I ended up going to Chelmsford, and I was very pleased with everything. It was busy but they had good service and very nice people.

Turns out there was nothing wrong (hooray!) except for a stuck eye cap. I have some stuff for it.

They also probed it and told me it was a male. I even watched them do it. It went in 4 scales length, but it looked like a lot was in. After looking online, it said most males probe about 8-10 scales in. I'm so confused now!