Melbourne Zoo Reptile Visit :)

[Ricko]

come on moosey do ur best. :lol:

 

[westhamsc]

umm i for one don't think moose is doing his best to get us in there :wink: :lol:

let us know if there is anything i can do

 

[moosenoose]

I'm trying, I'm trying alright :lol: My letters are the most officially sucky ones I've ever written :lo: :wink: I've actually got a good feeling about this to be honest. From what I've read Jon Birkett seems like a really good bloke who will be only too willing to give us the grand tour - I hope! :lol:

 

[Tommo]

lol, awsome, any chance we can get there from between the 3rd and 9th of janurary?

 

[moosenoose]

lol, awsome, any chance we can get there from between the 3rd and 9th of janurary?

I'm not sure about that one Tommo lol I'm trying to drive it for mid-March to be honest. I thought it'd give people more time to plan if it looks to hot up, and I purposely arranged the estimated date as to give people enough time to recover from the financial damages inflicted over the Xmas period. I like long range planning :wink: Unfortunately I can see you're suggesting you are coming down here from Darwin Better bring your woolies mate :wink:

Also, just for those few who felt that ringing them out of the blue was an option. I felt, and explained in my last 2 emails to both the last two recipients, that i didn't wish to bombard them "out of thin air" about this visit. I have left all three of my contact details with these people and have given them some breathing space in regards to an answer. I desperately wanted to phone first as well - but I think this is the best approach.

Cheers,
Luke

 

[diamond_python]

Pressures on Moose. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!

 

[BROWNS]

Onya moosemiester,be careful letting that stevo lad in he just might be a trouble maker and house breaker :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Stevo]

I am so, and guess who's house is next?

 

[OuZo]

ummmmm who's?

 

[Stevo]

Lol browns is next then your's zoe dont jump the queue.

 

[OuZo]

lol cool i'm coming to browns place

 

[moosenoose]

Well, can't say I didn't try. Got this about 5 seconds ago - nice, short & quick to the point! Sorry ppls

Maybe Healsville Sanctuary is the go!? :wink:

Dear Luke,
I apologise for the delay but we will not be able to accommodate your request for a behind the scenes tour.

Regards.

Jon Birkett

 

[Ricko]

dammmmit. alwell good try moooseman. healesville sanctuary lets people go behind the scenes for a fee on the weekends so maybe we could do that? send them some email mate. lol

 

[farmdog]

Quote:
Dear Luke,
I apologise for the delay but we will not be able to accommodate your request for a behind the scenes tour.

Regards.

Jon Birkett

bloody knob

 

[angelrose]

Honestly, how hard would it be to organise, meany.... :shock:
Angel

 

[thals]

dammmit! woulda been good, good on ya Moosey for trying...Healesville sounds gr8 though...wat month would this be in though?? any ideas

 

[Hickson]

Quote:
Dear Luke,
I apologise for the delay but we will not be able to accommodate your request for a behind the scenes tour.

Regards.

Jon Birkett

bloody knob

Jon Birkett has worked at RMZ for as long as I can remember, and is an excellent zookeeper. If they can't accomodate a behind the scenes tour, then there's a good reason for it.



Hix

 

[OuZo]

Melb Zoo doesnt seem to usually go for the bhs thing...we asked a while ago if there was any possible way and they basically said no good try tho moosey! maybe we could try ballarat wildlife park? they seem pretty accomodating. when luke and i went there by ourselves about a year ago, we asked to see the reptile keeper (who's the owners son) and he came out and had a good chat, opened up the frilly cage (i patted a frilly hehe ) opened the baby croc cage and patted that too lol. if they did that for just 2 of us hopefully they might be willing to go bts for a group! also i believe the vhs bbq there last year at easter got to go bhs. AND now that i think of it, i think that if you do the advanced snake handling course of simon watharow's you go bts at the melb zoo so maybe you could give him a ring if you're still interested moosey. i wanna see those gtp's closer lol

 

[herptrader]

I think one of the Frog organisations has their meetings at the zoo.

The VHS had a meeting at Ballarat which involved the guided tour of the reptile house. On that occasion we all got in for free and were able to use the BBQ facilities, the bark hut etc.

Ballarat is a good place to take international visitors because you can get up close and personal with Koalas and Kangaroos etc.

 

[moosenoose]

I'm getting the ol BBQ itches again!!! :lol: Must be the mites! :wink:

Anyway, I'm keen to get the ball rolling on another outing sometime in the near future, I'd have it at my place but.....??? Maybe one day okay! :lol:....and you'll probably need to bring some snakes along to make it a bit more authentic! :lol: :lol: My little one can only stretch so far! (the snake that is! :wink

If anyone has any contacts for the Ballarat Wildlife Park or Healsville Sancturary, and doesn't want to organise it themselves, pass me a PM so I can have another shot at organising something! Hopefully something with an element of success this time! :lol: God it would have been good They have eyelash vipers at the Zoo!!!!!! :cry: :cry:

Cheers,
Luke