Reptile medicine and surgery has progressed massively over the last decade. We now know a lot more about viruses, parasites, pathological conditions, etc and, although we are still learning day by day, we have to adapt to these changes. This adaptation means that we don´t just do things the way we have always done them or the way that they are performed in other species, it means that we have to put the condition in to context and try to apply evidence based medicine the best we can. 

We have been collecting parasitology data from captive reptiles kept in the United Kingdom through parasite tests for a number of years. Publications in the reptile medicine and surgery field include articles for the British Veterinary Association journal, chapters in Mader´s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, and The British Small Animal Veterinary Association Manual of Reptile.