There is nothing offensive about suggesting that someone take an animal to a rescue/university/whatever. If I sounded like I thought that I didn't mean to.

Oh, I'd love to be able to realistically recommend a vet visit on a lot of the sites I visit, and often do even though I know it won't happen. The sad fact is that 90% of people who keep exotics do so on a whim (this site is one of the few that seems to be largely made up of more dedicated keepers which is why I've been on it so long) and won't bother to spend the time and money. Then you run into the issue of exotic vet care not being at the level vet care for more common pets is. For example I find it hard to recommend a vet visit to someone for something like a vaguely ill frog or a sick baby garter because the odds are they will end up with a huge vet bill, extra stress on the animal, and still end up with a dead animal. I've run into that several times with my garters since they are smaller than a lot of common pet species and I'm lucky enough to be able to go to the nation's first exotic vet practice for civilian purposes (all previous ones had been for zoos and what have you).

I didn't mean to sound so harsh, I think we just have different views on when vet care is a realistic option for reptiles.