Chris McVicar and Randy from New Shed Serpents in OKC, OK

Originally Posted by garweft

I was thinking that too.

There are a lot of things that seem off in reguards to the whole thing. Which is why I'd like to see something like pictures or vet records to help clear things up.

Why would you take all your new snakes (even captive bred) to a vet to get them pumped full of toxins/medicine because they "might" have worms? Isn't that what fecal exams are for?

I agree, snakes are not like cats and dogs where you automatically get them wormed at 4-6 weeks. First of all, snakes are a lot more sensitive to medications, and they definitely should not be treated with anything that is not completely necessary. A fecal exam comes first before just blindly treating it with anything that "might just do the trick".

I kind of wonder if this is a vet that specializes in herp medicine or even remotely knows how to treat a baby boa.

Anya H.