I have lived in an area (NS) where herp vets are rare (there was one whom moved away and there is one whom is studying now) The real question is there an open minded vet by you. Someone who you can take your research to (buy good medical guides...) and you can work together to solve problems. The vet I have gone to in the past had no experience so I'd arrive with a sick herp and a books and pages marked and we'd sit together look over the info and bat ideas around and they make a evaluation and proceed from there. He had experience enough to run the right tests and give shots and was secure enough to listen and admit I have more herp experience than he did. We worked as a team, if you have a good fair minded vet that might work as well in your case.