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age
growth rate
temp
humidity
nutrition |
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diaphram
thoracic or abdominal cavity
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| in place of & thoracic & abdominal cavity they have |
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ventral abdominal
caudal tail |
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| who has a urinary bladder |
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Definition
most lizards and turtles
not snakes |
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coprodeum - repro
urodeum - urinary
proctodeum - gi |
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| male lizards and snakes have |
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hemipenile bulges
femoral pores
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no femoral pores
larger size
short claws
no true uterus, oviducts serve the purpose |
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| owners need to understand |
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Definition
optimal temp range
humidity
hydration req.
diet
behavior
yearly light cycles
lighting req. |
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Definition
under tank heating pads
water heaters
basking lamps
ceramic heat emiters
heat tape |
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eye lids
nictitating membranes
spectacle (covers eyeball-shed during ecdysis)
iris muscle under voluntary control |
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| UVB light 2.5% - 7% spectrum |
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| scent particles collect on tongue are delivered to special sensory cells on roof mouth |
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rostral abrasions
bite wounds
thermal burns
bacterial/fungal dermatitis
dysecdysis
broken/injured tails
pneumonia/stomatitis - very common
yellow skin dz in bearded dragons
aural abscess in turtles
vomiting/regurgitation in snakes
GI parasites
enteric bacterial infection
inclusion body disease (IBD) of Boids
GI impaction/obstruction (esp geckos)
GI parasitism
cloacal prolapse
penile/hemipenil prolapse
dystocia (follicular stasis)
nutritional dz/malnutrition |
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| enteric bacterial infection often caused by |
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poor sanitation
rancid food |
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inclusion body disease of Boids (boas & pythons)
retrovirus
early signs - regurgitation
(cold prey also can cause vomiting)
progression to CNS dz: "star gazing" behavior, loss of righting reflex
dx by histologic examination of affected tissue
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nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism
lack of Ca
or
lack of D3 (via lack of UVB) causing
inability to use Ca in diet
or
high phosporus diets (vegies, muscle meat/animal protein, insects) |
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skeletal structure
blood calcium maintains:
cns function
muscle tone/function
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osteoporosis
pathologic fractures
tremor
weakness
fibrous osteodystrophy |
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production of excess uric asid
becomes insoluble in blood and precipitates in tissues |
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secondary to excess protein in diet or proteins too high in purines
dehydration
drug toxicities (nephrotoxic drugs) |
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| uric acid crystals in joints |
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| uric acid crystals in organ tissues |
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| Renal insufficiency/failure |
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improper nutrition (carnivore diets being fed to herbivores)
PU, anorexia, weakness, wt loss
renomegally
elevated phosphorus & uric acid
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salmonella (most reps carry)
pseudomona (opportunistic)
mycobacteria (TB)
pentastomids (parasites) |
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turtles
kind o flike cuterebra |
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