Thanks very much for the feedback, folks. The more I review my invoice and re-play the vet visit in my head, the more I feel I was financially abused by them. It is my fault for not asking the cost of the probing, but I truly was not expecting to be charged 50$. I was assuming (shouldn't have) it would be 20 dollars tops. I would feel a LOT better about the money I spent if my vet was actually able to answer my questions. She truly did not seem very experienced.
I was not taking my snake to the vet for just a check up, I was taking him in because I have been finding tiny pinpoint marks of blood on his substrate. He also has a small red mark under his chin. My vet was not able to help me with either of these issues. I also admit I was curious to find out his gender for sure.
I don't want to burn any bridges in case of an emergency as I do believe they may be the only exotics vet in my area, but I think I will write them a polite letter describing my feelings about their fees.
Thanks again folks
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