Where on earth is that going?

No more blank wall....

Yep, Wally was down in the gecko facility working a couple of months ago.  I noticed he had a measuring tape out.

I looked around the rooms and thought "what was he measuring?"  I will admit I was afraid to ask - you see this normally means a new stand for the geckos is going to be built.  However, he was running out of space to add any more stands. I decided to wait and not ask.

It only took a couple of days for him to share the exciting news that we would be adding a stand that would hold 27 more enclosures!  And it was for me!  I was a little confused since my craft room on the upper level in our home.  He explained it to me - You have a gecko project :) 

After carefully measuring the area (the only blank wall and not really in the room - hallway) he hired one of our sons to build the stand.  We went to the container store to buy the exact sized containers we would need.

Each of the small containers he cut a single hole for air, the larger ones have 2 holes.  Each hole is covered with screen (hot glued in).  Then the mix of peat, sand and dirt were added to each container.
Now the rack is ready for the geckos....

You will have to come back and visit to see which ones they are.

Geckos, snakes, and supplies.... a day at a reptile show

 

     Every year the highly anticipated Reptile Show of the year comes to Chicago area in October. There are vendors from all over the country as well as overseas who come to sell reptiles and supplies to eager hobbyists.   My husband owner of Supreme Gecko normally had a table at this show each year, however, this year he decided to not have a table and just go and visit with fellow vendors.

      You may ask what does that exactly mean?  Well, it means that he did not take animals and supplies to sell this weekend, it made for a very relaxed week before the show as we were not getting things all organized for the show, and it meant we could go and enjoy just talking with other hobbyists and  breeders.

We arrived around 10:30 in the morning on Saturday and walked through the show looking for animals and supplies.

 

Aisles were packed with interested hobbyists.

 

 

Wally, in the white hat visiting with a vendor

 Lots of supplies and reptiles too

 

 More visiting

 

This would be a display with lots of snakes - not my favorite at all

 (notice how far back I am taking the picture of the booth)  

 

  

Supply vendor for your reptile needs

              

Another supply booth 

 

      We sat and listened to a special speaker who I will admit I learned some stuff from. I wasn't sure I wanted to hear someone speak.  I was afraid it would be boring and over my head. He did a great job and made it easy to understand the species and its needs.  

     All in all we had a great day and Wally didn't find a ton of animals to bring home this time.  He brought home one small gecko and some supplies.   I had a good time just walking around with the
for the day.

 

Oh, this was dinner!!!!  Watch later this week for the story behind this pizza.