Morph Pro Exotics

06/25/2023

so excited about these pairings 🤩🦎

01/31/2023

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The Mount Vernon Illinois Reptile and Exotics Show is returning Sunday, February 12th and will have thousands of animals such as Snakes, Lizards, Spiders, Axolotls, Frogs, Birds, and much more for everyone to see and learn about.
No more stressing about the bad information off the internet and given to you in the big chain stores!
Get your new pet from the LOCAL vendors that Personally Care for these animals and can Guide you to Proper Care Methods.
Real Experience!
Great Quality!

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01/11/2023

I have a thing for reds 😅 (and a few more in hiding)

12/06/2022

Get you someone who looks at you the way these geckos look at me on feeding night 🥰😂

11/23/2022

I’m shocked by how red she is every time she fires 🔥

11/21/2022

We had a great time at the Mount Vernon Illinois Reptile and Exotics Show 🐍 Thank you to everyone who came by our table! Slinky and I can’t wait to see everyone back in February!

11/16/2022

We will be there with a small selection of nice animals, and supplies! 🐍🦎

The Mt Vernon Illinois Reptile and Exotics show is ONLY a few days away!
Come join us this Sunday, November 20th, for some fun with beautiful animals (such as 🦎🐸🐍🦜🐭🐹🐇🦋🕷🐷🦔🐦🐢 and many more), a variety of supplies, feeders, and some other cool items that our awesome vendors will be bringing. This show is very FAMILY FRIENDLY so bring all your family and friends. We will have concessions available on property.
Admission is only $5 per person, kids 4 and under are free. Show runs from 10am-4pm at the Doubletree By Hilton Mt Vernon.
Hope to see you there!

08/14/2022

Come see us, and so many other awesome vendors today! We’re here until 4 🐍

We’re here with Morph Pro Exotics at the Mount Vernon Illinois Reptile and Exotics Show!

Come and get your photo taken with Paul.

08/05/2022

Larry the Leopard Gecko hopes you have a great Friday 🦎

07/19/2022

Brick is always the most excited gecko to see me ❤️

05/22/2022

If you’re not busy, come check out all the vendors here with a nice selection of unique animals!
TODAY 10-4pm
🦎🦜🐍🐹

05/21/2022

Come see us tomorrow! 🐍🦎

02/09/2022

The future of the US reptile hobby is at stake. We must speak up and fight for our rights by opposing the amendment to the Lacey Act proposed in the America ...

02/09/2022

Friends with exotic pets, I urge you to make yourself familiar with what is going on, and help any way you can. (Donate to USARK, send professional and polite letters/emails, or make phone calls)
This isn’t just for people with large constrictors, or monitors. This WILL affect EVERYONE who owns a non conventional animal.

ALERT: America COMPETES Act of 2022 Lacey Act Amendments

UPDATE 7/28/22: We have been posting relevant updates on our main alert page at https://usark.org/2022lacey/. To be brief, the “CHIPS-Plus” bill that passed in the Senate passed the House on 7/28 (243-187 vote). This bill includes some of the technology initiatives included in the America COMPETES Act, USICA, and other bills. The portions of COMPETES that were not germane to the intent of the bill (including the bad Lacey Act amendments) were not added to the CHIPS-Plus package. This should be the end of any threat from these Lacey Act amendments for this Congressional session.

Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislators and voiced opposition! Your opposition is hugely important and needed. When advocacy groups like USARK meet with legislators, they give us more attention if they have been hearing from their constituents. The Reptile Nation is a huge part of USARK and we just want to say thank you again to those who took the time to fight for responsible h**petoculturists.

Also, a huge thank you to other animal keepers and organizations who opposed these Lacey Act amendments! USARK and h**p keepers were certainly not the only ones fighting. The stoppage of these Lacey Act amendments shows that various animal interest groups can work together and make a difference. Thank you!

Read below or at https://usark.org/2022lacey/ (more info and What To Do at link). We also have a spin-off post at https://usark.org/2022lacey1/ and an FAQ page at https://usark.org/2022laceyfaq/.

UPDATE 7/28/22: The "CHIPS-Plus" bill passed the Senate and then the House (243-187 vote). This bill includes some of the technology initiatives included in the America COMPETES Act and other bills. The portions of COMPETES that were not germane to the intent of the bill (including the bad Lacey Act amendments) were not added to the CHIPS-Plus bill.

UPDATE 7/27/22: This is the current version of the technology-focused "CHIPS-Plus" bill. No Lacey Act amendments are in this bill.https://rules.house.gov/.../files/BILLS-117HR4346SASA.pdf

UPDATE 7/20/22: After months of negotiations, the Senate voted to advance a $52 billion bill aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor production. The House may vote next week as this works through the process. This will take some pressure off the conference committee and the USICA/COMPETES reconciliation may fade away but keep contacting legislators through our alerts!

UPDATE4/7: House Representatives have been announced to the S1260/HR4521 reconciliation conference committee. See the list at https://usark.org/laceycomm/. An unofficial list of Senate members has been released (included at link).

UPDATE 3/29: A top priority on Capitol Hill is to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act (this is the current name for the bill that will merge HR4521 and S1260). The primary goal of this bill is to boost high-tech research and chip manufacturing in the United States. Since the House and Senate passed different versions, the two versions must now be merged (reconciled). The process to conduct a formal reconciliation finally started Monday evening with a move from the Senate that replaced the text of HR4521 with the text of S1260 and sent it back to the House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House should vote this week against the bill from the Senate. This downvote will trigger the formation of a conference committee with members from both chambers. That committee will reconcile HR4521 and S1260 to produce a final bill. Following a vote to begin a formal conference negotiation process, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell must define the structure of the committee talks.

UPDATE 3/28: Following a roll call to limit debate on the measure (cloture), the Senate voted 68-28 to send its version (text from S1260) of this bill back to the House. Next, the House will reject this bill. This was the process needed to set up a cross-chamber conference committee to settle on the final language for the bill (reconciliation of the two bills).

UPDATE 2/14: As we have stated, the America COMPETES Act (HR4521) and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S1260) will be reconciled (merged) in committee. The merged bill will likely have a new name (promoting a “Make It In America” or similar moniker). As of this update, the House has yet to send the final version of HR4521 to the Senate (due to over 200 amendments being added on the House floor). Informal discussion on the reconciliation may begin this week. The formal Senate/House conference should begin in March. This issue of strengthening the U.S. economy (specifically in the technology fields) is a priority for many in Congress. Our mission remains to keep the Lacey Act amendments from being added to this or any other bill. Full alert at https://usark.org/2022lacey/.

UPDATE 2/4: This bill passed in the House and will go to the Senate. We will adjust our alert to contact Senators at the appropriate time. It was a slim margin with the final vote at 222-210.

UPDATE 2/1: The America COMPETES Act passed out of the Rules Committee, as expected. It will next go to the full House for a vote [debate on February 2]. Our goal is not to stop the bill but to get the Lacey Act amendments removed before it goes to the Senate. During today's hearing, Arkansas Representative Rick Crawford specifically cited the Lacey Act amendments as provisions that, "...would not stand a chance if they were vetted through regular order and the legislative process." The hearing was filled with opposition and pointed concern that this Act is far too broad and unfocused with an unreasonable number of amendments (over 600). The Act strays far beyond its stated purpose. Keep contacting your Representatives! (See https://usark.org/2022lacey/ for directions.) end update

Buried within the 2,912 pages of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 lie Lacey Act amendments that affect all non-domesticated pet owners and the greater pet community. COMPETES is an acronym for Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength. The stated purpose of the Act is to strengthen America’s economic and national security but obviously, this was slipped into the massive bill in hopes to go unnoticed.

The amendments would reverse the USARK federal lawsuit victory by reinstating the ban on interstate transportation of species listed as injurious under the Lacey Act. The bill would also create a “white list” (see #2 below) that could affect millions of pet owners, as well as pet businesses. If your species of interest, even your pet, is listed as injurious (which could happen because it can survive outside somewhere in the U.S.), then it cannot be transported across state lines. That means you could not even take a pet with you if you moved to another state or needed veterinary care across a state border. This does not just ban sales but prohibits all interstate transportation. This will trickle down to hundreds or thousands of common pet species.

The America COMPETES Act may pass in the House next week. If passed in the House, it will then be sent to the Senate to be reconciled with an innovation policy package called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, or USICA, that passed in the Senate last year. The America COMPETES Act is the House Democrats' response to USICA (which does not contain the Lacey Act Amendment). The House Rules Committee will hear the America COMPETES Act on February 1, 2022. This is the same language we saw introduced by Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Senate Bill 626 in 2021.

Briefly, the amendments will:

1. Provide that the Lacey Act bans the interstate transport of species listed as injurious. Specifically, it replaces Lacey’s current language ‘‘shipment between the continental United States’’ with ‘‘transport between the States."

2. Create a “white list” of species that can be imported. This means that any animal (reptile, amphibian, fish, bird, mammal) that is not on the white list is by default treated as an injurious species and is banned from importation.

3. Create a new authority allowing FWS to use an “emergency designation” that becomes effective immediately after being published in the Federal Register unless an extension of no more than 60 days is allowed. That means no due process, public input, hearings, advanced notice, etc. for injurious listings.

4. Permit FWS to not allow importation if a species has not been imported in “minimal quantities” (to be defined) in the year prior to the enactment of this Act.

5. The effective date would be one year after the enactment of this Act.

Read the relevant amendment text (these are pages 1661-1665) at https://usark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-HR4521-excerpt.pdf.

In our landmark court decision, four federal judges agreed that USARK was correct and that the Lacey Act (Title 18 Section 42 of the U.S. Code) did not ban interstate transportation of injurious species based on the original language of the Lacey Act and the intent of Congress. As a result of this fight for our members and the h**petocultural community, this meant animals domestically bred under human care could be moved and sold across state lines (within the continental United States). For h**petoculturists’ concerns, this included some species of constrictor snakes and 201 species of salamanders.

SAMPLE MESSAGING and more at https://usark.org/2022lacey/.

02/09/2022

We can’t wait for this little one to grow up 🌶

02/06/2022

Come out to the Mt. Vernon Reptile Expo and say hi! 👋🏼 We’ll be here until 4:00 🦎🐍

01/31/2022

Be sure to swing by and say hi 👋🏼
We will have an assortment of reptiles 🐍🦎

12/17/2021

I had to take a break from feeding to show this girl off 🔥

12/09/2021

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12/07/2021

I wanted to thank everyone who came by my table yesterday at the Mt. Vernon Reptile Expo!
I had such a great time meeting you all, and love seeing my animals go to great new homes. 🥰
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again in February!

12/05/2021

Come see us at the Mt. Vernon Reptile Expo , located at the Doubletree Hotel. We are here until 4:00 today! 🦎

11/30/2021

Hi everyone! 👋🏼
Sorry for the lack of updates here lately. We recently moved, and have been busy getting everyone settled into their new space. 🏡
My next project is to set up a photo station so I can better show off how unique all of these animals are, but until then..here are some low quality photos of some high quality babies we’ve been growing up. 🌟

10/14/2021

Quincy is feeling all the fall vibes tonight 🎃

10/08/2021

One of my favorite geckos, Offset 🥰
I finally have a few girlfriends lined up for him, so fingers crossed for 2022 babies 🤞🏼

10/06/2021

Ruby helping me test out my new ring light 💡

10/05/2021

I wanted to take a second to say that I appreciate every single interaction this page gets! 🙏🏼❤️
I enjoy sharing my love of reptiles with you all, and promise I am TRYING to post more frequently.. 😅
With that being said, please feel free to let me know what you would like to see more of? 🤔

09/26/2021

Howie had himself a little spa day before he went to his new home! 🥺🥰
This little dragon was abandoned in a hotel room a while ago, and I was contacted by AC to come pick him up. He was in bad shape.. really bad shape, and I just knew he wouldn’t make it through the first night.. many tears of frustration were cried.
I’ve spent a few months, and sleepless nights with him making sure he is back to 100%, but it is SO rewarding to see him recover so well and go to a family who will love him like he deserves!

- PLEASE DO NOT ABANDON YOUR EXOTIC PETS when you no longer want them, or they become to sick/expensive to care for! There are numerous sources to reach out to for help, but I am always available!