![]() Please note: The KSL content is over, and is no longer giving away tickets. Like us on Facebook for a chance to win free tickets!įor additional info check out our website or find us on Facebook. ![]() Thousands of reptiles, amphibians, insects, tarantulas supplies, feeders, aquariums, dry goods and many other awesome animals with everything you\'ll need to properly care for your animal on display and for sale!ġ55 North 1000 West just off North Temple Salt Lake City UtahĪdmission is just $8 kids 4 and under are free. The Wasatch Reptile Expo is almost here, an event the entire family can enjoy. ![]() It\'s a chance to see, feel and hold thousands of reptiles. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Rockstar Pets of Tooele also had a bass guitar with a scorpion, speakers with parakeets sitting comfortably inside and a drum set with a red-headed iguana.Only for your personal, non-commercial use. Instead of crawling freely, one tarantula was sporting a new look in a cage modified from a guitar. Lindsay and other young children were surprised at how soft Rosemary the tarantula felt crawling with her eight hairy legs across their hands. You have to study how to find the right snake or scorpion for a pet, just as you have to study to find the right dog." "It couldn't be further from the truth, though," said Drage, balancing a 3-year-old boa constrictor named Snape, after another "Harry Potter" character, on his shoulder. Children over 8 and parents held back out of fear from the stories they've heard of rattlesnakes and venomous spiders. exhibit attracted thousands throughout the day as many overcame their fears and touched scaly creatures.Ĭary Drage, owner of the Taylorsville-based company, said children under 8 are less afraid of the reptiles and hairy spiders because they haven't learned that fear. Holding out mostly harmless tarantulas and scorpions to children, the Creatures Encounters Inc. 10am - 6pm Saturday and 10am - 4pm Sunday. Thousands of Reptiles, Amphibians, Arachnids, Supplies, Feeders, Enclosures and much more on display and for sale. ![]() Admission is only 10 Kids 4 years and under are free. Now Peck volunteers at the shop that organized an exhibit of its unusual pets at the weekend-long expo, encouraging children in the unique fun of holding a 9-foot-long albino snake, called Malfoy after the "Harry Potter" character, in their bare hands. Wasatch Reptile Expo May 6th and 7th, 2023. "I saw a lizard and thought it was a dinosaur. "I went to Mark's Ark when I was young," said Peck, now 29, about his first experience at the Murray reptile pet shop. A 3-foot-long, spiny-tailed iguana, later named Buster, was taken home with excitement and glee. When Chris Peck was 5 years old, he didn't want a puppy or kitten to cuddle. Some developed their love of scaly creatures from an early age, though. And by slowly approaching these reptiles and insects, we can change that." A lot of people don't even know why they're afraid. "I don't know if it goes back to Adam and Eve," Versluis said. Reptile Expo organizer Guy Versluis said the entire show was intended to help older children and adults overcome the prejudice that reptiles are "scary and taboo." Admission is $6 for adults and free for children age 4 and younger.Ĭhildren of all ages - and occasionally their more uneasy parents - explored the caged snakes, lizards, tortoises and tarantulas, and some walked away with new and sometimes slimy pets. The little girl also held out her green-painted fingernails to touch and then hold a tarantula and scorpion, which were among the creatures on display and for sale Saturday at the 10th annual Wasatch Reptile Expo at the Utah State Fairpark. "They look so cool, and they're so soft." "I like them now," Lindsay said, bouncing up and down in excitement next to her two sisters and parents. The 5-year-old from Draper brushed her fingers against the smooth and scaly reptilian body that stretched for 7 feet - more than twice Lindsay's height - as it flicked its forked tongue in the air near her ear. A Burmese boa constrictor tightened its grip around Lindsay Clayton's leg, but instead of squealing in fear, she was squealing in joy.
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