Vet visit

[HeathBish]

That's just fine...all "ice chests" are insulated...that's the idea. And if I were you, I'd fill several jars AHEAD of time & put them in the cooler for an hour or so BEFORE
you plan to leave...that would pre-warm it, instead of starting from room temperature.

That's a good idea. Heating pad to warm it up?

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[HeathBish]

I put mine in a Crown Royal purple felt bag and then under my shirt

Please let us know how vet visit went

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Will do. My poor guy. I feel so bad. Hope he isn't suffering. He eats but isn't as active at night like he used to be but I have him on f/t large rats now so he just might be satisfied? When I called the vet they did say they have emergency hours if I need to get in sooner and I wanted to be like TODAY lol. But I kept my cool. I've never been there so I'm excited to see what it's like.

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[Jellybeans]

Eating is a very positive sign

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[HeathBish]

Another question... I have a smaller hand held cooler too. Do you think that would be to small and he would suffocate?

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[Bogertophis]

Another question... I have a smaller hand held cooler too. Do you think that would be to small and he would suffocate?

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Impossible to know, as I'm not seeing the size of your snake compared to the size of your smaller cooler. If it's too crowded, he might be more stressed & pushing
up the lid? For my smaller snakes (corn snake or rosy boa), I'd use a "lunch size" cooler to carry them...but don't forget you need space for the hot water bottle &
maybe some more padding too? Your call...

You could pre-warm the ice chest with a heating pad too, that will work also. If you're worried about air (in the smaller one) you could put a small piece of tape in the
opening so it just doesn't close so tightly.

[HeathBish]

Impossible to know, as I'm not seeing the size of your snake compared to the size of your smaller cooler. If it's too crowded, he might be more stressed & pushing
up the lid? For my smaller snakes (corn snake or rosy boa), I'd use a "lunch size" cooler to carry them...but don't forget you need space for the hot water bottle &
maybe some more padding too? Your call...

You could pre-warm the ice chest with a heating pad too, that will work also. If you're worried about air (in the smaller one) you could put a small piece of tape in the
opening so it just doesn't close so tightly.

I'll just use my bigger one to be safe. Thank you!

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[HeathBish]

I'll just use my bigger one to be safe. Thank you!

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The Dr did a thorough exam and I even got to listen to his heartbeat . He said no RI and he looks great. Slitherz did make the noise while there but the Dr didn't seem to worried. He prescribed Melcam for 7 to 10 days incase of inflammation. He also noticed he only makes the noise when going up... Like exerting himself and it's only for a millisecond. We will see if this does the trick. Important thing is he isn't in distress and pretty much has a clean bill of health.

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[Jellybeans]

Great news!

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[Bogertophis]

Glad your visit went well & you got some answers.