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<blockquote data-quote="Floodmeister" data-source="post: 143609" data-attributes="member: 27264"><p>Congratulations! I'll be in Baltimore that weekend permitting the weather. I'll be going to the aquarium there so I might stop by in the afternoon. It'll be my first Repticon as well. I've been to almost every expo in the Philly area like Hamburg and Oaks for the past year and a half and I still get excited going to them like it was my first. I'm really interested because the venue looks much larger then the ones I've attended. My birthday is at the end of the month so i'm thinking about getting something special and by special, I mean something a tad bit more then I would normally spend. Maybe my first pokie or to be honest I was thinking a T. stirmi if I can find one. Nonetheless I'm excited to go just as much as you are, I know Creative Ectothermic Solutions will be there and they usually have a good selection. I bought a few T's from them and held my first one from them so you should be able to hold one with your father. The one pictured in my profile pic is my first T, an A. seemani, which was purchased from them. The Oogedy-Boogedy LLC I think has T's if I remember correctly. Outback Reptiles is usually there with T's but I try to stay away from them as a google search can tell you how most people feel about them. If there's any knowledge I can pass to you about the expos I've be to is that a T vendor that knows what they are talking about will label them with scientific names. Reptile vendors who bring T's to sell will label them with common names, and may not know a whole lot about them. Not to say they are horrible and keep their T's wrong, as I have purchased probably around 3-4 like that and they are still alive and well. Don't be afraid to ask them questions and spend time looking at all of them to see what kind of condition they are in. I will usually see a species I want and spend time looking at every single one they have before I make a purchase. My first time I kind of felt rushed and that I needed to hurry up like I was holding them up from getting a sale. But most of the vendors are really friendly and don't mind talking to you. With the exception of one vendor I deal with at my local expo. I seriously don't know how to talk to that dude. But my final piece of advice is to walk the entire expo and check out prices before making any purchases. My first few expos I saw a species I wanted, bought it, only to find that same species a few tables down even cheaper. I wish you the best of luck and let me know if you have any other questions</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Floodmeister, post: 143609, member: 27264"] Congratulations! I'll be in Baltimore that weekend permitting the weather. I'll be going to the aquarium there so I might stop by in the afternoon. It'll be my first Repticon as well. I've been to almost every expo in the Philly area like Hamburg and Oaks for the past year and a half and I still get excited going to them like it was my first. I'm really interested because the venue looks much larger then the ones I've attended. My birthday is at the end of the month so i'm thinking about getting something special and by special, I mean something a tad bit more then I would normally spend. Maybe my first pokie or to be honest I was thinking a T. stirmi if I can find one. Nonetheless I'm excited to go just as much as you are, I know Creative Ectothermic Solutions will be there and they usually have a good selection. I bought a few T's from them and held my first one from them so you should be able to hold one with your father. The one pictured in my profile pic is my first T, an A. seemani, which was purchased from them. The Oogedy-Boogedy LLC I think has T's if I remember correctly. Outback Reptiles is usually there with T's but I try to stay away from them as a google search can tell you how most people feel about them. If there's any knowledge I can pass to you about the expos I've be to is that a T vendor that knows what they are talking about will label them with scientific names. Reptile vendors who bring T's to sell will label them with common names, and may not know a whole lot about them. Not to say they are horrible and keep their T's wrong, as I have purchased probably around 3-4 like that and they are still alive and well. Don't be afraid to ask them questions and spend time looking at all of them to see what kind of condition they are in. I will usually see a species I want and spend time looking at every single one they have before I make a purchase. My first time I kind of felt rushed and that I needed to hurry up like I was holding them up from getting a sale. But most of the vendors are really friendly and don't mind talking to you. With the exception of one vendor I deal with at my local expo. I seriously don't know how to talk to that dude. But my final piece of advice is to walk the entire expo and check out prices before making any purchases. My first few expos I saw a species I wanted, bought it, only to find that same species a few tables down even cheaper. I wish you the best of luck and let me know if you have any other questions [/QUOTE]
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