FALL RODENT FEST 2010
Fall Rodent Fest will be held at the same location as Spring:
Leesport Farmers Market building, 312 Gernant’s Church Rd., Leesport, PA (near Reading, Pennsylvania)
Saturday October 2nd
Doors open to public at 10am – 6pm (vendors should arrive by 9am)
Admission is Free!
Animals for sale/adoption. Small-pet accessories, caging, treats, crafts, and more for sale. Meet breeders, rescues, and others.
Tip: Please bring cash as there is no ATM in the room.
Looking for a specific animal? We suggest you reserve it in advance or come very early. Some vendors sell out of animals early. BYOB: recommended you bring your own boxes (or carrier & cages), since some vendors may run out. You can seek out attendees by posting to Rodent Club’s Facebook Page or to the “MOUSE” email list.
Vendor info:
Update: we are SOLD OUT of vendor tables. Thank you for your support. Contact Lee with any questions about your table rental.
Animal sellers: we recommend you bring a written adoption contract signed by the buyer, especially if you’re placing stipulations on the animal’s sale (eg. no breeding, show/no-showing, no resale, etc).
EVENT RULES:
- Quarantine & health check rules in effect.
- This is not a “feeder” event — this is a show to promote rodents as pets & for show. Please leave your snakes at home, and please don’t come asking for “feeders”.
- No sales/trading/picking-up of animals in parking lot, bathroom, sidewalk, etc. All animals coming to event should be kept in isolation quarantine no less than 21 days before show.
- No animals allowed in that are illegal in the state of PA.
- Do NOT bring any animals that are sick, elderly, immunocompromised, or have recently had symptoms of infection or parasite.
- No nursing babies and no obviously pregnant animals.
- We prefer you leave your dogs at home. Please bring only the animals you wish to sell or show.
- All animals are subject to Health Check at the door. Health checkers, when in doubt, may exclude an animal, a cage, or a whole car-load of animals, if diseases or parasites are suspected.
- Show management reserves the right to ask anyone to leave the event at any time for any reason.
A reminder about mites & lice:
Mites and lice are a common problem with small-pets. But because of how contagious it is, we must take them seriously. If you had ANY mites/lice in the past month, without strict control measures, your animals may still be carrying them or their eggs. Typically it requires at least 2-3 treatments, timed as the next batch of eggs hatch, to eradicate mites or lice in a rodentry. If you have any doubt LEAVE THE ANIMALS AT HOME.
- Spraying with petshop “bug spray” is not always very effective and by itself is not considered enough to eradicate a mite/lice infestation.
- If this is your first problem with mites or lice, consult a vet. You may need a stronger drug such as Ivermectin. For the drug to kill the bugs without harming your small pets, doseage must be exact.
- After treating, it might look like the bugs have gone away. You may not see anything for 1-2+ weeks. However, what’s happening is the tough eggs did not die in the treatment. It takes time for them to hatch, grow, and re-populate your colony of pets. This is why it’s essential you give multiple treatments and you thoroughly understand what species you’re treating for, the length of its life cycle, and the most effective drugs to kill it.
- Even in a “closed” rodentry, mites or lice may appear in bedding, hay, or other products you buy. Some believe wild rodents may also bring mites/lice to your pet rats & mice. So, even if your rodentry has been closed to animals in/out for months, you still must carefully check for parasites.
For further reading on parasites:
http://www.afrma.org/med_mitesmice.htm
http://www.allaboutmice.co.uk/mites-and-lice/
