Any English here?

[AliMak]

I only realised this site is American yesterday after seeing people put prices in dollars!

Im English, just wondering if there are many of us on here?

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Yea there are a few on here. I can't recall any of their names at the moment. Welcome to GF though.

 

[Lost?]

Ive just signed up, based in London area

 

[ddkgeckos]

brummy here:main_thumbsup: living in plymouth now though. This site is better than rfuk imo as everyones a bit more chilled out about things.

 

[gumbii]

i'm mexican... but i speak the english...







btw... i'm curious on how big the leopard gecko, or even the reptile hobby is over there in the europes... i was surprised the first time i went to a reptile show, and there were more leopard gecko booths than any other species specific booth... so i figure it's a pretty laRge group of people over here...

is it the same over there...¿ or is there a different bigger group of hobbyist that breeds another species of reptile...?

 

[AliMak]

hello to the british :main_thumbsup:, im from Southampton. poor reptile shops round here whats it like your end?

and our breeders and shops are mainly selling leopard geckos also, ive never been to a reptile show as i got my first leo pair a couple of weeks back. Ill have to look into shows in England. However the places i go to also sell a lot of Tokays and Crested geckos.

 

[MrLeoGecko]

I'm from Birmingham well Kidderminster really thankfully I've got a fully dedicated reptile shop about 2 min walk from my house and a vets opposite my house which I'm going to tomorrow haha

 

[ddkgeckos]

Reptile shows in the uk.
These are the 3 main ones left for this year. Doncaster is always a great show and they normally have a couple of shows a year at least.

19th September 2010: South West Exotics Expo
Location: Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, BS32 9BS
Contact: [email protected]

26th September 2010: Doncaster IHS Show
Location: Doncaster Dome, Big Hall, Doncaster Lakeside, Bawtry Road, Doncaster. DN4 7PD

24th October: Portsmouth Show
Location: Havant Leisure Centre, PO9 2AY
Contact: Contact "Beadfairy"

 

[robin]

my girlfriend is from shropshire but she says she rarely logs in because she has me to get her info from and post pictures

 

[Jordan]

im an english breeder here. living in sheffield and will be going to the IHS doncaster show

nice to know there are other people from england on here

 

[M_surinamensis]

or even the reptile hobby is over there in the europes...

I can't really speak specifically to Great Britain, I had thought that they had really restrictive laws for the possession of non-native pet species, but there seem to be a good number of owners who make their way onto forums based in the States (english speaking is english speaking, no reason they shouldn't).

However I can say that reptile keeping in general is fairly common. Much like with the hobby in the United States, there seems to be a lot of bleed over from the aquarium hobby and industry. Some of the techniques and information that is developed or verified by European herpetoculturalists is quite a ways beyond the methods used by the average keeper in the US. They tend to put a lot more of am emphasis on natural history and ecological niches when they are translating information about wild habitats into practical captive care information. It is an approach I have a lot of respect for and that they in turn have a lot of success with when it comes to keeping and propagating many species that are considered rare or delicate in the United States.

Plus almost every time you hear about someone being busted trying to fly out of Australia with a monitor lizard down their pants, it's a german.

 

[MrLeoGecko]

I Don't think there are many laws in the uk and I also wouldn't say that it's popular in Britan I don't no anybody other than my self that keeps exotics apart from the odd person that speaks to u in the pet shop

 

[gumbii]

hello to the british :main_thumbsup:, im from Southampton. poor reptile shops round here whats it like your end?

and our breeders and shops are mainly selling leopard geckos also, ive never been to a reptile show as i got my first leo pair a couple of weeks back. Ill have to look into shows in England. However the places i go to also sell a lot of Tokays and Crested geckos.

the first reptile show i went to was part of the los angeles pet expo... i went there because my reef/aquarium club had a booth, and i was selling coral frags from my own tank there... the expo had three huge expos/shows in one... the pet expo, APEX (Aquarium Pond EXpo), and the reptile super show... and man... although reef keeping is my number one passion... the reptiles super show blew everything else out of the water... i couldn't believe how huge these things are...

i've been into reptiles in the past... mostly culibrids, venomous snakes, and monitors... but i haven't had any other than my citrus dragons for years... but i tripped out that they had more booths for leopard geckos than any other species specific booths... and the variety of them... wow...

also... there are about... 7 reptile dedicated shops within a 30 minute drive from my house... there's a good one an hour and a half away called LLLreptiles... but when you think about the aquarium stuff... there are over 40 different fish stores that i go to regularly... LOL...

I can't really speak specifically to Great Britain, I had thought that they had really restrictive laws for the possession of non-native pet species, but there seem to be a good number of owners who make their way onto forums based in the States (english speaking is english speaking, no reason they shouldn't).

However I can say that reptile keeping in general is fairly common. Much like with the hobby in the United States, there seems to be a lot of bleed over from the aquarium hobby and industry. Some of the techniques and information that is developed or verified by European herpetoculturalists is quite a ways beyond the methods used by the average keeper in the US. They tend to put a lot more of am emphasis on natural history and ecological niches when they are translating information about wild habitats into practical captive care information. It is an approach I have a lot of respect for and that they in turn have a lot of success with when it comes to keeping and propagating many species that are considered rare or delicate in the United States.

Plus almost every time you hear about someone being busted trying to fly out of Australia with a monitor lizard down their pants, it's a german.

over in the states, it's all about collecting and fragging... i'm in two reef/aquarium clubs... like, i'll go ahead and get a frag of a coral shipped to me say, from florida on a forum... i'll grow it out, and trade/share it with my club... i understand what you are talking about with companies like hagen, tunze and um... other euro companies... i'm not really into european companies for aquarium stuff... they're way over priced... and IMO, just as good as korean knock offs... lol...

two weeks ago was IMAC (international marine aquarium something LOL...) in florida... several of my friends went flew over there and every important collector in the states went over there... i couldn't go this year... my kids started school that week... but like i said.... there's nothing like that for reptiles over here...

 

[AliMak]

good to know theres a few of us here, could you let me know of any breeders in the south?
yeah fish keeping is big over here, the shops would outnumber the reptile shops 6/1. I started with tropical fish got a Juwel Rio 180 sat next to my Gecko viv, ive only had them a couple of weeks but theyve already taken my attention away from the fish lol have to remind myself to feed them! Got some good breeding families in there though going well.

i would say over here theres a much bigger trade for snakes and bearded dragons. Thats what most reptile owners i know have. For guys my age, its all snakes really a mate of mine has tarantulas.

The knowledge base in england is very good for Leos, the sellers generally have a lot of info to share. Not sure how it compares to the US. I think its mainly because the UK is very small and compact, like our cities and towns are all squeezed together on this tiny island! So your never too far from a shop or a breeder. Whereas the US is huge and there must be so many options for you guys with breeders and shops.
Is it the UK can fit into texas 20 times or something ridiculous?!

anyway, if any of you have a tiled floor and a heat mat underneath could you please look at my posts in the housing section. Im buying the gear today and ive got questions that need answering! thanks