Lizards 3 Flashcards
Optimal foraging theory
Size and type of insects are considered for your pet (prey can become predator)
What elements are pinkies not well balanced with
Calcium and Phosphorus
Two essential factors for the healing and treatment of any disorder
POTZ and humidity
Cause of many cases of anorexia
Too cold
What should you do to a lizard prior to administering medication
Warm them up if cool (CANT metabolize meds if not at POTZ)
Meds for Rostral abrasions (facial impacts w walls of enclosure water dragons)
Ointments, betadine and chlorhexaderm
adding ornaments and visual barriers
three types of traumatic injury
Thermal burns, bite wounds and skin autotomy
Skin heals slow and requires sequential shedding. What is required to stimulate shedding to help traumatic injury
Proper nutrition
Traumatic injury drugs
Chlorhexidine and betadine