The  first  5  minutes  of  a  reptile  emergency  can  determine  the  course  of  the  entire  case.  This technician-focused  session  explores  the  critical  decisions  made  immediately  after  presentation, emphasizing  thermal  stabilization,  observation-based  triage,  stress  reduction,  safe  handling, and  husbandry  assessment.  Participants  will  gain  practical  nursing  techniques  and  a  repeatable stabilization  framework  that  can  be  implemented  in  both  emergency  and  general  practice settings  to  improve  patient  outcomes  before  diagnostics  and  advanced  treatments  begin.