There are VERY few good herp vets. Even the "servicable" ones tend to let problems fall into catagories instead of fully investigating them. DO NOT pay them $$ and expect a "good" outcome without getting a recommendation.

Anatomy is something everyone who breeds snakes should understand. I always suggest that everyone should use their departed captives as tools in these efforts. The more you can learn from anatomy the more you understand disease. Many remedies are available over the counter(panacur for example), or can be fixed with simple procedures.

Example of something you can do yourself: replacing distended hemipenes. YES, you can do this, its simple anatomy.

Example of something you CANT do yourself: I had a vet help me out performing a hysterectomy on a boa....a first for him as well.

Going forward, know that the majority of ailments(not parastites) brought to a vets office are due to respiratory infections, or kidney/heart problems....and their relations. Most of these problems are caused by inadequate temperature and humidity.

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