Author: Margaret A. Wissman, DVM, DABVP

My leopard gecko ran away and now that I found her again, she won't eat. Why is this?

Why is my tortoise’s feces white?

Q: I have a male green iguana and he has a cough. Can they get colds from humans? How can this be treated? I am very concerned and care for him as a child. He coughs once a day, like…

My ball python's belly appears to have blisters and orange dots. Is this blister disease?

I live in South Africa where there are no specialized reptile veterinarians that can assist me with my monitor lizard (Varanus albigularis) problem. I would like to clip or trim my monitor lizard’s nails. Is there a certain way I…

I bought a baby turtle a month ago. She has been doing fine until today when I noticed that her eyes are not shining as usual. Her eyelids are somehow swollen. What's wrong?

What is the red irritation on my basilisk's belly?

I have a red-eared slider that is about 2 years old. I believe it is a female and has a shell width of approximately 6 inches. Recently I have been noticing a very thin, white-clear, stringlike material coming out of…

Can a bearded dragon get cancer in its leg? If so, should the leg be amputated? Yes, all lizards and herps can develop cancer. I suspect you are talking about either bone cancer or extensive cancer in a limb, which…