Egg-Bound Turtle
What can you do for an egg-bound turtle?
Author: Margaret A. Wissman, DVM, DABVP
Bearded Dragon Won't Eat
My bearded dragon won’t eat, sleeps a lot and drags his back legs when he walks.
Hypocalcemic Herp
My lizard has many problems after a fall. What is wrong with it?
Ball Python Refusing To Eat
Why is my ball python snake refusing to eat?
Garter Snake Won't Drink
Young albino garter snake won't drink and spits clear fluid.
Beginner Lizard Care
Your new lizard requires specific items for good care.
Feeding Spiny-Tailed Lizards
Some say the spiny tailed lizard is mainly carnivorous, some say they are just like the green iguana and purely herbivorous, and others say they are 50/50. Which is it?
Testing Dart Frog Fecal Matter
How do you test dart frog fecal matter?
Lizard Eye Injury
My lizard seems to have scratched her eyeball and keeps it closed most of the time.
Bearded Dragon Feeding
Bearded Dragon doesn’t want to eat his vegetables.
Donating Herps For Research
My daughter's lizard recently died. She is storing it in a plastic bag in the freezer. Can we donate it for research and to whom?
Keeping Different Herps And Reptiles In The Same Cage
Can you put chameleons, bearded dragons and tree frogs in the same cage together?
Herp Spinal Injury
My lizard took a leap from my hands and landed on the floor about 3 feet below. He seemed fine; however, when I put him back into his tank, he was dragging his back legs.
The Importance Of Proper Lighting
My lizard is missing most of his tail and two digits on his right hind limb.
Gecko Not Eating
My gecko is not eating and his front right leg is puffed up with redness on the leg.
My lizard has not eaten since I got her, and she also has a bottlejaw, which I think is from hypoproteinemia due to parasites. Can you help?
I am a veterinary student from South Africa and a keen reptile hobbyist. I am battling to find information on protein deficiency in bearded dragons. I am hoping you might have some information for me, as my resources are limited…
Respiratory Problems In Reptiles
My snakes have breathing problems. What should I do?
Dried Out Turtle Shell
I will try to help you with your box turtle. I don’t have a lot to go on, but my suspicion is that the water soaking isn’t causing the shell to dry out as you have deduced. Now, I don’t…
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Iguana Eye Problem
Why can't my iguana open its eyes?
Bearded Dragons Not Gaining Weight
My bearded dragon eats well, but doesn't gain any weight. What's wrong with him?
Reptile Lifeless And Gasping
My reptile is unable to keep his head up and move his front legs.
Gasping Reptile
It looks like my red-eared slider is stretching out her neck and trying to swallow like she has something stuck in her throat. She holds her front legs in like she cannot move them. My daughter and I just noticed…
Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism In Reptiles
Supplement to the May 2008 REPTILES magazine article "When the Lights Go Out."
