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November is “Monitor” Month!

November’s workshop will focus on Monitors! And not we are not talking about your computer screen. Monitors are a type of lizard! Have you ever heard of the Komodo Dragon?? The Komodo Dragon is actually the Komodo Monitor. The biggest lizards in the world are Monitors! We have several Monitor Lizards that many of you may recognize such as Bug (Black Throat Monitor), Zig Zag (Nile Monitor), Hydro & TnT (both are Asian Water Monitors). We will be bringing all these cool lizards to our November workshop where you will get to learn all about their lifestyles, habits, and eating preferences. We will also be feeding the lizards! Be forewarned, some of the things we feed the Monitors can be pretty disgusting, like raw eggs, raw ground turkey, cockroaches and worms! This is going to be a super cool workshop so make sure you RSVP to rindy@scalesandtailsutah.com. Feel free to invite your friends, neighbors, and cousins! You won’t want to miss it!

DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 16th
TIME: 7pm – 8pm
PLACE: PGCC – 547 S. Locust Ave., Pleasant Grove, UT
COST: $5/child (adults free with paid child admission)
REPTILE ROOKIES: FREE

**Reptile Rookies is our Kids Club! Rookie benefits include: $25 off any party you book with Scales & Tails for one year. $5 off any Scales & Tails T-Shirt. Discounts on other merchandise as it becomes available. A personalized ID card and FREE entrance to all of our monthly public Reptile Workshops. Costs: $25/1 child family, $45/2-4 children, $60/5+ children. Memberships are sold at each of our monthly workshops and are good for one year. Contact rindy@scalesandtailsutah.com for more information. See past Reptile Rookie Workshops on our BLOG!

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Chelonians and the Hare

This month we are focusing on Chelonians!!  For those of you who are new to the reptile world, Chelonians are Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins.  These are truly amazing creatures and we are going to take a closer look at where they live, what they eat and whether or not they can really come out of their shells!  Also, for the first time in 3 years, we’ve finally been able to hatch a couple Redfoot Tortoises of our own! You will be some of the first people to get to see the babies up close and personal!  Oh!!  And don’t forget the race!!  Our annual Tortoise & the Hare race will be up for grabs.  The first year the Tortoise won, then last year the Hare won.  Who do you think will win this year for the tie breaker???  You will have to come to find out!

**Please note that this will be our last Reptile Rookie night in our current shop.  Next month we will be moved into our new location.**

SLC

When: Wednesday, August 17th @ 6:30pm
Where: Scales and Tails Showroom, 152 W. Burton Ave., Ste. F, SLC, UT
Cost: $5/child (parents free with paid child admission)
Reptile Rookies: FREE

UTAH COUNTY

When: Wednesday, August 24th @ 7:00pm
Where: PGCC – 547 S. Locust Ave.,Pleasant Grove, UT
Cost: $5/child (parents free with paid child admission)
Reptile Rookies: FREE

Please RSVP to: info@scalesandtailsutah.com or on our FACEBOOK page.

Want to be come a Reptile Rookie?  We sell memberships at each of our Workshops.  Find out more about the Reptile Rookie program by visiting our FAQ page on our website!

Tags: birthdays, kids parties, Lizards, Scales And Tails, Scales and Tails Utah, Shane Richins, Snakes, terrapin, Tortoise, turtle

March is Dinosaur Month!!

Boy do we have a workshop for March!!  We are going to dive into ancient reptiles this month and focus on Dinosaurs!!  We have a special guest speaker who is a real live paleontologist, Dr. Paul Bybee! Among other degrees, Dr. Bybee has a Ph.D. in Zoology with specializations in Vertebrate Paleobiology and Evolutionary Biology from Brigham Young University, emphases in statistics and mathematics. Dr. Bybee’s interests are basically Dinosaurian in nature. The aspects of how evolution has shaped the life on earth is of prime importance to Dr. Bybee’s research. Dr. Bybee works with some of the best scientists in the field of dinosaur paleontology. Many of the projects include: work on bone histology and evolution in conjunction with Dr. John Horner, who is the main advisor to the “Jurassic Park” movies. Dr. Bybee is also a consultant to the BBC’s “Walking with Dinosaurs” and has appeared in some of the episodes.

After Dr. Bybee’s presentation we will get a chance to dig for dinosaur bones!!  This is going to be so cool you won’t want to miss it!

We hope to see you there!

Where: Scales & Tails Showroom: 152 W. Burton Ave., Suite F, SLC, UT
When: March 16th
Time: 6;30pm
Cost: $5/child (adults free with paid child admission)
Reptile Rookies: FREE

Please RSVP to riindy@scalesandtailsutah.com
For more information on our Reptile Rookie program contact Rindy at e-mail above.

Tags: dinosaurs, dr. paul bybee, Lizards, paleontology, Reptiles, scales &, Scales & Tails, Scales and Tails Utah, Shane Richins, Snakes

Fire Breathing Dragons?

November is Agamids and Iguanids month!

Now most of you are asking yourself…what are Agamids and Iguanids??  Well you are going to find out!  Our public workshop for November is about some of our favorite “pet” lizards.  Most of you have heard of Iguanas, Chuckwallas, Collard Lizards and Marine Iguanas… they fall under the family of Iguanids.  The Bearded Dragon, Frill Dragon, Water Dragon, Uromastyx, and many other lizards fall under the Agamid family.   These two families of lizards are so COOL because these are the ones that are typically very nice, not likely to bite and are usually very hardy.  So come on our to Agamid and Iguanid Night and get ready for fun!  Last year we had a fire breathing dragon show up to visit.  Do you think he will return this year??

This is a public workshop and we invite anyone who wants to come!

WHEN: Wednesday, November 17th

TIME: 6:30pm

WHERE: SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058

COST: $5/child (adults free with paid child admission or $5/pp with out children)

REPTILE ROOKIES: FREE

(One Year Reptile Rookie Membership for an individual is $25/1 child family, $45/2-4 children, $60/5-6 kids)

RSVP if you can. Thanks!

Tags: Bearded Dragon, Chuckwallas, Collard Lizards, dragon, Iguanas, Lizards, Scales And Tails, Scales and Tails Utah, Shane Richins, Uromastyx, Water Dragon, workshop

VENOM NIGHT 2010

Scales and Tails will be hosting the second annual Venom Night on Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm.  This workshop will be held at Wheeler Farm in the Barn building.  This workshop is open to the public. 

The focus of this workshop is to educate the public about the venomous animals that live right here in Utah in our backyards, mountains, and deserts.  Shane Provostgaard and a representative from the Utah Poison Control Center will be there to teach us about how to avoid these venomous animals and what to do if you do get bit.   Jim Dix with the Reptile Rescue and Jill Weeks with the Living Safari Pet Store will be there to exhibit some venomous animals many of which are local to Utah.

This is a great event for families and we invite all to come and learn about our local venomous animals.

Cost: $5/child, $7/adult (16 yrs and older)

REPTILE ROOKIE MEMBERS: FREE

Contact us at 801-577-7182 or info@scalesandtailsutah.com for more details.

Tags: Cobra, Jim Dix, Lizards, Rattlesnake, Reptile Rescue, Scales & Tails, Scales And Tails, Scorpions, Shane Richins, Snakes, Utah, Utah Poison Control, Venomous, Vine Snake, Wheeler Farm

How do YOU catch lizards??

November’s public workshop was so cool!  One of Scales & Tail’s entertainers, Jeremy Westerman, came and taught us all about finding cool things in the wild, like skulls, skins, bugs, and reptiles!  We talked about how sometimes its ok to take things we find out in the wilderness home and other times it is better to leave what we find, right where we found it.  Jeremy reminded us to take a camera with us so that if we find something cool that we can’t take home (because it is prohibited by law or because it just might not make a good pet) that we can still take a picture of it to remember it later!  Afterwards we had to practice researching about cool stuff we find in the wild and then we learned how to catch lizards using a 50 cent dowel and some dental floss!  It was a great night and I’m looking forward to next month already!  I hear it will be on Crodillians…

Tags: Field Collecting, Jeremy Westerman, Lizards, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Skulls, Snakes

Halloween Parties…Even Better with Snakes & Spiders!

Are you looking for something cool and different than the average Halloween Party?

Bring Scales & Tails to your Halloween Party!  What could be better than Snakes and Lizards and Spiders for Halloween??  Save $20 off your Halloween Party when you book today.  Just mention the blog!

(Discount can not be combined with any other coupon or discount)

Tags: children parties, exciting, fun, halloween, halloween parties, Lizards, Parties, Scales And Tails, Scales and Tails Utah, scary, Scorpions, Snakes, Spiders

S&T WORKSHOP – MONITOR LIZARDS

Alright all you Reptile Fans…
 
This month’s Scales & Tails workshop is soon approching!  It will be held Wednesday, November 19th at 6:30pm at the Scales & Tails showroom. Address: 152 W. Burton Ave. (2360 S.)

This month we will be focusing on Monitor Lizards!  Monitors are owner, Shane Richins’, FAVORITE animal! So he is very excited to do this workshop!  We will be learning about different kinds of monitor lizards via an interative human boardgame! A fact sheet about monitors will be e-mailed out to those who want to study up on monitors before the game.

(E-mail shane@scalesandtailsutah.com if you would like to be included)

 There will be prizes for the winners.
 
General Admission: $5 per person
Reptile Rookies: FREE
 
Ask us how to be come a Reptile Rookie!

 
RSVP if possible (via e-mail)

 

Tags: Lizards, monitor lizards, Scales & Tails Utah, workshop

We are getting there!

We have been working hard and are getting very close to getting the new place ready for the public.  This new place will have a space inside where we can host your parties!  (Space will be limited).

If you would like notification of our grand opening, please go to our “contact us” section and send us an e-mail with your return address listed inside.

Tags: Lizards, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Snakes, Tortoises

New Pictures by Weston Hall Photography

We had another photo shoot with Weston Hall Photography to have the rest of our animals photographed.  Weston does an amazing job!  There are new pictures in the “Our Stars”, “Snakes”, “Lizards”, and soon the “Tortoises” galleries.  Check them out and let us know what you think!  Also, check out the link to Weston’s website in our “Links” section on our website to see some of his other work. (Parents: Weston does have one gallery on his site (called S&T Gone Wild) that is not appropriate for children, please supervise them if they want to check it out.)

Tags: Lizards, New Pictures, Parties, Reptiles, Scales And Tails, Shane Richins, Shows, Snakes, Tortoises, Weston Photography