Vets

[Silvermoonfox]

How many of you have a good vet that you take your snakes and other reptiles too? And isn't it just hilarious the way the front desk people (in my case the front desk people are all women) get all freaked out when you bring in your pets? I wind up having to weigh my own animals because the front desk gals are always afraid to touch my snakes. Hahaha, I don't mind though. Just thought this was humorous.

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[reptilemama]

I have a great vet in Chicago that routinely deals with reptiles, birds, rabbits, ferrets, and all kinds of other exotics. The staff there is always happy to see me and my reptiles. The clinic I work at, on the other hand, does not see most exotics and at least two of the gals I work with are terrified of snakes.

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[NocturnalCreations]

I have an awesome vet here in Northern Va named Scott Stahl. I am lucky he only does exotic's so when I go in the front desk they usually want to see what I brought in.

Thanks, Tim Rash

[JuliusSqueezer]

Avalon Animal Hospital here in Lawrenceville, GA is a really good place for exotics. Both vets have at least a pretty good clue and the main vet tech there is an avid herper and seems to know his stuff. Also, they aren't afraid to admit when they don't know something and are eager to find out instead of what most do (wing it) and I have gained their trust when I need meds of any kind, they despense fairly freely with any questions seemingly more out of curiosity than anything else. They make reptile owners fill out a husbandry questionare with questions about cage type and size, substrate, temps, humidity, and even f/t or live feeding and then heavily suggest correcting anything that is off kelter. I really like those guys a lot.

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[Silvermoonfox]

JuliusSqueezer, I wish I had a herp vet in my area that was that great.