Lots of really good advice.
I can't stress the importance of finding a good competent experienced vet.
My wife is a veterinarian and in her practice there is are two reptile specialists one medical and one surgical. And from time to time she tells me horror stories of an owner who was referred to their office by another vet who fubared the poor critter.
It would be ideal to have a vet that is comfortable with both medicine and surgery. While most of the medical conditions a reptile presents can be managed without much difficulty, once you get into the surgical and anesthetic aspects of reptile medicine it can get tricky. So make sure you ask the vet if they aren't comfortable with a situation that they will refer you to someone who is. Some vets will not refer to a specialist until the problem gets out of hand.
Good luck!
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