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HEALTH ARTICLES

DISCLAIMER & PHILOSOPHY


I am not a vet.  I don't even consider myself very knowledgable about reptile health issues.  A VET VISIT IS YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION REGARDING ALL HEALTH RELATED ISSUES.  These sections are written because there are many of us out there who's small cities and towns don't have access to a reptile vet, both across Canada and the US. 

There are many reasons why a vet can't be reached or possibly not afforded.   Life changes direction on us often.  Jobs are lost, none found.  Kids need braces.   No transportation.  New debts.  Old debts.  Unexpected expenses.   Think this scenario ~ single mother, 2 kids, job = Timmy Horton's, buys Bearded Dragon for present, or someone else buys the Bearded Dragon for her daughter.  Beardie not doing well.  Vet = $100 to $200.  Bottom line = Beardie dies.  You can write that scenario 5,000 ways.  The end result is the same. 

Honestly, there have been times in my life when the dog had peanut butter sandwiches...same as we did.    We loved that old dog hard, for 16 years. Do you really believe that we loved that dog any less than the guy who spent $5,000 on his?   What it meant was that we didn't have the same resources available.
  It might not be right.  But it is reality.

Most vet visits for reptiles are husbandry related and can be avoided with the proper care.  The earlier that you, the caregiver, can recognize symptoms and begin a treatment plan, the more successful you will be, using simpler and more available techniques, with less expense.  Don't let a minor cough turn into (rightttt......like I can spell pheunmonia)  but you get the drift.  The more resources you can access: ie.  the God's in the forums with decades of experience.  Web sites with phenomenal information at your fingertips.  The healthier you can maintain your lizard.  And I am here to give you the experiences I have had/or am having as a starting point for your research, and any directions I have located.  You will find my own personal experiences and trials at the bottom of the lizard section.  I feel it is important to share the failures as well as the successes.

WHAT DOES A SICK LIZARD LOOK LIKE?



BAMBOOZOO LIZARD HEALTH ARTICLES


LONG TERM LOW LEVEL DEHYDRATION = TERMINAL GOUT

NEW TEST FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS  AN INCURABLE DISEASE OF SNAKES AND LIZARDS

BENEFITS AND HOW TO CHECK FOR A HEALTHY CALCIUM SACK ~CRESTED GECKOS

IGUANA SKIN ISSUE  

WARNING ABOUT VERMICULITE AS MEDIUM FOR HATCHING CRESTED GECKOS   

A REHYDRATION METHOD    


METABOLIC BONE DISEASE ~ MBD  


TREATING FOR INTERNAL PARASITES 
   

REPTILE FIRST AID KIT   

WARNING:  USE CAUTION WITH BUTTERWORMS   

TAIL INJURIES AND LOST TAILS

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT    

LEO VS. LOCUST        

CRESTED GECKOS ~ OVERHEATING/UNDER HEATING     

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN LIZARDS     

IS MY LIZARD SICK?


STAR AGAMAS NEGLECT/STARVATION

MOUTH ROT/SNOUT DAMAGE AND WATER DRAGONS

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE B. BASILISKS

WATER DRAGON HAVING DIFFICULTIES




HEALTH ARTICLES:  SNAKES


GUIDE TO RESPIRATORY HOME REMEDY               
    
HEALTH:  RECTAL PROLAPSE, SNAKE - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT    

HEALTH:  COMMON AILMENTS AND HOW TO TREAT THEM     

HEALTH:  NIX TREATMENT FOR MITES           

SNAKE MITES  ALTERNATIVE FRONTLINE METHOD     

HEALTH:  STAR GAZING IN CORN SNAKES       

 
ALTERNATIVE EYE CAP REMOVAL      
  

 MY SNAKE IS NOT EATING! 

AN ALTERNATIVE ~ ORGANIC MITE CONTROL      

INCLUSION BODY DISEASE ~ MY EXPERIENCE
      

ALTERNATIVE - HOME TREATMENT - R.I.

HEALTH ARTICLES TURTLES/TORTS


SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND CURES FOR TURTLES


HEALTH ARTICLES FROGS, AMPHIBIANS


GAS BUBBLE DISEASE IN AQUATIC FROGS  
 

AMPHIBIAN HEALTH ARTICLE    

RED EYE TREE FROG WOES  

WORKING WITH HERBAL REMEDIES

Herbs and naturals now have their own section of articles.

HERBAL AND NATURALS


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