Subcutanous Lumps

[ConcinusMan]

Last time I tried to take a snake to a vet I got pretty much the same treatment. No vets around here know jack ship about snakes. Nothing has changed in the 25+ years since then. There is ONE vet around here that will diagnose/treat big snakes such as boas or pythons and has been doing so since the late 90's but that's it. And that's in a city of 380,000 people.

Steve is lucky to have a good vet at good prices for his snakes. VERY LUCKY.

[drache]

there are very few vets that treat reptiles, even here
I live in probably the most populated area on this continent, and I know of a total of three vets that will see herps, and one of them moved to Pennsyvania
I don't suppose the majority of them thinks of a herp specialization as a good investment; I'm sure for those who went that way, it's not what pays the rent, and they did it because they love the critters

[guidofatherof5]

This girl has started eating again. She downed 4 large night crawlers this morning. I did notice some fresh blood around her stitches after she ate but it wasn't something to worry about. Overall she doing great.

[charles parenteau]

NIce to hear that Steve!

[drache]

that's great news, Steve
they do tend to bounce back amazingly well

[wadih]

Steve that is really excellent news... Hopefully soon she will be back with the group.

Last time I tried to take a snake to a vet I got pretty much the same treatment. No vets around here know jack ship about snakes. Nothing has changed in the 25+ years since then. There is ONE vet around here that will diagnose/treat big snakes such as boas or pythons and has been doing so since the late 90's but that's it. And that's in a city of 380,000 people.

Steve is lucky to have a good vet at good prices for his snakes. VERY LUCKY.

When I said here I was referring to a 4 million citizen country For the city where I live, we only have a small pet shop in one of the supermarkets. In addition to some seasonal pets (such as colored chicks during easter or golden fish during summer) that you can find any where you go.
I think it is logical to see large snakes vets due to the high selling price of these pets. I am not sure about the price in your country, but here sometimes an adult python can cost more than a thousand Natrix

[ConcinusMan]

Nah, depending on the species, boas and pythons are produced by the thousands every year in the U.S. They're pretty cheap. People have a hard time giving away ball (Royal) pythons and adult boa constrictors. A friend of mine purchased an albino ball python with an unusual pattern for just under $300. You can get adult normals for free pretty easily. Same goes for boa constrictors. There's just too dang many of them. Young ball pythons go for about $50 in the pet stores. Many other pythons that can get up to 20 feet long have been outlawed in many U.S. states in recent years so those are hard if not impossible to find locally.

It's just that practically everyone has a dog or cat and is willing to spend the money to take them to a vet. In spite of the huge number of snakes (mostly large boas or pythons) the owners of these snakes usually don't bother with getting them vet care so there's only one vet in my area that is knowledgeable and willing to treat those snakes.