Just another question from a soon-to-be Ball owner, with first snake jitters. Now that I have finished setting up an enclosure and getting the humidity and temperatures to stay where they should be - I've turned my prep in the direction of finding a qualified Vet. I don't want to be one of those people who looks up vets when the animal is sick instead of before.

So, I've found a few... but here is the problem. There are no vets in the city that I live in that will look at Reptiles. The closest one I found is about about an hour and a half away - and that's just a general vet that also allows reptiles. The closest Herp specific one is just over 3 hours away.

The distance doesn't bother me, and I would be more than happy to drive the 3-4 hours if I needed to. My concern is the affect the drive would have on my Ball.

Any suggestions on how I could get him/her there safely and hopefully without too much stress?

This right now is all a "what if", especially since I don't even have the snake yet. I'm just having a bout of paranoia, like a first time mother. LOL

I just want all my ducks in a row .

I am also considering taking a walk to the zoo down the road from me and seeing if I can talk to the person in charge of the reptile exhibit if he has any suggestions on vets. He's a really nice guy.

((Totally typed all this from my phone, so there are bound to be tons of typo's and autocorrects haha.))