Initial vet visits?

Ah ok, well I agree with that completely. Not only is that bad for the animals, it gives us herpers a bad name when people don't properly care for them.

I've met some pretty pitiful snake keepers myself.

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I think green_mans comment and my follow up were reffering to our experiences with soo many people that know an animal should be taken to a vet, but would rather spend the money on video games or lottery tickets.

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oh yes, definately didnt mean you Shelby :)

I just see too much of people barely scraping up enough money to purchase the animal, but have no idea how much upkeaping said animal is actually going to cost! I got charged 75 dollars for the vet to take a look at my boa for 3 minutes and perscribe some drops for mucas in his mouth.
The initial cost of a snake is probably the cheapest part of owning one.

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Originally Posted by green_man

The initial cost of a snake is probably the cheapest part of owning one.

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That's true for most animals. Try getting a horse! :shock:

lol, no kidding.
My wife wants a horse badly. I cant afford the 400 bucks a month to stable one though.

Yeah.. I have a thoroughbred. 400/mo is expensive.. wow. But you also have to figure all the other stuff...

Um.. yeah, we're talking about snakes! No, really, not off topic!