r/ballpython • u/CodeXred_924 • 1d ago

HELP - URGENT I need help

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I feel so horrible for this, I believe this was my fault. She was stuck in a cramped spot and I must have tried to pull her and the tight space caught her skin. Please tell me what I can do. I don’t have the funds to take to a vet right now, so I’m just trying to figure out the best I personally can do for her. I just feel horrible this looks painful..

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u/FunUpstairs9769 1d ago

Just bc the op doesn't have the funds " right now " doesn't mean they cant afford their animal. If one of mine needed a vet right now I couldn't afford it. Two trips to north Arkansas from Texas to say goodbye and pay for my wife's grandmother's funeral Friday, takes a lot out of a bank account. You dont know the op's financial situation and to assume they cant afford a vet at this very moment is ignorant at best.

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u/Idk_nor_do_I_care 1d ago

Ummmmmmm, you should already have at least 50k saved up JUST for your snake???? Like, I think it’s SUPER IRRESPONSIBLE that you didn’t set aside enough money 🫤

Obviously this is sarcasm, people are ridiculous when it comes to vet stuff. People will also say that if you don’t have a reptile vet within 100 miles you shouldn’t be allowed to own any reptiles. If my guys needed actual vet care then yeah I would drive down, but I don’t need to go once every quarter for a reptile that is very active, eating well, pooping well, and looks well.

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u/infiltrating_enemies 1d ago

People genuinely get so insane about vets and vet costs. My local vet specialises in livestock (rural area), so local dog and cat owners have to make do with what we can. My household has an animal first aid kit to deal. My boy (cat, I don't have snakes) had to have an impromptu surgery after a routine procedure that I had the money for went wrong. I just put it on a payment plan with the surgery. Owners absolutely do not need to have vet funds, and while an emergency fund is 100% preferable, it isn't realistic for a lot of people in a lot of situations because if the current cost of living crises.