Ulster Reptile Show

🐢 CALLING UK TORTOISE AND TURTLE OWNERS

Chiara is a student at the Royal Veterinary College. She is conducting research into health issues in companion tortoises and turtles and would like to hear from UK keepers about their experiences.

The surveys are completely anonymous and there's also a chance to win a £25 Amazon voucher.

Follow these links to assist Chiara with her research.
Tortoise owners: https://form.jotform.com/240347629206355
Terrapin owners: https://form.jotform.com/240342957716057

Applications for tables have now opened for September. Please see the link below.

Feel free to message with any questions and I’ll get back to you as quickly as I can ☺️

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Save the date folks!

Ulster Reptile Show will be back to Academy Hub, Mallusk on Saturday 28th September 2024.

More details in the next few days 🐍🦎🐢🕷️🪲

If you visited the show please leave your feedback in this short form and help us make future events even better

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Attendees!

Please help us grow and improve the show ☺️

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Final call for tables for 20th April!

Open to pet shops, hobbyists, dry goods suppliers, crafts and artists. The more the merrier.

See you all soon 🐍🦎🐢

Calling UK tortoise keepers!

Hailey Stapleton is a registered veterinary nurse and volunteer zookeeper. She is looking to gain valuable insight into husbandry practices for tortoises by gathering data from keepers.

If you have kept or currently keep one of the following species, please spare a few minutes to complete her questionnaire:

1. Greek or spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
2. Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
3. Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata)
4. Russian aka Horsfield's tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii)
5. African spurred tortoise/sulcata (Centrochelys sulcata)

https://www.surveyol.com/t/3E03A9F

Just a few tables remain available, for pet shops, hobbyists or related craft/ accessories 😊

Pm the page for an application form, looking forward to seeing everyone on 20th April!

It’s cold and wet outside, let’s have a little competition 😊 and as it’s Valentines week, let’s celebrate our friends and family ❤️👌
Double celebration as Ulster Reptile Shows sponsor S&D's Critter Company are once again offering their fully licenced and insured UK and EU courier service to Terraristika Hamm show in Germany on 9th March. Visit their page for more information or to book your space.

1st prize: £\€ 100 All4One restaurant voucher courtesy of S&D’s Critter Company 🍽️🥛🥂

2nd prize: All Ireland Reptile Keepers Alliance family annual membership (2 adults and all the children in the household) 👪

3rd prize: 2 wristbands for entry to the show 20th April 🐍 🦎

Please like and share this post, and tag the people you would share your prize with #️⃣💬

Winners will be drawn Saturday 24th February at 1pm. Good luck!

This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or its subsidiaries.

Our wonderful sponsor is going to Hamm in March, pm for more info

A very merry Christmas to every one of our followers, exhibitors and anyone that has helped over the past year.
I’m so very grateful for the support received by all of you, I will admit there’s been a few times I’ve been tempted to give up but the thought of seeing everyone in 2024 and proving the haters wrong makes it worth keeping going 🍻

Federation of British Herpetologists The FBH was formed to unite and represent the interests of private reptile keepers in the UK

Survey time!
Are you frightened of snakes?
Are rabbits dangerous?
Do spiders feel pain?

This survey looks at people's attitudes toward different types of pets and what affects their decision to keep them.

Let's just say, reptile keepers need to be heard!
Over to you, internet comrades.

https://jcu.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1TayYKqmknwvio6

Evening all,
Just a reminder that the show is NOT going ahead as planned on Saturday. Please do not travel to the venue as there will be no one there.

A more positive post this evening 😊
A little competition open to everyone!
We have 3 beautiful trophies, Best Snake, Best Lizard and Best Other. As we can’t judge them at the show, we’ll do it here by the power of Facebook
Just £2 per entry, and send your pictures to the page by private message or WhatsApp before midnight on Sunday 2nd July. Payment via PayPal to PayPal.me/UlsterReptileShow.
I will then create three albums on one for each category and everyone can vote for their favourite. Winner will be the picture with the most reactions in each album at 11am on Saturday 8th July, when the winners at the show were due to be announced.
(Open to reptiles, amphibians and inverts please 😊)

Pay Ulster Reptile Show using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/UlsterReptileShow and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

It is with deepest regrets that I must inform you, due to a last minute changing of definitions by DAERA that I have no option but to postpone the Ulster Reptile Show.

As this is with my legal team, further comments cannot and will not be made at this time but I ask you all please not to pass comment or rumours, particularly online as this is likely to hamper the pending legal case.

What I can tell you though is their changes and proposals affect every single person in the Northern Irish reptile hobby, whether you breed one animal per year or hundreds, buy to breed or buy to keep as pets. I ask for your ongoing support in these next few weeks and months and I will keep everyone informed as I get information myself. We are going to have to work together if we are to save our hobby.

Thanks
Lindsey

It might be silent this evening, but in less than three weeks it’ll be buzzing with the first ever Ulster Reptile Show!
I’ve been working tirelessly with DAERA to get the correct licensing in place to enable my fantastic exhibitors to bring their selections of snakes, lizards, invertebrates and more to the excited public.
Once again, incorrect and malicious rumours are being spread. As hobbyists, exhibitors do not need to have their own pet shop licences to be at the show.
If the person behind this is as concerned as they seem, they are free to contact me on 07311 147162 to discuss their issue.
To everyone else, I’m looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday 8th July. Between now and then I’ll have some exciting teasers and important information for you all.

Thanks
Lindsey

Fill | Exhibitor Registration You will be contacted within 24 hours to confirm your booking.

Two tables have become available for the show on July 8th.
Anyone interested please complete the form below. Or any existing exhibitors wanting an additional table just pm

Thanks 😊

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🚨🚨MISSING 🚨🚨

NAME: RED

LOCATION: LIGONIEL AREA, BELFAST

Unfortunately, Red the Iguana is missing in the Ligoniel area of Belfast.

Red is small and fast, but not dangerous.

Please contact us with any sightings or information 🐾💙

*reserved*

One table has become available for the show, anyone interested please fill in the form below and I will get back to you ASAP. As before I can’t imagine it will sit long so don’t hesitate if you want to be there 🐍🦎

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Just six weeks to go!
The show is all about you, the visitors, the exhibitors and everyone supporting however they can.
I’m looking forward to seeing all your pictures from the day as well as all the great photos already being shared by exhibitors. I’ve created the hashtag to keep these altogether and help us all find them. You’ll see it across various social media from now and please feel free to use it on your own pics 😊

Exhibitors!
Please check your emails, an important update has been sent your way 😊

Anyone who didn’t receive it, please let me know.
Thanks

DATA. IS. KEY.

It's difficult to emphasise this enough, but the more data we have to use in debates, the more convincing our case will be.

Successful discussions with politicians and legislators depend on good data.

UK keepers - please complete the Exotics Keeper survey.
(You might even win £1000 of h**p kit!)

https://survey.exoticskeeper.com/

Some answers to the most common questions, but please feel free to ask more below :)

Really didn’t think I’d have to make this post but thanks to some pathetic people…here we are.

This is a family event, an event to celebrate our love of the hobby and the encourage new people to love our reptiles as much as we do.

Everyone is welcome, except for those who think racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia is acceptable or funny in this day and age. I have the right to refuse entry to any person for any reason I see fit, and I’m more than happy to exercise this right.

To those who are not obsessed with what someone else may or may not have in their trousers, you are welcome and I am looking forward to a very exciting day meeting the people who have supported me so far, and hopefully will continue to do so.

We are working on the data from the FBH 2022 Keeper Survey but here is a first look at our results.
Thanks to everyone who answered! Full report will be out soon.