Author: KEVIN WRIGHT, DVM, DABVP (RA)

Does Your Tortoise Have Herpesvirus Of Tortoises, Chelonid Herpesvirus?

Does Your Tortoise Have Herpesvirus Of Tortoises, Chelonid Herpesvirus?

Causes Herpesvirus. There are many different kinds of herpesvirus and not all of them cause overt signs of illness. Species At-Risk Testudo s [...]
Diagnosing And Treating Dysecdysis aka Retained Shed

Diagnosing And Treating Dysecdysis aka Retained Shed

Causes Dysecdysis means an abnormal shedding of the dead outer skin of a reptile. It often indicates suboptimal husbandry, however it may be a sign [...]
Retained Eyecaps In Reptiles Causes And Solutions

Retained Eyecaps In Reptiles Causes And Solutions

Causes A spectacle is the fused eyelid of a squamate reptile. A retained spectacle is when this fused eyelid does not come off with the rest of the [...]
Causes, Prevention, And Treatment Of Snake Mites, Acariasis

Causes, Prevention, And Treatment Of Snake Mites, Acariasis

Causes Ophionyssus natricis­ is very common in snakes and occasionally infests lizards.  Trombiculid mites (chiggers). Ophionyssus acertin [...]
CANV In Reptiles

CANV In Reptiles

Yellow fungus, Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii, CANV Causes CANV is likely the underlying cause of many infections in older lite [...]
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