]

OK this will be my second time at Hamburg and just to let you know it is a lot different than any other show I have been too. First of all venomous snakes are for sale. Its really cool to see mambas, rattlesnakes, vipers, and cobras for sale in deli cups! Second we saw ****-loads of baby turtles for sale. Some where cheap (Florida soft-shells, RES, painted turtles and so on), others not so much (Chinese box turtles come to mind).

There is (people) food available on the site.

Here is the vendor list for the show - http://hamburgreptileshow.com/index....pper&Itemid=73 The dealer tables I plan on hitting are Glades, Rainforest Junky's, Frogs n Things, Josh's frogs, Above Average Amphibians, Heath's Frog Farm, and Komodo Reptiles. Things are genrally cheaper at shows than they are at pet stores and for the most part the vendors and breeders you are buying from know what they are talking about. Keep in mind some vendors accept credit cards and some don't. If they accept them on their web site, chances are they will at the show as well. As to what you will find, just click on the vendors links above. Glades currently has marine, rococo, Colorado River, southern, oak, and smooth-sided toads listed for sale on their site. For the most part they are all wild caught, but Glades has a very good reputation. They also have CB striped mud turtles listed for $35, only two left. I would expect them to be tiny.

Know your state laws before making any purchases.


There will also be vendors that sell supplies exclusively. Komodo, for instance, sells loads of feeder insects of all types.

[Deku]

Im trying to think what I would get. Honestly Iam thinking about just reading up a TON of reptiles and amphibians before going there. Im thinking I may bring 200bucks just in case. Cause if I dont find anything good I could always get a pair of geckos(my friends been nudging me to get some hes a gecko authority in canada XD). I was thinking of trying to look for: oak toads, southern toads, smooth sideds, etc. I would love to see chorus frogs. In fact if I can even atleast see one up close id be in froggy heaven. XDD I love their tunes. Im also going to check out the lizards. Here is what I will be looking for:
-Turtles<---Defenitely I have more than enough space in my 55g which Iam upgrading in a year or so to 130.


-Toads, tree frogs and just frogs.
-Geckos: Crested geckos(Halloween morph), day gecko, house geckos
-Lizards:Skinks, assorteds


If I still by this time have enough money which I should cause iam only buying 2-4 animals most. Then I will head off save some moolah for food. And whatever is rest I will try to get equipments. if these people sell plants I will obviously buy some. Or if they sell "terrarium" backgrounds, I would also like to buy some.

In general the animals that I look for is something that seems "personable". Iam interested in the oak toads because they are so small that I could keep a few in my tank with great ease. Down sides is I will have to probably find fruit flies. I hate, with a burning passion fruit flies. Reason being is that Iam extremely clumsy. Bought a batches once. Let them all loose by accident when trying to open container. Parents got ultra mad and screamed off their lungs saying NO MORE FLIES!

If they sell grasshoppers, locusts, butterworms. Iam DEFENITELY bringing some for my turtle. Itll be her little gift. XD I would love to find medicines for frogs over there too. I wanna find parasites and protozoan meds so I can possibly use them as preventative on my turtle to make sure.
Three years ago I wanted southern toads, but didnt know much about em. More information surfaced and as it turns out they are shy as hell. Worse than my toad I heard. I really couldnt own something like that. xD I want something with atleast some personality. Like my toad is sassy but she still has a bit of personality. Even my treefrog. I never personally seen an oak toad so I will be happy. But I saw a picture of them. So I can say they are cute as a button!

I k now IAm ranting but yeah I am overly excited. I just posted up some video games for sale so I should have atleast enough money for the expo!

[Deku]

OMFG I just looked them up, I was wowed. I youtubed them, they are cute as a button! Absolutely adorable! And their call is pretty sweet. Turns out their diurnal. SO leads me to question. How long can they live? How much can they go for and glades wouldnt sell me one thats over 1 or 2 years old right? Cause thats kinda unfair. xD

[Kurt]

If they are wild caught there is really no way of know the exact age of the animal.