Downsview Reptile Expo (Toronto, Canada)

SarahChelonoidis

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In case any Canadians were swinging by today, I can tell you the rundown of what was there yesterday. Apologies, I didn't take any vendor photos.

Sellers were mostly catering to ball python collectors, like most reptile shows. The were decent numbers of other snake species, as well as chameleons and crested geckos too. A few nice iguanas. Nothing too unusual though.

The tortoise (and box turtle) run down:
Yearlings-Juvies: 1 Sulcata (pyramided), 1 red foot (pyramided), 1 Russian.
Hatchlings: Greeks, Hermann's, Russians, Sulcatas, red foots, yellow foots, 1 Indian star (pyramided), and ornate, gulf coast, and three-toed box turtles.

One vendor said they had Bell's and Speke's hingeback hatchlings as well as Burmese Browns that they had not brought in (which is a shame because those would have been more exciting than anything there).

No great price deals that I saw (posted prices may not have been firm though and I wasn't actually looking to buy).

Other stuff:
-There was one great food vendor I hadn't seen before, Nature's Kitchen, that had freeze dried cactus pads and fruit and hibiscus as well as a whole bunch of other freeze dried things, which was nice. I can already confirm that their freeze dried cactus pads are palatable.
-All the live food sellers had pretty standard fare (no isopods at all though, which was too bad).
-Lots of zoomed supplies. There were some good deals to be had one bulbs and fixtures. No one had and radiant heat panels though.
 

SarahChelonoidis

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The tortoise run-down from this month's show was basically the same. Most of the same vendors and tortoises were there. I grabbed some (not great) photos this time so you can see our Canadian prices.

The juvies:
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Many hatchlings
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The $300 redfoot hatchlings were probably the best deal of the show. Everything else was pretty typical for Canada/Toronto.

Oh, and there was a vendor selling Vivarium Electronics thermostats which was great to see as they are my preferred thermostat and not commonly sold in Canada.
 
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