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I plan to actually attend a herp show at some point in 2010/2011. It'll be my first despite having been keeping for over a decade. But since I've never done this before I have some questions:

How does payment work? Do most vendors have it set up to take credit/debit cards at shows, or do you bring cash? What about more expensive animals?
After you buy an animal, what happens? Do you just carry it around the show with you, do the vendors hold it till you leave, or what?
How crowded/noisy are they? I'm planning to go to one in Austin or Dallas, or maybe OKC. They're the closest. I'm a bit nervous in/near crowds.
ANything useful from those that have attended shows? I'm not going as a seller, just a buyer/looky-lou.
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Hi. Oh...I LOVE reptile shows! I can tell you about my experiences at shows. THe first time I went to a reptile show / sale I was in aww...I have never seen anything like it. All the different animals on display an for sale. An so many different people. Lots of families with kids just having a great time.

Alot of the bigger named vendors take credit or cash. Some of the smaller vendors so the same. I always take cash with me in case I find something thats only a couple of dollars. I always pay cash to get in. There are animals, supplies, displayes, things to see an touch at the shows I've been to. OH, I spend HOURS just looking around.

I like to go early. The shows I've been to generally get packed after couple hours of opening. So sometimes its elbow to elbow. Depending on what you buy some vendors will hold purchases till your ready to leave. For me I just carried mine with me. The last show my friend an I went to she bought so much stuff for her dart frogs the vendor kept it till we were ready to leave.

Theres usually frogs, snakes, lizards, creepy crawly things, turtles...anything like that at reptile shows / sales. Hope you go an have a great time...

Another thing I like about going to shows is talking to different people / vendors about reptiles. For me its SNAKES. I love snakes an have 8 plus some corn snake eggs incubating. For me going to a reptile show just takes me into another world an I forget all about every day life an just enjoy my hobby.