Today I recount my experiences at 7 years of exotic pet reptile events as both an attendee and a seller. Although I've seen and met many great people and animals at these shows, it seems most people ignore or try to hide the overwhelming amount of problems from a lack of quality control to pressuring people into impulse purchases using lies and plenty in between. What are your experiences good or bad?

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Escaped animals
1:20 In containers for 5+ days
2:55 Convicted animal abusers
4:00 Rules & regulations ignored
5:05 Selling exclusivity
5:56 Reptile flipping
6:45 Wild caught animals
7:25 No quality control
7:55 Trades & reselling
8:38 Constant stress
9:37 Lies about animals
10:06 Lies about husbandry
10:50 Inflated prices
11:18 Mites, ticks, parasites
12:13 Forcing impulse buys
13:37 No paper trail
14:39 Fake rescues
15:23 Lack of accountability
16:00 Scams & suspicious offers
17:11 Some good stuff!
17:40 My conclusion

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