Looking for a little experience here!

[jbatzkiel]

So, I picked up another ball at a show a little over a week ago. He is a grown normal het for Albino and I didnt pay a ton of money for him so I thought I got a great deal!!

I thought wrong. When I first looked at him he had some stuck shed on him which I didnt think to much about. Other than that he looked great.

I let him be in the rack the first two days at home so he could acclimated a bit, on the third day I took him out of his tub and noticed what I thought was a hiss at first but then he did it over and over, more like a wheezing and I kept him out a little longer and I heard a bubbling and popping. I know these are all signs of RI so I cranked up the heat a bit because I have read that it can help early in a RI. Tonight I opened the tub and the same thing is still going on, maybe a little worse so tomorrow I am going to get him to the vet.

Sorry for the length of the story but my question is simple, I have never had one of my snakes get sick and now I bought one from a breeder that is already sick, what can I expect to pay to get this guy healthy?

[Ladybugzcrunch]

It really depends on the vet you find. Mine just charged me 87.50 for the office call and gave me the meds free. Then when we switched to a different med, he sold me the new med for $4.50. I am under $100 with my RI for one snake.

[SlitherinSisters]

Ah that stinks. One thing about shows, is that the snakes aren't in heat for a least a day or two. Depending on the breeder it's possible that they have been quite a bit colder than they should have gotten. Moving them to and from the show can be troublesome when it's cold outside. I would hope that's how the snake got RI, and not that the breeder knew that it had RI.

I can't tell you about the price though. I haven't dealt with a sick snake either.

[Kymberli]

I don't know about cost of medication, but the two vets near me that I've talked to who deal with exotics charge around $85 for an office visit alone. One of them even charges an additional $10 for the first visit. Animals are expensive.. cost me $80 this morning for a vet to come to my house just to tell me my miniature donkey is most likely not actually pregnant (hard to tell with them sometimes).

[Homegrownscales]

Most of my vet visits have cost me around 150-200.00 and that's with my personal discount from my vet bc I'm the local rescuer.

[angllady2]

I was very fortunate in my reptile vet when my rescue got a severe RI.

$30 for the office visit, another $30 for the antibiotic shots. When one course did not completely knock it out, they let me buy another round without an additional office visit.

In general, plan on $100 to $150.

Gale

[Kymberli]

I was very fortunate in my reptile vet when my rescue got a severe RI.

$30 for the office visit, another $30 for the antibiotic shots. When one course did not completely knock it out, they let me buy another round without an additional office visit.

In general, plan on $100 to $150.

Gale

I'd be beyond ecstatic if I found a vet who only charges $30 for a visit! You're lucky

[jbatzkiel]

I actually have an appointment at the vet tomorrow morning at 8:30, the cost of the office visit is $40 so I guess I can live with that, I was thinking this thing was gonna cost me lots of cash!! Once all said and done if I'm right around $100 or so I will still be pleased with my purchase I guess, not as much as I would be if he was already healthy but I guess this is part of it...

Thanks for all the replies!