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Originally Posted by Renzema

Now I need to find a place that is used to dealing with reptiles. Do you know a place I can look?

thanks
JR

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Check www.arav.org for vets who work with reptiles. Hopefully there is a member in your area.

. Julianne Vickstrom
Eastgate Veterinary Clinic
33888 SE Peoria Rd
Corvallis, OR 97333

yea within a few miles of me. I was worried I would have to go to portland or eugene to find a good vet.

Great!! I found a vet near me through arav and she was excellent. Hope yours works out too. :)

I've looked in there and the closest herp vet was in Temple, TX, about 30 odd miles from me, and the next closest was in Austin, 100 or so miles from me. It's great all of ya'lls vets are so close. I'm glad though that I have a vet for a teacher and he has treated almost everything under the sun, even animals at zoos, which is pretty cool IMO :)

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It's great all of ya'lls vets are so close.

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Yes it would be. My nearest herp vet is 2 hours from me. But luckily a town just 40 minutes from me is getting a exotic specialist in their clinic in July, so that will make it so much closer! Cant wait!

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I just noticed in you sig that you have dwarf hamster. I want to ask what spured you to get one and has it become nice. All I have ever seen in those thing are pure evil. They have ripped up quite a few employees. they sometimes jump out of there cages just to bite the people taking care of them.

Also another question I have is, I handle a lot of snakes at work and I make sure to wash my hand and arm before I touch my snake or anything. Will this do or should I be worried about giving her a disease.

thanks
JR

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I just noticed in you sig that you have dwarf hamster. I want to ask what spured you to get one and has it become nice.

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Ok....answer to your question. My daughter and Andariel went to the pet store to get me some mice to feed to my BP. Well, they came home with a dwarf hampster that they said was a gerbil. lol (funniest looking gerbil I ever saw) They say the pet store owner gave it to them for free because it was a mean hampster, and thought my BP could eat it also. Well, I am a softy for cute little critters and since this is not a normal meal for a BP I decided to let my grandaughter keep it as a pet, which she named fudah (food). As far as it being mean, it would lash out at you when you first tried to take him out of his cage, but once he was out he was no problem at all. Loved to run around in his little exercise ball and explore the house in it. Sadly to say....He passed away last week...dont know why, he was fed and watered and kept clean. I just forgot to take him off of my list of critters which I will do as soon as I finish this post.

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Also another question I have is, I handle a lot of snakes at work and I make sure to wash my hand and arm before I touch my snake or anything. Will this do or should I be worried about giving her a disease.

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Personally I would say it is preventive medicine to wash up between every handling. I not only wash my hands and all, but I also use a Sanitizer lotion after the washing. It's allways better to be safe than sorry.

I was my hands with the santizer we use at work, smells like rubbing achohol.

thanks
JR

I guess I will just add to this thread.

Okay I have now had lusy for about 2-3weeks and she is doing great eating like a champ and thick as every but I have yet to see her drink. Is this normal for ball's not to drink very often?

thanks
JR

I've had my gopher snake for almost a year now, and have never once seen it take a drink. It's very likely she does it at night when you're asleep.

About washing your hands and carrying something home to your snake...I would think that so long as you practice good hand-washing (as you do) then you don't have to worry about diseases. What I would be more concerned about is mites hitching a ride home on your clothes....so keep a close eye out for those nasty little boogers! If you ever see them at work, then you'll want to begin some serious preventative measures at home.