Befriending reptiles and amphibians
Veterinarians who work with reptiles and amphibians see a variety of species as pets, free-ranging and captive wildlife, and shelter animals.
Read the accompanying JAVMA article “Befriending reptiles and amphibians"
Memphis Veterinary Specialists
Dr. David E. Hannon, Dr. Vanessa Emming, Dr. Danielle Bayliss, and veterinary technician Lisa Price use an endoscope at Avian & Exotic Animal Veterinary Service at Memphis Veterinary Specialists in Cordova, Tenn., to identify and biopsy the esophageal tonsils of a boa constrictor that they suspect has inclusion body disease.
Photo credit: Photo by Michael Holland
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Griffin Avian and Exotic Veterinary Hospital
A blood python with mites on the ventral surface of the jaw at Griffin Avian and Exotic Veterinary Hospital in Kannapolis, N.C.
Photo credit: Photo by Dr. Chris Griffin
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Dr. Chris Griffin
Dr. Chris Griffin holds a female snapping turtle. She had been hit by a car, sustaining a shell injury and some “road rash.” She was released to a small lake after a short period of treatment.
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Dr. Eric Klaphake removes sutures from an albino Burmese python with skin neoplasia at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. The tumor had been completely excised six weeks earlier, and there was no recurrence one year later.
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Dr. Eric Klaphake and Erica Veal
Dr. Eric Klaphake examines an ornate box turtle at the zoo with assistance from Erica Veal, a student at the Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technicians.
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Dr. Eric Klaphake
Dr. Eric Klaphake performs an ultrasound examination on a corn snake that had laid eggs not all at once, which is normal, but one a day. The snake had no known interaction with a male. Dr. Klaphake did not find any retained eggs or ovarian follicle issues.
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Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital
Veterinary student Dan Loper helps a carpet python shed at Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital. Veterinary technician Erica Mede, president of Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue, brought in two carpet pythons to be treated for mites and anemia.
Photo credit: Photo by Katie Burns
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Leopard geckos
Two leopard geckos at Chicago Exotics
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Dr. Susan Horton
Dr. Susan Horton, owner of Chicago Exotics, with a western painted turtle
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Dr. David E. Hannon, Dr. Vanessa Emming, Dr. Danielle Bayliss, and veterinary technician Lisa Price use an endoscope at Avian & Exotic Animal Veterinary Service at Memphis Veterinary Specialists in Cordova, Tenn., to identify and biopsy the esophageal tonsils of a boa constrictor that they suspect has inclusion body disease.
Photo credit: Photo by Michael Holland
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A blood python with mites on the ventral surface of the jaw at Griffin Avian and Exotic Veterinary Hospital in Kannapolis, N.C.
Photo credit: Photo by Dr. Chris Griffin
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Dr. Chris Griffin holds a female snapping turtle. She had been hit by a car, sustaining a shell injury and some “road rash.” She was released to a small lake after a short period of treatment.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Dr. Chris Griffin
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Dr. Eric Klaphake removes sutures from an albino Burmese python with skin neoplasia at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. The tumor had been completely excised six weeks earlier, and there was no recurrence one year later.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Dr. Eric Klaphake
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Dr. Eric Klaphake examines an ornate box turtle at the zoo with assistance from Erica Veal, a student at the Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technicians.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Dr. Eric Klaphake
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Dr. Eric Klaphake performs an ultrasound examination on a corn snake that had laid eggs not all at once, which is normal, but one a day. The snake had no known interaction with a male. Dr. Klaphake did not find any retained eggs or ovarian follicle issues.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Dr. Eric Klaphake
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Veterinary student Dan Loper helps a carpet python shed at Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital. Veterinary technician Erica Mede, president of Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue, brought in two carpet pythons to be treated for mites and anemia.
Photo credit: Photo by Katie Burns
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Two leopard geckos at Chicago Exotics
Photo credit: Photo by Katie Burns
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Dr. Susan Horton, owner of Chicago Exotics, with a western painted turtle
Photo credit: Photo by Katie Burns
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