General Care Discussion :: Check-Ups

[ElectricTurtle]

So I was thinking within the next week or two (when I get paid, I'm back at work right now) maybe I should take Tesla to the vet. He seems healthy, but I bought him from a pet store and possibly needs to get looked at just in case.

Is it a bad idea to give a turtle a check-up? I kind of wanted to scope out the local vet before an emergency breaks loose in case they're unreliable.

[sflemin2]

If you have the money then go for it. Might be nice to get to know the doctor in case there is an emergency. I brought my ferret to the vet with my dog once and it ended up being a good thing later on. He was the only vet there that had ferrets and would treat them. I had taken her to another vet (because they were closer and it was an emergency ) and they tried to put her to sleep and I went to him for a second opinion.. she just had a minor back injury and was able to fix her right up! Its good to get to know the different doctors (if you even have options for a turtle)

[ElectricTurtle]

There's one herp vet in Louisville, KY as far as I know and it's not too far away from my house. I need to scope it out because I think the second closest one is in Lexington (2 hours away from where I live D:). I make a bit of money from co-op, so I figured it would be a good investment.

[sflemin2]

I hope you like the one close by!

[steve]

I have some thoughts on the subject here: http://www.redearslider.com/choose_vet.html