Please Help, Savannah Monitor might be dying.

[Beardedragon]

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Wrong diet + incorrect temps + improper humidity + lack of necessary veterinary care = dead monitor.
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How do you Figure?

I really wish some of the venders at reptile shows would make it more of a point to give out all the information, maybe even a printed caresheet, with every animal they sell.

At the last repticon I went to I was buying a beardie, and it was taking a while for me to choose. In the time that took I saw two moms buy baby dragons for their kids, and with no regard to how they were cared for. I then saw one even turn around and start to buy a compact bulb because the vender of those said to get that, and I couldnt help but go stop her right then and there and point her in the right direction.

My point is to tell her to maybe she needs to find someone who can take him in for her, and take care if him, because it sounds like he needs a vet.

What kind of UVB bulb is it BTW? Brandname and type? Im asking because some UVB bulbs can be deadly. I thought Savannahs didnt even need UVb?

[Dalishar]

Can anybody tell me what a vet visit might cost?

I just recently took my cuban to the vet (I'm a special kind of stupid and 100% forgot to move the UV 10 bloody inches after I set up her enclosure differently, woo!), and the visit + bloodwork + calcium / D3 shot + home supplements were about $240.20.

To give you a run down... Office visit was $58, blood collection was $14.80, actual blood test was $113.90, then $1.00 for hazardous waste. Dibble wasn't cooperating or it would have been an additional $35 for a fecal. The other $52.50 was for calcium/D3 supplements / injection. I'm sure they'll at least want to do the fecal / bloodwork for the monitor. It'll also probably vary a bit vet-to-vet, but hopefully that helps.

Vets are never cheap.

[Skiploder]

Can anybody tell me what a vet visit might cost?

If she knows it will not be extremely expesive, I'm sure she will take him (or her? hasn't/can't be sexed yet I've read) to the vet.

And thank you all for your support, I'm not on here as much as I once was because of my job, but it is good to know that I can reach out to people with experience and answers.

I love all things living, so I help them whenever possible, even if it means personal sacrifice sometimes

Depends on the vet - probably $50 for an office visit.

That'll be the start - things will go up from there.

[bsash]

Over here in New Jersey, I only pay $30 to take them into the vet., and it will go up from there. I have never had a vet bill over $200 either, but it may be the difference in pricing.

[BPelizabeth]

Not sure where you live but the reptile vet that I go to cost me $89 and he did a fecal for free. That included the office visit and the antibiotic. He is one of the top 5 leading vets in the world and I was floored that it was as cheap as it was. Now I had to do 3 other follow ups...the first two were $38(for the shot only) and the last one was $59.

This was for a rescue blue tongue skink that had infected toes...bad shed...mbd...and 3 fractures. So I thought that was very very inexpensive.

[bsash]

Not sure where you live but the reptile vet that I go to cost me $89 and he did a fecal for free. That included the office visit and the antibiotic. He is one of the top 5 leading vets in the world and I was floored that it was as cheap as it was. Now I had to do 3 other follow ups...the first two were $38(for the shot only) and the last one was $59.

This was for a rescue blue tongue skink that had infected toes...bad shed...mbd...and 3 fractures. So I thought that was very very inexpensive.

I'm not sure if this was directed this at me, but I go to Delaware Valley Veterinary Hospital. They have two exotic veterinarians, they are pretty good. I know the name is deceiving, they are in New Jersey in Mullica Hill, but that is beside the point.

[BOWSER11788]

normal visits in my neck of the woods, are about 50 dollars, but when my beardie was sick the costs kept adding up, and walked away paying 180.00. also not to interfear with above, i've read research that savs, dont need UVB, miy adult is fine and has been fine its whole life without uvb, just dust regularly