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Central PA Reptile Expo 3/21/09 |
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Written by Harvey Bird
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Once again the Metropolitan Herpetological Society traveled out to Central Pennsylvania to attend the Central PA Reptile Expo on March 21, 2009. As usual, we did our "Reptiles 101" seminar in the morning and had a nice turnout. We have been using the seminar as a way to educate people on the various factors that should be considered when choosing a pet reptile and/or amphibian. We hope that this will help decrease the number of people making impulse purchases at the show. Impulse purchases often lead to unwanted and neglected pets.
This time around was much more exciting because we were able to team up with the Lancaster Herp Society and Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary to bring a strong educational presence to the show. Our tables had many educational handouts available for guests of the show to read and take with them. Each organization had various used and like-new supplies for sale to benefit our causes, and we were fortunate to have some guests support our causes.
We definitely look forward to doing the show in the future, and we have great aspirations that the show will use education as a way to separate itself from the rest of the expos.
I also want to give special thanks to my buddy Ryan Jersek for coming out to the show to help out and take some incredible pictures. Ryan isn't a member of the club, but he is always there to support us and help us out for our events.
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Central PA Reptile Expo - 1/24/09 |
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Written by Harvey Bird
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The new venue of the Central PA Reptile Expo in Carlisle, PA seemed to be a hit. The show's attendance was up and there were a variety of new vendors that participated in the show. Jesse Rothacker, founder of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary and also a board member of the Lancaster Herp Society, had agreed with my sentiments that this up-and-coming show looks to be very promising.
Once again the Metropolitan Herpetological Society had done two seminars throughout the day. We started with our "Reptiles 101" seminar in which we discuss a step by step process of key issues to think about when purchasing a pet reptile/amphibian. Our second seminar was an open discussion on snake feeding issues. We started off with a few scenting techniques to try to certain types of snakes and then moved on to a Q & A session in which those attending were able to share their experience of a problem feeder and everyone in the room discussed ways to trouble-shoot the situation.
We are glad to say that we will be doing the show as often as we can and plan on doing the "Reptiles 101" seminar every show because it has become a big hit with those who are beginners to the hobby. It gives them a chance to think about their situation and what reptiles and/or amphibians are suitable to their lifestyle.
Here are some photos from the event that we wanted to share with everyone:
 
 
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Look for us at the Central PA Reptile Expo in Carlisle, PA this weeknd! |
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Written by Harvey Bird
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This coming Saturday, January 24th, the Metropolitan Herpetological Society will be participating in the Central PA Reptile Expo in Carlisle, PA. We will have a few tables with some great reptile and amphibian information. We will also be conducting two seminars at the show. We will be doing a "Reptiles 101" talk at 11:00am, and then a second talk about a topic to be announced at 2:00pm. We are currently looking for volunteers to help out at the show. If anyone is interested, please contact Harvey Bird at
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January 2009 Meeting - 01/19/09 |
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Written by Harvey Bird
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The January meeting is coming up on Monday, January 19th. Since it is a new year, we will be collecting member dues at the meeting. We will be handing out new applications to fill out for those who wish to renew.
The lecture for the meeting will be a presentation on trouble feeding snakes and techniques that can be used. We have done something similar to this topic in the past, but we would like to go more in depth on it. We will be bringing in problem feeding snakes and showing techniques. We will discuss the common first attempt of feeding frozen or live, split head and then we will discuss scenting for a variety of different snake species. We will go over techniques that can be used for lizard eaters, frog/toad eaters, snake eaters, etc.
For more information contact Harvey Bird at
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Educational Reptile Expo - Sunday - November 2, 2008 |
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Written by Harvey Bird
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On Sunday, November 2nd, the Metropolitan Herpetological is hosting an educational reptile & amphibian expo at the Blue Heron Park Nature Center. The expo will feature different stations that will be devoted to different types of reptile & amphibian species. Some of the guests that will be taking part are the Education Department of the Staten Island Zoo, Clay Wollney (editor of the science column in the "Young Advance" section of the Staten Island Advance), Ed Johnson (Curator of Science at the Staten Island Museum), Dr. Peter Astarbi DVM, and some local breeders and advanced keepers. The expo will also include a wide variety of live reptiles & amphibians on display. It will be a hands on experience for all in attendance. We will also be having silent auctions and raffles throughout the day. Prizes might include live animals and/or husbandry supplies. We will also be doing a powerpoint presentation on "good pets" for beginners and a general overview of reptile care. If anyone has any questions regarding the expo, you may contact Harvey Bird at 917-992-1847 or
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