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Reptiles Flashcards

1
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What should enclosures be made of?

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Synthetic nonporous material, sealed wood, plexiglass

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What size should enclosures be?

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Larger the better, vertical for arboreal species, horizontal for terrestial species

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What should the temperature be?

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85-95 degrees for tropical and desert lizards with a basking light reaching no more than 100-105 degrees

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What humidity should it be?

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80-90 for tropical
30-50% for desert

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5
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Why is UVB lighting important?

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necessary for vitamin d synthesis and calcium absorption

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6
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What do herbivore lizards eat?

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grasses, leaves, vegetables, and fruit

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7
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What type of diet should herbivore lizards have?

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moderate to high fiber and moderate to low fat and protein

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8
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What should be fed as a protein source?

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Alfalfa in moderation

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9
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What should you never feed herbivore lizards?

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Dog or cat food

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10
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What is toxic to herbivore lizards?

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parsley, spinach, and chives

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What do carnivores eat?

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Prey, small mammals, birds, or other reptiles

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What type of diet should carnivores be fed?

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High protein diet with moderate fat and low fibeer

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13
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How should you feed carnivores immature rodents?

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Coated with calcium supplement

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14
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Why should you avoid feeding live prey?

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may cause injury to the reptile

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15
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What do insectivore lizards eat?

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crickets, mealworms, and was worms

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16
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How should you prepare insects?

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Must be fed a nutrient rich diet for up to 2 days

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17
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Why should you do gut loading?

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Insects do not provide enough nutrition without gut loading

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18
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What do omnivore lizards eat?

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Plant and prey items; combination of items you feed the other types of lizards

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19
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How should you give water to reptiles?

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Depending on the species, dish, misting, or dripping system

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20
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How to restrain a lizard?

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Restrain head first to prevent bite; secure the head by placing the index finger and thumb around the base of the mandible. Use free hand to hold rear legs and tail; do not hold tail

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21
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What is a calming trick for lizards?

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Some species will calm down with both eyes covered due to vagal stimulation

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22
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What are the venipuncture sites of lizards?

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  1. Ventral coccygeal (tail)
  2. Jugular
  3. Ventral abdominal
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23
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How to restrain chelonians?

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Grasp both sides of the shell then restrain head by grasping base of skull at the mandible with index finger and thumb

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24
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Venipuncture sites of chelonians?

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  1. Jugular
  2. Subcarapacial venous sinus
  3. Dorsal coccygeal
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25
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What is the main defense of snakes?

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Bites and constriction

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26
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How do you restrain snakes?

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Grasp head at level of mandible support body with the other hand

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27
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What is a major medication toxic to chelonians and debilitated snakes?

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Ivermectin

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28
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What does ivermectin cause in chelonians?

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Neurologic deficits and often death

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29
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What is metabolic bone disease?

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Malnutrition and lack of exposure to UVB light leads to decreased sythensis of vitamin d3

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30
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Why is vitamin D3 essential?

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Calcium absorption and metabolism

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31
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What are the clinical signs of metabolic bone disease?

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weakness
lethargy
stunted growth
muscle fasciculations
abnormal gait or posture
fractures
soft mandible or rubber jaw

32
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What happens if you dont treat metabolic bone disease?

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It is fatal

33
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What are two renal/urethral diseases lizards can have?

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renal disease and bladder stones

34
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What is gout?

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Elevated levels of uric acid in the blood lead to insoluble uric acid crystals in tissues

35
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What parasites can lizards get?

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  1. Ticks amd mites
  2. Worms
  3. Protozoa
  4. Blood parasites
36
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What are the types of worms lizards can get?

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trematodes (flukes)
cestodes (tapeworm)
nematodes (roundworm)
Oxyurids (pinworms)

37
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What type of protozoa do lizards get?

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Entamoeba invadens and cryptosporidium

38
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What does entamoeba cause?

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Severe GI disease

39
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What happens with cryptosporidium

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Does not often respond to therapy and is fatal

40
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What is unique about blood parasites in lizards?

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Does not cause disease but rarely can cause anemia

41
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What is unique about oxyurids in reptiles?

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Believed to be commensal and are often present without causing disease

42
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What is a zoonotic disease of reptiles?

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Salmonella

43
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What are the 3 viruses lizards can get?

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  1. Adenovirus
  2. West Nile Virus
  3. Herpes Virus
44
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What does adenovirus cause in lizards?

A

neurologic, poor body condition, death; no treatment available

45
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What species of lizard is west nile virus discovered in?

46
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What does herpes virus in lizards cause?

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wart like growth on the skin, stomatitis, disease in the liver, lung or spleen. No treatment available

47
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What happens to snakes with inappropriate feeding or exercise?

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Malnutrition or obesity

48
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What parasites do snakes get?

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  1. Ticks and snake mites
  2. Crytosporidium
  3. Coccidian
  4. Entamoeba
49
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What do snake mites lead to?

50
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What does cryptosporidium cause in snakes?

A

Asymptomatic carrier or GI problems

51
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Can abx help with cryptosporidium

A

May reduce shedding

52
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How do you treat coccidian parasties in snakes?

A

Sulfonamides

53
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What are the clinical signs of entamoeba invadens?

A

hemorrhagic diarrhea
dehydration
muscle wasting
death

54
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What type of bacterial infections do snakes get?

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Mostly gram negative but sometimes gram positive

55
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What fungal infection can snakes get?

A

Fungal dermatitis associated with bad husbandry

56
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What is inclusion body disease?

A

Suspect retrovirus that causes neurologic disease, weight loss, abnormal shedding and secondary infections

57
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What is the treatment for inclusion body disease?

58
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How is inclusion body disease transmitted?

A

Suspect snake mites

59
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What are the 3 viruses snakes get?

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  1. Herpes virus
  2. Adenovirus
  3. Paramyxovirus
60
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What does herpes virus cause in snakes?

A

lesions in liver, pancreas, kidney, and adrenal cortex

61
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What is the tx for herpes virus in snakes?

62
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What does adenovirus cause in snakes?

A

liver damage

63
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What are the clinical signs of paramyxovirus?

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nasal discharge
pus and blood tinged discharge from glottis
neurologic disease

64
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How is paramyxovirus transmitted?

A

contaminated respiratory secretions

65
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What is the treatment for paramyxovirus?

66
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Can snakes get cancer?

67
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What are the zoonotic diseases of snakes?

A

Salmonella and campylobacter

68
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Can humans get infested with the common snake mite?

A

They can get bit but the mite will not stay on humans

69
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What are the 6 diseases common in chelonians?

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  1. hypovitaminosis a
  2. Metabolic bone disease
  3. Hepatic lipadosis
  4. Accelerate growth or early maturity
  5. gout
  6. zoonotic disease
70
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Why is hypovitaminosis a?

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Vitamin a deficiency resulting in degeneration of epithelial surfaces

71
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What causes gout showing an increased production of uric acid?

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ingestion of excessive protein

72
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What causes gout showing a decreased production of uric acid?

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dehydration or kidney disease

73
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What is hepatic lipadosis in chelonians?

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  1. Normal physiologic process during hibernation or egg formation but can be pathologic in obese or anorexic chelonians
74
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What are the clinical signs of pathologic hepatic lipadosis?

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obesity
lethargy
weight loss
infertility
abnormal feces
anorexia

75
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What causes accelerated growth in chelonians?

A

juveniles or hatchlings that are fed high protein diets

76
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What does accelerated growth in chelonians cause?

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renal disease
skeletal deformities
high mortality

77
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What are 8 zoonotic diseases carried by chelonians?

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  1. Salmonella
  2. Mycobacterium
  3. Camplyobacter
  4. Chlamydia
  5. Yersinia
  6. Vibrio
  7. Aeromonas
  8. Escherichia

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