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Topic: Tulsa Reptile Expo

Not a huge turnout, but always good to see some of the people I know, check out animals and be around other reptile people.

Check out this little lazy beardie baby..lol must've rode that sulcata around for several hours.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/265115_10150236323039124_804364123_7193270_4324309_n.jpg

Leatherback tangerine something or other..the more names, the more out of my price range..Cute little guy though
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/255172_10150236323159124_804364123_7193272_7854867_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254974_10150236323244124_804364123_7193274_5146642_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262008_10150236323289124_804364123_7193275_1537125_n.jpg

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http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262249_10150236323474124_804364123_7193277_3781008_n.jpg

Having a bad shed, but still a pretty Chondro
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262393_10150236323959124_804364123_7193283_743613_n.jpg

Dead Leaf Mantis  tons of mantids there at the show, which I thought was neat and unusual
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260432_10150236324174124_804364123_7193287_2937761_n.jpg

Ghost Mantis
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/259812_10150236324049124_804364123_7193285_1995723_n.jpg

My daughter holding a hissing cockroach (shivers)
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254882_10150236324489124_804364123_7193294_3808213_n.jpg

And the cutest, a joey from Safaris in Broken Arrow, OK.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253837_10150236324899124_804364123_7193304_7183661_n.jpg

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2 Reply by Angie

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Re: Tulsa Reptile Expo

Oh wow. Those mantids are neat. I'm not really a bug person, but I wouldn't mind one of those as a pet.

Some day I'll make it to a reptile expo. Hopefully one with some nice frogs, too.

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Re: Tulsa Reptile Expo

Oddly enough I didn't see any frogs at this one.  KC usually has a couple of tree/aquatic amphibian sellers, but the only ones I saw were the albino Af. clawed frogs and some Tiger Sallies.
I loved the mantids.  These particular ones are apprx. $20 online when they are in stock.

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Re: Tulsa Reptile Expo

Nice pics Courtney, thanks for sharing! That joey is adorable. Too bad they can eviscerate you with their back feet when they get older yikes

Is there something odd about that bee, or is it just fading out?

Those mantids are cool. If they had a longer lifespan, I'd be interested in getting one or two for my classroom. We had a locally caught preying mantis during the fall semester of this past year. The kids loved watching her catch and eat insects and spiders. She laid an egg case and then died. Unfortunately, the case hatched during the dead of winter and all the babies perished because it was too cold to release them and I had nothing small enough for those tiny things to eat.

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5 Reply by amercnwmn (edited by amercnwmn 2011-06-19 02:36 pm)

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Re: Tulsa Reptile Expo

Yeah the mantids are awesome.  The spider/ bee whatever the heck was pretty cool looking.  I have no idea what all genetics were involved in that.  I like BPs, but I'm not up on their genetics.   
I love the mantids, and yeah their life spans are very short.   The sellers fed their babies on fruit flies, I believe.

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