Beginner Lizard Care
Your new lizard requires specific items for good care.
Author: Margaret A. Wissman, DVM, DABVP
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?
Lizard Prolapse From Cloaca
I was wondering what I should do about this thing sticking out of my lizard’s cloaca? Is it a prolapse?
Hibernating Chameleons?
Do chameleons hibernate during the winter?
Snake With Lumps Or Swelling
My corn snake has soft lumps on either side of his body just before the vent. What is this?
Cleaning Reptile Cages
How do you clean, disinfect and sanitize a reptile cage?
Lizard Broken Leg
Did my vet set or immoblize my lizard's broken leg correctly?
Lizard Metabolic Bone Disease Duration
Is metabolic bone disease permanent in lizards? Is there a way to treat it?
Reptile Cloudy Eyes
My adult male water dragon’s eyes started getting cloudy at the bottom. At the same time, he quit eating. Now he keeps his eyes closed all the time. He only opens them when I pick him up and move him.…
Burmese Python Snake Respiratory Infection
My snake has a breathing problem. Can I cure this?
Snake Yawning Or Gaping
My reptile seems to gape for air. What could be wrong with it?
Mystery Reptile Purple And Green
What type of herp are these eggs from?
Box Turtle Not Eating
My box turtle won't eat, please help.
Aggressive Iguana
Why has my iguana become so aggressive and territorial?
Terrapin Turtle Not Eating
My terrapin turtle won't take food. He is suffering from edema and was given a vitamin A injection yesterday. What should I do?
What Caused The Death of My Leopard Gecko?
Q. I purchased a leopard gecko lizard for my son a few weeks ago and everything seemed to be going fine until this morning when I went home and found her dead. On her underbelly was a large greenish area…
Blind And Deaf Savannah Monitor
My lizard won't eat and stumbles around. What's wrong with it?
Sick Baby Bearded Dragon With Broken Tail
What can cause a lizard to lose its tail?
Care For A Lizard Not Eating
My reptile ran away and now that I found her again, she won't eat. Why is this?
My lizard's eyes get sealed shut, and they are all watery. What is wrong?
My Chinese water dragon’s eyes get sealed shut, and they are all watery. There is a sty or something in it. What should I do? Well, you didn’t give me much to go on, but I would say that a…
Box Turtle Care And Hibernation
Box turtle care and hibernation information.
Diagnosing A Lizard With A Swollen Eye
A swollen eye in a reptile can be caused by bacterial or fungal infections, trauma, parasitic problems, or many other things.
Treating A Lizard Limb Fracture Or Swollen Limb
Should the reptile's leg be immobilized before going to the vet?
Aggressive Snake Strikes After Feeding
After my snake eats he strikes at any moving thing. Why is he so aggressive after feeding?
