Exotics Knowledge
Articles
Articles to to help understand husbandry, physiology, disease processes and common presentations in exotic animals.
| Title | Species | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Light in Nature | All | Understanding lighting. |
| Pharmacovigilance | All | Medicines. Adverse effects. |
| Taxonomy of Reptiles | Reptiles | Resources for up to date taxonomy. |
| Reproduction in Reptiles | Reptiles | Reproductive anatomy and physiology in reptiles. |
| Renal Physiology | Reptiles | Coming Soon |
| Hibernation | Reptiles | Safe hibernation of tortoises. |
| Cryptosporidiosis, an update | Reptiles | Cryptosporidium in reptiles updated. |
| Salmonella | Reptiles | Significance and why not to routinely screen. |
| Post-Hibernation Anorexia | Reptiles | Symptom commonly seen in the UK. |
| Inclusion Body Disease (IBD) | Reptiles | Review of IBD in snakes. |
| Paramyxovirus in Reptiles | Reptiles | A review of Paramyxovirus in reptiles. |
| Reptile Anaesthesia | Reptiles | An overview of anaesthesia and monitoring in reptiles. |
| Anti-parasitic Medications | Reptiles | Frequently used anti-parasitics in reptiles. |
| Pinworms in Reptiles | Reptiles | Basic review of pinworms |
| Case Reports | ||
| Pre-Ovulatory Folliculostasis in Testudo graeca | Tortoises | Case Report |
| Rhamphoteca (beak) fracture in a Red Footed Tortoise | Tortoises | Case Report |
| Oviductal Prolapse in a Russian Tortoise | Tortoises | Case Report |
| Dog bite wounds in a Spur-Thighed Tortoise | Tortoises | Case Report |
| Ovarian Sarcoma in a Bearded Dragon | Lizards | Case Report |
| Presumptive Somatostatinoma in a Bearded Dragon | Lizards | Case Report |
| First Hemangiosarcoma report in a Bearded Dragon | Lizards | Case Report |
| Caresheets | Species | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| General Care Tortoises (Testudo sp.) | Tortoises | Spur-Thighed, Hermann's, Horsfield's Tortoises kept in captivity. |
| Breeding Colubrid Snakes | Snakes | Step by step guide to breeding colubrids and growing on. |
| Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) | Lizards | General caresheet |
| Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) | Lizards | General caresheet |
