Hi there. When I bought my first BP, i thought,"How hard would it be to bring her to the vet once a year regardless of illness?"
But now I already have 2 and still aiming for 2 more. Also, after my first mite problem i became very cautious when it comes to bringing myself let alone my BPs to places that have reptiles, especially potentially sick or mite-infested ones at the vet, not to mention the stress on the snakes during the trip. All I can think about is cross-contamination and stress.
Honestly for me, i dont mind costs, and i do know the ONE vet that all the celebrities and millionaires bring their reptiles to. My hometown is the big capital city of the country, think the economy and finance of Wallstreet, entertainment of Hollywood, politics of Washington, and tourism of Vegas ALL in in one city (fine dining, five-star hotels, tall buildings, starbucks at every corner, you know the kind) and yet the living costs are still much lower than when I was in college in Wisconsin years ago.
I also wonder how breeders with dozens if not hundreds of snakes do this from a practicality standpoint.
So for ppl here with multiple BPs, how do you do routine vet check ups for your seemingly healthy BPs? Do you bring them all like once a year? Or maybe just bring the fecal samples without the actual snakes if they are not ill? Or do nothing at all?