OKC Herp Show

[Kurt]

I am so sick of seeing the "6" at reptile shows. You know bearded dragons, leopard geckos, crested geckos, corn snakes, ball pythons, and Boa constrictor's. For the love of all that is beautiful, breed something else people.

[1beataway]

I am so sick of seeing the "6" at reptile shows. You know bearded dragons, leopard geckos, crested geckos, corn snakes, ball pythons, and Boa constrictor's. For the love of all that is beautiful, breed something else people.

I rarely see any sort of boas here! Everything else is common though. The last one in St. Louis wasn't bad though. I did see the Malaysian leaf frogs, the Vietemese Mossy Frogs, lots of different types of darts, the bird poop frog, mali uromastyx, and a few different snakes. But it is annoying to see table after table after table of beardies, ball pythons, and leopard geckos. I think it would be hard to make money if you didn't have the best coloring and the best prices.

[Kurt]

Yeah, I am so sick of seeing the same thing from one table to the next.

[Tropicok]

I agree with both of you and it's the same at big chain pet stores and even specialty stores. Everybody wants the lizard-y (excuse the terminology) things and a moratorium ought to be declared on ball pythons. The only good thing is people then get interested in more advanced species and start looking for them. Once in a while I get a call from a local reptile store that he has acquired a critter I might like that he took in on trade or bought outright. Beataway, the Tulsa Expo has improved and there was a wide variety last Fall. The problem with the economy every show will be different every year. Three or four vendors pulled out just before the OKC show. Networking is key to finding what I want so I get to know people. Now if I just had the $$$$$$$$$$$$