Basic Husbandry: Hospitalizing Non-Traditional Pets

No single hospital environment can meet the needs of every exotic animal and caging systems must be tailored to meet the specific needs of each patient. Read about those caging requirements that remain constant among exotic animals as well as the species-specific needs of each taxa from birds and small mammals to fish, amphibians, and reptiles . . .


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Pollock C. Basic husbandry: Hospitalizing the non-traditional pet. January 17, 2011. LafeberVet Web site. Available at https://lafeber.com/vet/basic-husbandry-hospitalizing-non-traditional-pets/