Author: Margaret A. Wissman, DVM, DABVP

Should I be worried about my chameleon's abnormal claw?

The only time my iguana becomes aggressive is around breeding season. I've read conflicting opinions about whether neutering will help this problem. What is your opinion?

Should you be able to see through the dewlap of a green iguana?

Q. I’ve had my female ball python for six years. I’ve fed her live rats since she was big enough to need them and have never had a problem. But today the rat I fed her left a small scratch wound.…

My fat-tailed gecko lizard has had sores around his mouth, and they have been creeping up toward his nose for several months now. What is wrong?

Can beetles that come in with the crickets harm my reptiles?

My lizard keeps losing its front toes.

Our lizard is not eating after being bit by another animal. What can we do?

Another case of a green anole lizard with lumps around the ears.

My reptile had scale rot and now the skin peels off to the muscle. What is wrong?

There is a lot of fluid around my lizard's neck and lower jaw. What could this be? I have looked at pictures of mouth rot and this looks nothing like that at all.