Hamburg Reptile Expo

[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.

[Deku]

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

Would it be a good idea to try to breed them? Is it hard to breed these toads? I guess the only way to tell age is if they have smaller oak toads. Ill buy the smaller they have. If thats possible. But now my rationality is making me fearful. Small animal means its more fragile, in the sense it could easily die from stress factors and such.

[Kurt]

I have never bred Bufonids, so I can't advise you there. And not all small frogs are so delicate. Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis have a tendency to be real hardy as do most Bufonids.

[Deku]

I have never bred Bufonids, so I can't advise you there. And not all small frogs are so delicate. Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis have a tendency to be real hardy as do most Bufonids.

I will try to breed them. Hopefully if they lay eggs. Will you help me along the process that I could never accomplish? I grew tadpoles but when they were toadlets I put them in a large jar with a damp towel as a bottom so I can easily clean it and they can see their food easier. They never ate it. Few days later they all died off. :[

[Deku]

BTW! I got a few more questions reguarding this festival( i call it that cause its a happy time for us all). What kinds of snakes will I be able to see? See I love snakes by my dad is a big panzee and is afraid of snakes and would NEVER in the world EVER allow me to keep one in our house. But I atleast wanted to see some upclose. It would make me mighty fine happy. Also, reguarding lizards. Any idea if they carry skinks?Like pacific blue tailed skinks? Always wanted to see one upclose. Where I lived in puertorico we used to see occassionally something that looked like a tegu/skink. It was 1-3feet long ussually. I cant remember but it was BIG it was brown colored and it looked like an armadillo. Like the skin. Like not the body just the skin. I dont know what it was. Cause I used to see it around my house over there and they would always run away fast. I was afraid to get bit cause i was only 10. But it was cool. I wanted to know what heck it is. Anywho anywho. So I get that glades is the best frog seller as well is josh. But does anyone know whose a good reputable turtle seller? And skink seller? Iam planning on getting one or two muds or musks. I definetely want captive bred turtles. No wild ones. Iam strictly against taking wild turtles for obvious reasons(they actually seem to be depressed in tanks, they may die easy, etc)
Also I think with luck Iam planning to become the first toad breeder eventually. Im thinking when I learn more and more and m ore to the point that Iam an "expert" like kurt or john. xD I just wanna be a toad expert. Thatd be nice.