Central Valley Reptile Show @ the Cow Palace May 17-18

[Matt Man]

Any Bay Area Peeps going to be making this show? Stop by the Bug Cage Company and say Hello.

 

[fcat]

I am so sad to miss the opportunity to go home but the stars finally aligned for me to go to the LA Bug Fair for my 40th bday. I am ridiculously excited. This is a safe space for me to share this right?

Without any planning or knowledge, my sister just reached out to me to see if I could make my neice's 4th birthday party...who wants to have a bug themed party but particularly scorpions. I've never been so proud. My sister is prerolling in her grave but also incredibly supportive of her daughter's curious mind. I hope someday we add "Scorpion Whisperer" to our AB family, along side your "Tarantula Whisperer."

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Ooh, thank you! I’ve missed the LA Bug Fair the past 2 years I’ve wanted to go and will be in LA this weekend. Now just have to convince the person l am going with.

 

[fcat]

Ooh, thank you! I’ve missed the LA Bug Fair the past 2 years I’ve wanted to go and will be in LA this weekend. Now just have to convince the person l am going with.

WHAT CAN I DO TO CONVINCE THEM

Are you looking for anything nearing breeding age...please let me know in case I can help

 

[Matt Man]

I will miss you both and regardless, this warms my heart

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

WHAT CAN I DO TO CONVINCE THEM

Are you looking for anything nearing breeding age...please let me know in case I can help

She likes spiders, but not a big “bug” person. We’ll be up there for a festival Saturday and a concert Sunday night, so we have the day on Sunday to fart around LA between hotels. Just not sure if she’ll be up to more heavily peopley experiences in between. I’m tryin! Would be cool to meet another great T aficionado and put a face to the name. Actually, that might help me convince her.. mwuhahahaha!! Don’t think I’d be able to get any T’s as they’d have to stay overnight in the hotel and who knows what the spray situation is like in there. Also moving soon, so no breeding projects atm.
Still in SD, Matt

 

[fcat]

She likes spiders, but not a big “bug” person. We’ll be up there for a festival Saturday and a concert Sunday night, so we have the day on Sunday to fart around LA between hotels. Just not sure if she’ll be up to more heavily peopley experiences in between. I’m tryin! Would be cool to meet another great T aficionado and put a face to the name. Actually, that might help me convince her.. mwuhahahaha!! Don’t think I’d be able to get any T’s as they’d have to stay overnight in the hotel and who knows what the spray situation is like in there. Also moving soon, so no breeding projects atm.
Still in SD, Matt

I'm usually camping around expos because I enjoy it and it's cheap...I'm yet to stay in a hotel...Airbnbs Id rather just leave them in the car than risk a host losing their mind if spotted on a secret camera. No camping in socal unfortunately.

That said, weather will be temperate and while I'll be equipped with heat pads, I don't anticipate needing them. Maybe I put the specimens into a larger, sealed chamber to utilize air as an insulator. What I will do at the hotel if I'm forced to keep them inside for some reason. I also bring phase22 packs for extreme weather...over 100 or under 50. I think they keep it around 78F? We usually travel with a cooler and frozen ice bottles...Really no different than how they are shipped.

I don't carry a purse but if I am it's because I couldn't find parking in the shade

The craziest length I've gone to was bringing my portable Hotspot and wireless hygrometer (it has temperature alerts) while I went to the zoo mid summer. I don't mess around with the heat.

I'll DM you my number. I'm getting off work hopefully by 7am Saturday and heading straight there....so hopefully by 2pm until close. We are staying in Topanga that night and San Clemente Sunday night with nothing planned in between except hitting the parts of the fair I might not have had time to see on Saturday. And now that I'm officially a card toting member lol if I have time to kill I'll probably pop over to the LA Brea tar pits because they are right across the sidewalk from the museum and amazing. In case that would interest her...

And then a casual mosey back to Phoenix on Monday.

I would love to meet up with my AB family

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I'm usually camping around expos because I enjoy it and it's cheap...I'm yet to stay in a hotel...Airbnbs Id rather just leave them in the car than risk a host losing their mind if spotted on a secret camera. No camping in socal unfortunately.

That said, weather will be temperate and while I'll be equipped with heat pads, I don't anticipate needing them. Maybe I put the specimens into a larger, sealed chamber to utilize air as an insulator. What I will do at the hotel if I'm forced to keep them inside for some reason. I also bring phase22 packs for extreme weather...over 100 or under 50. I think they keep it around 78F? We usually travel with a cooler and frozen ice bottles...Really no different than how they are shipped.

I don't carry a purse but if I am it's because I couldn't find parking in the shade

The craziest length I've gone to was bringing my portable Hotspot and wireless hygrometer (it has temperature alerts) while I went to the zoo mid summer. I don't mess around with the heat.

I'll DM you my number. I'm getting off work hopefully by 7am Saturday and heading straight there....so hopefully by 2pm until close. We are staying in Topanga that night and San Clemente Sunday night with nothing planned in between except hitting the parts of the fair I might not have had time to see on Saturday. And now that I'm officially a card toting member lol if I have time to kill I'll probably pop over to the LA Brea tar pits because they are right across the sidewalk from the museum and amazing. In case that would interest her...

And then a casual mosey back to Phoenix on Monday.

I would love to meet up with my AB family

I love camping, too. You can camp free on BLM land in SoCal. While I love backpacking for days in the wilderness, my friend’s version of camping is the trekking expositions she goes on with her in-laws where other people go ahead with your stiff and set it all up for you, so it’s ready when you get there. Also, it’s an old school goth music festival on Saturday we’re be at all day. While I’d rather be at the bug fair in the day, she went with me to the punk festival and held my stuff so I could get in the pits, so it’s my turn to hold stuff. Sunday late morning/early afternoon is when I’m trying to convince her to go.
You have some well thought out plans for still being able to get T’s when away from home! I especially like the enclosed environment to keep at the hotel! I would be too worried about them if I left them in the car. I’d probably end up sleeping in the car with them, lol. I laugh, but it’s true. I’ve only had a T shipped once. I usually just go to fairs/expos, pick them out and bring them home.
I’ve never been the the Brea Tar Pits, but that could be another thing to try. Or as she says, “Porque no los dos?” She might kill me though as it’s gone from her asking me to go to the festival to me saying, ..and how about this and this and this while we’re there?