Be loyal to your snake...not your Vet

[Big Gunns]

Your snake is 100% dependent on you for it's well being. You need to do the right thing for it.

Let BG ask you all a question. Would you take your kid that has heart problems to a foot doctor? Just because someone is a Vet, it doesn't mean they know ANYTHING ABOUT REPTILES. In most cases(and BG really means "most") Vets know less than you about your reptile. Although that may seem hard to believe, after hearing hundreds of stories over the years, Big Gunns is convinced it's true. A reptile requires totally different care than a mammal.

Big Gunns has been telling people over and over to go to a "Qualified Vet" and it occurred to BG. How can someone easily tell with a phone call.

Big Gunns could come up with a hundred funny things to say, and maybe later in the thread he will, but for now we'll give good advice.

Ask the doctor if they have ever treated a reptile with Fortaz(Ceftazidime). If they haven't, or never heard of it, they're not qualified.

Ask the doctor how big your Ball Python, and your Burmese Python will get. Even if you don't have them...ask anyway. A qualified Vet will know.

Ask a trick question. Can you feed your Ball Python Rabbits when it becomes an adult.

Ask the doctor why your snake has a forked tongue.

Ask the doctor if your Ball Python can kill your kid or eat your dog.

Ask the doctor if it's ok to cool your Python to hibernate it like in the wild. Trick question of course.

Big Gunns has got to run, but he's sure everyone can think of some good questions to ask. Simply asking if they have ever treated a reptile is not good enough. Most Vets aren't dumb....if someone brings money to their practice(a snake) they're gonna do their best.

Most people have a Vet for their dog/cat, so it's easy to just go to that Vet. It's the worst thing you can do for your reptile.

FIND A QUALIFIED VETERINARIAN!!!! Big Gunns can't emphasize this enough.