Medical Matters

Impacts of UVB Provision on Serum Vitamin D3, Pigmentation, Growth Rates and Total Body Mineral Content in Mallorcan Midwife Toad Larvae (Alytes muletensis)

Abstract. Our understanding of captve husbandry for amphibians is rapidly improving as empirical knowledge in this area grows. Early evidence indicates that UV...

How Much UVB Does my Reptile Need. The UV-Tool, a Guide to the Selection of UV Lighting for Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity

Abstract. Guidance is almost non-existent as to suitable levels of UV lightng for reptles and amphibians, or how to achieve satsfactory UV gradients using artf...

Future Directions in Reptile Medical Education

Abstract. Reptile medicine has emerged as a specialty area within the broader field of zoological medicine. It encompasses the medical needs of approximately 7...

Endoparasites of Pet Reptiles Based on Coprosopic Methods

Abstract. Due to the growing popularity of reptiles as a household animals and the development of numerousreptile farms, they have become a common sight in vet...

Ectoparasites in Captive Reptiles

Pet reptile ownership has increased substantially over the last few years, with 1.6% of the 12 million homes in theUK that reported having a pet, having at lea...

A Description of an Excrescence in a Captive-bred Specimen of Pituophis catenifer sayi (Serpentes, Colubridae)

The bullsnake, Pituophis catenifer sayi (Schlegel 1837), has a natural distribution that extends fromsouthern Canada, down south through parts of central USA a...