As an animal health tech I always take the vet point of view. From your set up it sounds like you have a very happy, healthy snake and you probably will never need to see the vet until your burm gets senile.

On the other hand, through factors that we can (environment) and can't control (disease, cancer, ect) an unexpected vet visit may be necessary. This of course is true for any pet. Some sort of savings or empty credit card should be set aside for any reptile collection. This should reflect what your would be willing to trade your pets life for. Literally, as lack of funds is the #1 reason for euthanasia.

So ask yourself, is your pet worth $500, $1000? If treatment were likely to be successfull but required a trip to a specialist in another state would that be possible. All things to think about PRIOR to the need arrising.



ps, excuse my ignorance (burms are illegal in my province) but your burm has a very tiny head in the pic, is that normal for a young animal?

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