Who knew a SNAKE could change your life..

I thought I was just taking in a "cute" snake to nurse back to health.. Little did I know I'd catch a little bug that made me completely obsessed with ball pythons and all things related!! :P
95% of my day is now spent thinking about, talking about, caring for my ball python and dying a little with how badly I want another. LOL
And on top of all of that, I do believe owning Slevin has completely changed my future career as well. I've always planned on studying to become an Equine Veterinarian.. but now I'm leaning more towards Herp Vet seeing as there are so few.
Addiction is a severe understatement.

*Cue the beginning of the rest of my life*

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Very nice. We need all the good vets we can get.....

Morgan

We sure do need vets ever think about moving?

OMG I'm sooo glad I am not the only one....

I knew I always loved snakes, but it wasn't until I got my little normal guy Julius that I really feel in love. I have also thought about becoming a herp vet as well, since I'm going to school for general studies lol. I love my little guy so much, and seeing my 4 y/o son hold him and pet him and tell me how much he loves him, is the highlight of my whole day. We now have our newest addition, who I love just as much. I can't wait to expand and really care for these wonderful little critters. :D
Me and Julius
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My son Jacob with Julius
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And our newest addition, William, my pastel :)
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Originally Posted by dragonboy4578

Very nice. We need all the good vets we can get.....

Morgan

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Definitely, It's been so difficult finding Exotic Vets anywhere near me, yet there are so many Equine Vets.. I think I'd be more successful in the Herp department.

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

We sure do need vets ever think about moving?

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Where to? I'm actually moving to Vegas this summer, but who knows where I'll be 5-10 yrs from now.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

OMG I'm sooo glad I am not the only one....

I knew I always loved snakes, but it wasn't until I got my little normal guy Julius that I really feel in love. I have also thought about becoming a herp vet as well, since I'm going to school for general studies lol. I love my little guy so much, and seeing my 4 y/o son hold him and pet him and tell me how much he loves him, is the highlight of my whole day. We now have our newest addition, who I love just as much. I can't wait to expand and really care for these wonderful little critters. :D
Me and Julius
http://i51.tinypic.com/i2t7ib.jpg
My son Jacob with Julius
http://i55.tinypic.com/257ovp1.jpg
And our newest addition, William, my pastel :)
http://i56.tinypic.com/5up6vl.jpg

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Oh I know, I've always LOVED snakes.. begged my parents to let me own one since I was about 12 but they always refused. I think it's great to raise kids around snakes, hopefully it will lead to a future with more tolerance for the beautiful creatures.

One of the reason why I took dvm was for my dogs, but when I had my first snake (a banana king snake named xuxa), I know Id go for bein a herp vet. Though I have a "different" job right now, Im still practicing what I do and love best every weekends or day offs, and occasional duty calls by my colleagues. Good luck in pursuing your passion :)

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One of the reason why I took dvm was for my dogs, but when I had my first snake (a banana king snake named xuxa), I know Id go for bein a herp vet. Though I have a "different" job right now, Im still practicing what I do and love best every weekends or day offs, and occasional duty calls by my colleagues. Good luck in pursuing your passion :)

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I wanted to be an Equine Vet because I've owned horses and mini donkeys for about 9 years, but my BP definitely changed that :)
So, you're a certified Herp Vet now?

Not a certified herp vet yet. But hoping :). Our country doesnt offer a special curriculum for herp medicine that will certify you as a herp vet. Vet graduate, yes. Licensed, not yet. Im so stubborn (and maybe a lil afraid lol) in taking the licensure exam. Meaning, every practice that I do needs to be supervised by a licensed vet. Im not worthy to be called a certified vet nor herp vet. Very few of us here chooses to specialize on herps. And most of us simply rely on personal experiences w/ pets, tons of literatures, and forums just like BP.net.

Oh, I see.. you're lucky you can take care of your own BPs though, I can't wait to start school.

That's awesome, Kymberli and go you for following your dreams! I always had horses growing up (a double registered palomino/Quarter Horse was my last and a few downright evil Shetland ponies, lol!) and didn't get into snakes until recently. My dream growing up was always to be an equine vet too and go to Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine and work on horses and while my job now is nothing close to that, I've still got a huge soft spot for all the animals, great and small.

After getting my first snake, my crimson corn, I was hooked! Won't get into the details of what prompted me getting him, but you're absolutely right that a snake can change your life and even save your sanity, in some cases. Whatever you do, I wish you all the best at it and hope it works out for you! :gj:

Awesome Kymberli! Being a Herp Vet was also on my short list of career goals. I ended up being a Biology and Chemistry teacher at the very high school that I graduated from. My Biology teacher had a classroom full of critters, that inspired me to become a teacher. I now teach in that very same classroom. You never know where life's path is going to take you!

I feel the same way. Ever since I got my normal it's always on my mind what snake to get next, how I plan to breed, etc. I also agree about the Herp vet shortage. Dog and cat vets are a dime a dozen. I have to live in fear of one of my snakes getting sick because I have no idea where to find a vet...

Fair play to you, it's physically impossible to find a herp vet around here (unless you meant herpes lol), my bp changed my life too (begged for one since I was 6 and it took me 11 years to convince my mum haha. Good luck. :D

NS Canada... The nearest herp vet is a 20 hour drive (one way) away. So you have to go to an avian specialist. She is smart and is trying to do the best she can but it isn't the same.

Hadn't seen these last few replies, but it is true, large animal and common animal (cats, dogs, etc.) vets are far too common. I can't imagine it is easy to find work or start your own office. Seeing as so many keepers agree herp vets are few and far in existence, it's the best plan financially and for the sake of my own pets. :) Who knows, maybe in the future many of you will be bringing your snakes as well as your cats and dogs to my office. I can only try!!