>>"someone with a degree that is more than likely outdated by the time they graduate".
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>>Chances are a person with a degree will be able to understand "genetics" ten times better than someone who is self taught. By genetics I don't mean knowing that an albino is a boa that contains no black, but knowing how and why it happens. After all it's not just a cool looking snake, it's an abnormal boa. I guess you have also dissected a snake and have taught yourself the complete anatomy of a boa like biology students do at Berkeley. I’m sure you know the difference of a primitive and advanced species of boas. Knowing what temperature to keep a boa does not make you an expert.
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>>If I ever meet someone who thinks they may have a boa with an infection or IBD I’ll just save them some money and recommend they see someone who has read a book and not a vet. which went to school and probably doesn’t know what he is doing since what he learned is probably outdated.



A veterinarian is NOT the same thing as a herpetologist. Why is herpetology being compared to human medicine or veterinary studies? Nice cheap shots, guys...

So by your comparisons, you are telling me someone who has owned reptiles for over 30 years, and who does their own reptile surgery, veterinary work (injections, fecals, diagnosis) and research (both by speaking with other reptile owners, scientists, and field researchers), yet who does not have a piece of paper stating the person has a degree in herpetology does not know what he or she is doing?
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