Category: Ask A Vet

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Gopher Snake Not Eating

My gopher snake doesn't eat much, and sometimes he strikes at food and misses. [...]

Snake Blister Disease

My carpet python might have a type of blister disease. How can I treat it? [...]

Snake Egg Binding Or Dystocia

If a snake has been egg-bound and surgically helped through the problem the first time, what are the chances of the snake becoming egg bound again? [...]

My corn snake has soft lumps on either side of his body just before the vent. What is this?

I recently adopted an 8-year-old male corn and he has a soft (fatty?) lump on either side of his body just before the vent. The previous owner said [...]

Ball Python With Bump On Mouth

What could be the cause of a red bump near a snake's mouth? [...]

Snake Has Repeated Prolapses

My 105-gram baby python, which is only 5 months old, has repeatedly prolapsed his intestines over the last two months. [...]

Snake With Rat Bite

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 [...]

Snake Skin Peel And Vitamin C Deficiency

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

Ball Python Snake Underbelly Redness

I have noticed recently that the underside of my ball python at about halfway down (from the middle of her body to her tail) has a reddish tint to it. [...]

Snake Yawning Or Gaping

My reptile seems to gape for air. What could be wrong with it? [...]

Missing Turtle Tail For Sexing

I recently acquired a hatchling Western painted turtle from a pet store. We noticed that its tail was bitten off — most likely by one of the [...]

Terrapin Turtle Not Eating

Could you please advise me on possible treatment for a terrapin that will not eat? He is 17 years old and has to be tube fed by a vet every two wee [...]

Tortoise With Possible Prolapse

I have a 6 to 8-year-old sulcata tortoise. Whenever I pick him up, or while he is in the water, and sometimes just while walking, what i think is his [...]

Tortoise With A Runny Nose

I have a 4-year-old (approx.) juvenile eastern box turtle. Within the past week its ear membrane has bulged outward. The turtle does not try to rub [...]

Eastern Box Turtle Ear Infection

I have a 4-year-old (approx.) juvenile eastern box turtle. Within the past week its ear membrane has bulged outward. The turtle does not try to rub [...]
Deworming Tortoises

Deworming Tortoises

What medications should I use when deworming my tortoises? [...]
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