I just have to scrape together the 1k that it will probably cost to do this new procedure.

My vet did say that if I can get it done by the 1st of the year that there would be not detriment to my snake - he said these things are very slow growing.

There goes my xmas bonus.

This is a good reminder that just affording to buy the snake is the least of it - you just never know what will pop up in vet bills.