LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Whether or not they crawl, slither, soar or spray, you possibly can discover them this weekend at Repticon on the RP Funding Middle in Lakeland.
The family-friendly occasion hosted a whole bunch of reptiles and unique animals for anybody eager to get in contact with their wild aspect. In reality, Landon Slain celebrated his birthday with a particular buy.
“It was plenty of enjoyable being right here, I purchased a crested gecko, and I completely love her or him. It is a child so we do not know what gender it’s,” he mentioned.
For questions like that, Mike Dean with Repticon says that is why they focus closely on educating their guests.
“Plenty of training, lots of people simply wish to come out and simply find out about these animals. Particularly the snakes and issues like that, individuals is perhaps fearful for however studying how simple they’re to maintain, they’re really actually candy animals, they’re good pets for lots of people,” Dean mentioned.
The favored occasion travels all around the nation. This weekend’s expo drew in massive crowds and native distributors in Lakeland.
“Whenever you come right here to Repticon you are going to expertise many various distributors with a whole bunch, if not 1000’s, of reptiles. We’ve a retailer right here in Lakeland, and we’re a giant sponsor right here at Repticon. We journey to eight totally different states doing exhibits and we do plenty of promotions right here in Central Florida,” mentioned Scott Wisneski with Household Reptiles.
Even first timers discovering their love for reptiles say Repticon is the right match for inexperienced persons and specialists alike.
“It is simply plenty of enjoyable and like all of the animals listed here are tremendous good, they’re all well-trained and tame,” Landon mentioned.
Repticon will return to the Tampa space on the Florida State Fairgrounds June 7 and June 8.
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