London / North London meet

[casper1963]

Originally Posted by ian kerr

trouble is weed start talking bout wot weve got
then after 15mins weed be dieing to show each other!!!!
would drive me mad!!
hope you all have a good time
and im going to look into a regular meet for nw london/herts
regards ian

id be up for that let me no if u have any sucsess sortin it out cheers andy

[georgieabc123]

Originally Posted by johndavidwoods

Not really up for dragging my reptiles round London either, but a drink in a pub with other London members would be great.

how about meeting in fulham

[Cockys Royals]

Originally Posted by ian kerr

im going to look into a regular meet for nw london/herts
regards ian

Yea dont mind going to herts or watford so long as I have post code for sat nav, bedford would be better

[Maureen Collinson]

Originally Posted by ian kerr

hi maureen
have talked to peter f about you!
very knowledgeable lady!
wot about shows??
every body handles every snake!!!
hundreds!!!
would you stop shows?????
regards ian

Hi again Ian.

Please say hi to Peter for me. I have the greatest respect for him too. One of the good guys out there.

Before addressing the show question, I would like to say that people taking their pride and joy pets, and special well cared for breeders is different to the ones being sold at shows in as much as even if cared about, the fact that they are up for sale usually means there is not the same attachment with sellers, as there is keepers, and this being the case, each owner would be best advised to protect those animals from the same sort of thing, as it is a risk, no matter how many precautions are in place. Reptile Specialist Vets put out requests for people to stop taking their reptiles to Club meetings because of the risks.The Tortoise Trust also put out the same request to it's members some years back. I personally agree with them, and would not risk my reptiles that way.

With the UK shows, the ones I have attended, and read up on have requested that all reptiles stay in their vivs/containers until at least the very point of sale, and better not to have out at all. Are you therefore referring to shows abroad?

There is still a risk, and is why people should ensure they quarantine any new purchases.

I would not stop the shows but if there as a seller, I would have several safe guards in place, and would ensure that any non-sales were kept well away from ones here that had not been exposed. That is what others did too, such as Jerry Cole for example.

These days I would trust the wild caught snakes more than captive bred ones, because I feel it is a mine field out there now, but that's just me.

Mo.

[Willenium]

Originally Posted by ian kerr

and im going to look into a regular meet for nw london/herts

This sounds good. Keep me posted.

[Maureen Collinson]

Originally Posted by Fangio

Ewwwww Camden. Ah well, guess it gives me an excuse to have a nose around Kings Reptile World beforehand

No doubt I'm gonna forget between now and then though, hopefully someone will bump this nearer the time!!

I'm gonna move this to general herp chat as it isn't just for snake people...

Exactly what I also have in mind Matt, plus trying to get Simon to join us at the pub later when his shop closes.

Mo.

[spider_duck]

Id cooome! Somewone would have to direct me from victoria though, everything may be well signposted but I still manage to get lost easily

[chris s]

Originally Posted by Willenium

This sounds good. Keep me posted.

alrite mate, must know you. i was on britishmods. did you used to go to the tesco meet? i had the white cav gsi then the grey rs turbo a few years ago

[Willenium]

Originally Posted by chris s

alrite mate, must know you. i was on britishmods. did you used to go to the tesco meet? i had the white cav gsi then the grey rs turbo a few years ago

Hey mate,

No I never got round to checking that one out before it was closed down. By the time I heard about it, it had already become heavily policed. I did however attend a few meets a few years ago that were held outside Halfords and PC World.

Currently BM are holding a weekly meet at London Gateway Services on the M1 if you ever fancied catching up with some of the members.

[Ally]

I'll see what I can do...
Anyone know if there would be any chance of parking nearish? It's £17 for a travelcard from here
Maybe a trip to the zoo beforehand!