The Herp Kit

[BWSmith]

I was organizing my herp kit the other night and decided to share. It is designed to be an all around herp medical kit, emergency herp kit, field kit, and human first aid kit. Basically about anything I need in the herp room or herping. Please read the list carefully and let me know if something needs to be added (nonprescription).













Cage and box keys, Superglue, Pepper Spray, Insect repellant, Bottle opener, Epi-Pen, Exacto Knife, Hand Sanitizer, Lighters, Infrared Thermometer, Ink Pens and Sharpie





5 lb Digital Scale, 25 lb Scale, Tape Measure, Snake Bag, Head Lamp, GPS w/ Charger, Can Coozy, Latex Gloves, Mineral Oil, Rubbing Alcohol, Oral B12, Panacur, Flagyl, Chloroxylenol 2% Scrub, Fecasol, Vet Contact Info





Flagyl Tablets, Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Itch Cream, Antibiotic Ointment, Skin Ointment, Lizard Maker, Hydra-Life, Tylenol, Antihistamine, Band Aids, Syringe w/ needle, Dosing Needle, Rubber Dosing, Tube, Specimen Containers, Q Tips, Baytril, Baytril Otic drops, Amikacin, Hydrocortisone cream, Iodine Pads, “Sting Care”





Ace Bandages, Analog thermometer, hemostats, medical scissors, Speculums, Exacto Blads, Calculator, medical dosage chart, Pinkie Press, Ziplock Bags, Screwdriver, grounding adapter, electrical tape, AA & AAA batteries





Various bandages and Gauze, medical tape, heat packs, large pocket knife, untility knife, 2 collapsable hooks, Dosing Tube, Syringes, Zip Ties (4 sizes)





Probes, Utility scissors, Permethrin, screwdriver/ratchet set

[toker]

that is a well setup kit man! Were you ever in the boy scouts? "Always be Prepared"

[muzixman]

Nice, looks like everything but the kitchen sink

[BWSmith]

LOL, yeah i was a Boy Scout and still teach the Reptile and Amphibian Merit badge each year. I live by two phrases:
"Be Prepared" - Boy Scouts of America
"There is no Doing like OVERDOING" - my father

[natedoggSXE]

Thats alot of stuff to take feild herping, but you got it covered. One question why the pepper spray?

[BWSmith]

I just keep it in the car when field herping. We are rarely very far from it.

The pepper spray is there because my pistol won't fit I have gotten stuck in the swamps before and had to walk out. Better to be prepared for anything. Actually that is the good stuff that collapses their lungs, glues thier eyes shut and dies them orange. he he he.

[eddie]

Got a venom suction device in there?

One of the things I would see as extra weight for the field, fecasol since I don't see a Mscope in the kit...
Lack of a spare cell phone battery.. suture kits, duct tape, medical history chart and protocols for species likely encountered.. medical grade super glue... kevlar gloves.. local topographical maps of herping areas and a compass (never can tell when the GPS might get dropped and broken)

I would even go as far as using a PTBrother type printer and label the look alike bottles in bold print so they can be found quickly at a glance by an assistant.

[BWSmith]

Cell Phone battery is a bit useless since most of the places I go do not have service. Much of the other stuff is in my Protocol Kit (which also gets thrown in the car). My topos are always with me or else i could never find my tin spots again (I have the sense of direction of a Lemming).

The problem is that I am limited on space. I get the feeling that this will soon have to be broken up into two boxes and keep it more specific.