Show and Tell event 05 March. H.S.I. Dublin

The H.S.I. invite you to bring your Reptiles, Amphibians, and Inverts to show to other keepers.


Saturday 5th March 2011. Dublin.

11am - Opening Time for person bringing animals

12am - Opening Time for person NOT bringing animals

This is a great opportunity for keepers of reptiles, amphibians and selected inverts to show off their animals. It will also be a perfect opportunity for keepers to get to see what others keep and to share and compare notes and experiences.
There are no formal talks, just good chat.

Due to the nature of certain animal species kept, there will be some restrictions.
The final date for booking in animals will be Wednesday 2nd March



**Anyone wishing to bring Animals MUST pre-book animals with Steve at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. **



Entry – FREE to H.S.I members, Non-members = 5 Euro / person
Non-members under-12 and Rockbrook school students will also
enter for FREE

This event will be held at Rockbrook School, Rathfarnham, Dublin.

Further Information can be found by clicking on the links below;

www.thehsi.org/mar5thregulations.php (general public rules)

www.thehsi.org/mar5thconditions.php (brief regulations on animals brought)


For continued updates on Information, please see

www.thehsi.org/hsiupcomingevents.php



Contact Information
For General Enquiries please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

To Book in animals to bring to the event please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.



Directions to Rockbrook Park School, Rathfarnham according to google maps.

Copy and paste (OR CLICK...depending on browser) the following into an Internet browser:

maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&sa...&ll=53.273272,-6.295




It is recommended to switch on ‘Large Map’ for alternate routes.
1. Head to Junction 12, M50.
2. At junction 12, exit toward Knocklyon/Baile Baodáin/Ballyboden
3. Turn right at Ballycullen
4. At the roundabout 1, take the 2nd exit onto Scholarstown Rd
5. At the 2nd roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Templeroan Lodge
6. Continue onto Templeroan Close
7. Continue onto Taylor's Ct
8. At the 3rd roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Edmondstown Rd
9. Turn right Destination will be on the left (stone wall gated entrance)

Note a key landmark is the Merry Ploughboy Pub. The pub is within ½ mile of the school.

Above is the general poster.

For person on this forum, many people keep frogs or axolotls....these animals are part of the theme.

As a note, when we talk about 'Inverts' we mean Spiders, Scorpions and insects. The H.S.I. doesn't wish to encroach upon the 'inverts' kept by aquarists within their marine set-ups.

This is not a judged show as such, it is a forum for keepers to show and discuss their animals.

So far I understand that we have some nice animals already pre-booked.

ian

JohnH wrote:

So far I understand that we have some nice animals already pre-booked.

...but not Shrimps?

I'll be coming, regardless.

John

Unfortunately not shrimps.

When we incorporated the coverage of 'Inverts' in our constitution, it could have opened the doors to nearly every speceis of animal on earth.
So we have taken the context of certain species of 'Inverts' being covered within the general terms of the Herpetological Society (eg spiders, scorpions, stick insects) but that Bees and Butterflies are not part fo that (they probably have their own societies), and that the marine inverts such as corals belong to the aquatic societies.

I don't know if I'd be looked upon too kindly if I plonked a big Tarantula on the Invert Section of a Fish Show.

However, in a global world of joint ventures there is opportunity to fuse these contextual differences.

Hope to see you there John.

ian

the itfs will also be doing a small display thanks to the kind invite of the hsi
john would it be possible to make this post a sticky for the month and maybe put something on the home page
ian just wondering if the forum sponsers could display advertising posters for yous if there any
john

john wrote:

the itfs will also be doing a small display thanks to the kind invite of the hsi
john would it be possible to make this post a sticky for the month and maybe put something on the home page
ian just wondering if the forum sponsers could display advertising posters for yous if there any
john

As John says the ITFS will be there, the HSI is very happy to have the ITFS there.

I am awaiting some poster designs to be complete; once they are done then I'll load up a file for sponsors to display of they wish. For some, someone may be delivering a few posters if any of our committee happen to live close enough.

ian

One of our younger members has asked if anyone keeps Caecilians and would they be bringing some along?

I've had a quick checlist given on what animals are being on display.
And there is still 3 weeks to go on this.

So far, we have 50 animals pre-booked including various snakes from small snakes to large constrictors; Praying Mantis' and other inverts; from leopard geckos to tegus; and a Caiman (correctly handled and accompanied by a very experienced keeper).

just as a note, we have a vigorous but reasonably practicable health and safety policy.....and all animals, their enclosures, and keeper responsibility is checked before and monitored during the event. So these are not free-for-all bringalongs; all risks are assessed and controlled to keep the risks to a minimum.

The ITFS will be there with a stand. So there is opportunity to cross-talk between the 2 communities of keepers.

ian

If anyone wants to download and print this or distribute it to others, then it can be downloaded at


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Remember this is Saturday 5th March.

The ITFS will also be there.

(ps. I could have attached the poster, but it is quite big, and In didn't want to overload the site here.)

Hoping to see some familiar and some new faces.

ian

I've just noticed there is a 'thank you' button on the forum.....and applied it to your post John.

REMEMBER....The Irish Tropical Fish Society will be there as well.

ian

I only saw this yesterday, but will be heading over. I'll also put the poster on the LFKS forum as I know there will be people interested.

same here John i had a great day no better way to spend it cheers Johney

I hope the day went well and from what i have heard so far it did.

Unfortunately i couldn't make it myself. Maybe next time.

This was the first of its kind we'd organised, and didn't know how it would turn out.

I think it was an excellent day.
We got really good support, and this sets the scene for a future similar event....and maybe even bigger.

We had a nice relaxed social atmosphere, and when one considers the type of animals on display then that will tell you the background work that had to go into making sure everything was safe but that people could wonder around freely.

I will thank the guys form the ITFS for setting up a stand and supporting this. I hope they had a good day.

Some of our reptile community were quite amazed by the size and quality of the aquatic frogs on the ITFS stand.

Good to see the guys and ladies from the ITFS.

ian

Great show / event organised by The Herpetological Society of Ireland yesterday. Very interesting specimens, that all looked well cared for and healthy.

John Gannon, Goldy (Nessa) and Johnny (Leva Star) set up the ITFS stand and manned it through-out the day.

For the display we had a Puffer Tank, African Cichlids (supplied by Derek Doyle) a planted tank specially created for the day by Darren (Platty252) a shrimp tank (moi) and stars of the day African Clawed Frogs from Nessa.

JohnH, Derek and KenS visited.

A couple of snaps:

Nice pictures Darragh (not too sure about the chap with the platinum silvery hair and a can of Vimto), and very kind words. I'll pass the words onto the others.

I saw some very nice words on reptile forums about the puffer display, by the way.

The ITFS stand was right next to the caiman display.
JP (owner of the caiman) has promised to bring his very (and I mean very) large snake to the next event.

ian

JP doesn't do things by half then!

Is my love of all things Snake evident from the photos



Daragh

Daragh_Owens wrote:

Great show / event organised by The Herpetological Society of Ireland yesterday. Very interesting specimens, that all looked well cared for and healthy.

John Gannon, Goldy (Nessa) and Johnny (Leva Star) set up the ITFS stand and manned it through-out the day.

For the display we had a Puffer Tank, African Cichlids (supplied by Derek Doyle) a planted tank specially created for the day by Darren (Platty252) a shrimp tank (moi) and stars of the day African Clawed Frogs from Nessa.

JohnH, Derek and KenS visited.

puffers supplied by fins fur feathers!

OK, a few quick snaps from the Show and Tell.


The Crowd just at opening time…and it did not get empty until closing.
Who’s there (and I’ve been careful not to show faces of young people)


Justine munching food in our eating area….but she did seem to spend a lot of time in the eating area.


People looking at a dissected Cobra at the food kiosks…..well, a book with a dissected model anyway.


FAT FROG. Looks like a rubber glove filled with water. The ITFS stand.


More of the Crowd.
How’s there?


Mark’s Black Heads (like a Woma with some boot polish if you ask me)….one of three of them at the Show.


A gecko….a leo gecko….one of Lora’s.


Another gecko….a leo gecko….one of Lora’s.


And this type is my favourite leo. One of Lora’s.


Collies invert thing….big millipede.


Another of Collie’s invert things….a big snail. Great creature. And for the record….I don’t eat French Food, so it would very safe in my house.


Wes and ‘Rob’ Rob….with Rob being inspired by proper animals such as mantids.


Wes and his Mantid.


Mantid.
I didn’t want to spend too much time of taking photos….so I didn’t get any pics of the miniature hatchlings at the show.


Elaine with her Uro.


More of the crowd at opening time.


Not a bad little snake this one….as an understatement. I have other pics and some video….but one pic will do. This was Chris’s superb little animal….and I am gathering that a few others took to this snake.


JP and Tia.

Ian

Just seen the rest of the photos Daragh great job well done Johney