Exotic Wellness

Birds| Reptiles | Rabbits | Ferrets |Sheep and Goats
Guinea Pigs | Chinchillas | Sugar Gliders | Pocket Pets

Birds

Suggested Websites:

Fauna Rescue, Inc.

Avian Welfare Coalition
 

Handouts:

Routine Veterinary Exam

Transporting Your Bird

Taming, Training, and Talking

Abnormal Droppings

Bathing

Beak and Nail Care

Wing Clipping

Biting and Screaming

Choosing a Bird Cage
This research was conducted by Christine, a client of MVH

Cage Hygiene

Common Conditions of Birds

Feather Problems

Case Management Approach to Integument Damaging Behaviors
This article is written to the avian veterinarian audience but is offered here to demonstrate the complexity of diagnosing and treating these integument-damaging behaviors known as "Feather Picking".

Chronic Egg Laying

Egg Binding

Recognizing a Sick Bird

Nursing a Sick Bird

Toxic Plants

Non-Toxic Plants

Introducing New Birds

Converting Seed Junkies

Feather Picking Questionnaire

Importance for Laboratory Testing for Caged and Aviary Birds

Wild Baby Birds

Reptiles

Suggested Websites:

Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection

New England Reptile Distributors

Reptic Zone

Handouts:

Choosing a Reptile

Iguanas

Owning Iguanas

Iguana Diseases

Feeding Your Iguana

Housing Your Iguana

Special Problems in Iguanas

Snakes

Owning Snakes

Snake Diseases

Feeding Your Snake

Pre-Killed Prey

Housing Your Snake

Special Problems in Snakes

Knemidokoptic Mange

Inclusion Body Disease

Red-Tail Boas

Turtles

Owning Turtles

Turtle Diseases

Feeding Your Turtle

Housing Your Turtle

Red Eared Sliders

Rabbits

Suggested Websites:

House Rabbit Society

Busy Bunny

Leith Petwerks, Inc (makers of the Bunny Abode House Rabbit Condo)

Handouts:

Owning Rabbits

Rabbit Diseases

Feeding Your Rabbit

Housing Your Rabbit

Special Problems in Rabbits

Dental Disease in Rabbits

Ferrets

Handouts:

Owning Ferrets

Ferret Diseases

Feeding Your Ferret

Housing Your Ferret

Special Problems in Ferrets

Sheep and Goats

Suggested Websites:

Guinea Pigs

Suggested Websites:

Guinea Pig Rescue

Guinea Pig Rescue and Adoption

Guinea Pig Cages

Catch the Cavy Spirit

Guinea Pig Medical Information

Handouts:

Owning Guinea Pigs

Feeding Your Guinea Pig

Chinchillas

Handouts:

Owning Chinchillas

Chinchilla Diseases

Feeding Your Chinchilla

Housing Your Chinchilla

Special Problems in Chinchillas

  Sugar Gliders

Sugar Glider Diet Information

Pocket Pets

Hedgehogs

Owning Hedgehogs

Hedgehog Diseases

Feeding Your Hedgehog

Housing Your Hedgehog

Special Problems in Hedgehogs

Rodents

Suggested Websites:

Handouts:

Overview of Rat Information

Owning Rodents

Rodent Diseases

Feeding Your Rodent

Housing Your Rodent

Special Problems in Rodents