Reptiles Flashcards
Give an example of a type of animal commonly seen in veterinary practice that belongs to the order of Squamata. (6)
Boas, pythons, king snakes, rat snakes, corn snakes, and gopher snakes.
Most reptiles require ultraviolet light in order to produce ____.
Vitamin D - which is needed to absorb and utilize calcium.
_____is a significant zoonotic disease carried by reptiles.
Salmonella or salmonellosis
Why should live prey not be fed to captive carnivore reptiles?
live prey can injury the reptile
The blood volume of most reptiles ranges between what percent of their total body weight?
5-8%
The heart rate of reptiles should be obtained using which instrument and location?
Doppler® and over the heart
Snakes are commonly used in research because:
their skin is similar to humans and are therefore used for transdermal research.
A blood sample is needed from a large tortoise. Which site would be the best for collecting the blood sample?
Radial-humoral plexus sinus
An iguana is presented and the owner indicated that it is fed a diet of cat food and a few vegetables. Which of the following disorders could develop in this animal?
Gout
The preferred route of administration of fluids in reptiles is:
intracoelomic
List and identify commonly encountered reptile species (3)
- snakes
- Lizards
- chelonians
Chelonians is
turtles
whats another scientific name for chelonians
Testudines
scientific name for snakes
Squamata
Chelonians seen in vet clinic are (3)
- Box turtle
- water turtle
- red eared sliders
