Post-Purchase Exam: Physical Exam, Fecal Analysis, CBC (Complete Blood Count)
6-Month Exam: Physical Exam, Fecal Analysis
Annual Exam: Physical Exam, Fecal Analysis, CBC/Chemistries
Geriatric Exam: Physical Exam, Fecal Analysis, CBC/Chemistries, Radiographs, Ultrasound
If your snake is exhibiting any of the symptoms described below, contact us immediately at 843-216-8387.
Weak or unresponsive, keeping eyes closed, open-mouthed breathing, tremoring or twitching, prolonged lack of appetite, vomiting or regurgitation, frantic movements, bloody droppings, prolonged straining to pass stool or egg, prolapse.
It is important to keep your snake warm. You can soak your pet in a small amount of lukewarm water for 15-20 minutes twice daily, which may help with hydration. Make sure your snake is strong enough to keep his or her head above the water. It is important that we examine your pet as soon as possible to correct the underlying condition.
Wellness Exams, Boarding, Microchipping, Gender Determination, Diagnostics, Spaying/Neutering
In order for your pet to board with us we require an exam within the last year with a clean bill of health. A fecal test with no parasites seen is also required. Your pet can have no changes in health since the last examination. If your pet’s examination was done by a different veterinarian, it needs to have been within the last six months and your pet’s complete record needs to be sent to our facility several days before boarding so we can evaluate the record to ensure all testing was done to our standards.
Inappetence, Parasites, Thermal Burns
| TYPE | PROS | CONS |
|---|---|---|
Ball Python |
Small – Medium size, hardy, friendly | Eat stunned or killed rodents, escape artists |
| FYI: Very susceptible to thermal burns, heat rock should NEVER be used | ||
Boa Constrictor |
Powerful, beautiful creatures | Large size can rapidly exceed owner’s ability to handle and care for them, eat stunned or killed rodents, rabbits and chickens, escape artists, very strong for their size |
| FYI: Can grow to 10 feet and 50 pounds, many end up being abandoned or euthanized due to owner’s inability to care for them | ||
Burmese Python |
Very powerful, beautiful creatures | Large size can rapidly exceed owner’s ability to handle and care for them, will eventually eat stunned or killed rabbits or chickens, can inflict painful bites and constrict animals and humans to death |
| FYI: Can grow to 20 feet and 200 pounds, many end up being abandoned or euthanized due to owner’s inability to care for them | ||
Corn Snake / Rat Snake |
Small – Medium size, hardy, friendly, many beautiful colorations | Eat stunned or killed rodents, escape artists |
| FYI: Do not wrap themselves around you like a king snake or python, but pick a direction and go for it | ||
King Snake / Milk Snake |
Medium size | Can grow to 3 – 7 feet, escape artists, prone to respiratory infections |
| FYI: Often mistaken for the venomous coral snake and killed by humans | ||
