Ruston, that is great to know. We have two excellent herp vets w/in a 10 minute drive of our facility who make routine stops here. Additionally, we keep our own supply of antivenin so perhaps we are closer than I thought in moving a step closer to accreditation. Thanks for the clarification.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL


>>Unless it has changed you are not required to have a full time vet. A number of smaller AZA inst have consulting vets nearby or those that come by twice a week, etc...
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>>Similiar to antivenin, you are not required to have it on hand, but required to have access to it. Be it a local hospital across the street, a antivenin bank close by, etc...most folks just want to have it in their hands for safety!
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>>-Ruston
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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