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Wellness care
Wellness care for reptiles
Often times animals hide their illnesses until it is too late, which makes routine physical examinations critical.
Wellness care
Keeping your animal happy and comfortable
By being able to identify and correct husbandry problems and find signs of early illness, we can help to prevent and treat problems earlier for your pet. All too often we see reptiles after they have been ill for weeks or months, which makes treating and “fixing” them much more difficult. Earlier detection means a healthier and happier pet!
Preventative care also includes
- Immunizations for species requiring vaccinations
- Deworming
- Consultations on correct husbandry and diet for your pet
Wellness care
Lizards
- During your lizard’s wellness exam, we perform a comprehensive examination from the nose to the tip of the tail.
- A complete examination helps us look for subtle and not so subtle changes that may indicate an early health problem.
- We look for things such as oral lesions or sores, check scales for color changes, sores or mites, and look for any masses or swellings.
- We review your current enclosure setup, including temperature, humidity and substrate choice, to ensure proper husbandry for your species of lizard.
- We evaluate body conditioning to ensure that your lizard is at a proper weight, and review nutritional recommendations with you.
- Routine fecal examinations are also recommended at your visit, to look for intestinal parasites and to evaluate any changes in color or consistency which may indicate a health problem.
Amazing staff! Thank you for your excellent compassion for the care of my bearded dragon!
Wellness care
Snakes
- During your snake’s wellness exam, we perform a comprehensive examination from the nose to the tip of the tail.
- A complete examination helps us look for subtle and not so subtle changes that may indicate an early health problem.
- We look for things such as oral lesions or sores, check scales for color changes, sores or mites, and look for any masses or swellings.
- We review your current enclosure setup, including temperature, humidity and substrate choice, to ensure proper husbandry for your species of snake.
- We evaluate body conditioning to ensure that your snake is at a proper weight, and review nutritional recommendations with you.
- Routine fecal examinations are also recommended at your visit, to look for intestinal parasites and to evaluate any changes in color or consistency which may indicate a health problem.
Wellness care
Turtles & tortoises
- During your turtle or tortoise’s wellness exam, we perform a comprehensive examination from the nose to the tip of the tail.
- A complete examination helps us look for subtle and not so subtle changes that may indicate an early health problem.
- We look for things such as oral lesions or sores, check scales for color changes, sores or mites, and look for any masses or swellings.
- We review your current enclosure setup, including temperature, humidity and substrate choice, to ensure proper husbandry for your species of turtle or tortoise.
- We evaluate body conditioning to ensure that your turtle or tortoise is at a proper weight, and review nutritional recommendations with you.
- Routine fecal examinations are also recommended at your visit, to look for intestinal parasites and to evaluate any changes in color or consistency which may indicate a health problem.
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