Hello all

Yes, but it shouldn't be much. There is always an office fee, which is $50 no matter what the vet does, the probing was something like $15.

wow that's alot. is there any other way to find out?

If you have access to a University, contact the biology department or equivalent. If ur lucky some herpetologist will agree to sex your snake for ya at no charge ;) You could also find out if there are experienced keepers in your area and have your snake probed. Hope this helps.

Well, you really should have someone else show you how to probe, so doing it yourself really isn't a great option. Call and find out how much your vet charges, just because mine charges that much doesn't mean yours will!

And there are a few odd vets out there that want to knock the snake out first before probing it. That's kind of a warning sign in my head, as breeders probe snakes all the time without knocking them out first.

Our vet charges $30.00 for the office visit & general health check-up and $20.00 for the sexing (by probe). I figure it's worth the cash in case the snake ever does get sick I'd rather have a vet I already know and has a baseline health checkup already done rather than an unknown vet handling a sick snake it's never seen before.


~~Joanna~~

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