Use this client education handout to explore common requirements of lizards in captivity. The vivarium that you create should meet the minimum species-specific needs of your lizard, including temperature and humidity, lighting, as well as cage size and materials that meet the animal’s need to climb, burrow, and/or swim.
Everyone is Excited for World Lizard Day! LafeberVet is rich in lizard-focused content. Check out our collection of: (1) client education material, which is always open access, including “Old World Chameleon Care”, (2) RACE-approved webinar recordings and teaching modules,, including the “Anesthetic Monitoring Teaching Module”, approved for 1 credit hour, (3) educational videos (or text with still images), including “Administration of Medication in Reptiles”, as well as (4) informative articles, such as “UVB Lighting for Reptiles” by Frances Baines, MA, VetMB, MRCVS.
View this RACE-approved webinar recording by John Chitty BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS. This seminar explores unique features of this group of terrestrial Chelonia and how these adaptations to a unique biome affect husbandry and disease investigation. This presentation provides an overview on identification and sexing, captive husbandry, hibernation needs and management, reproduction and follicular stasis, clinical investigations, hospitalization needs, and disease prevention.
This client education handout reviews basic care of backyard poultry, specifically the pet chicken. Topics covered in more detail include housing, such as space, substrate, temperature, ventilation, predator proofing, perching, nestboxes, and sanitation, as well as diet and basic principles of biosecurity and quarantine.
Have you heard about environmental enrichment but are wondering what it really means and how to implement it to benefit your pets? This client education handout explores the definition of enrichment, the benefits of enrichment, as well as practical suggestions on implementation. Enrichment can be enjoyable as you get to create an array of fun, interactive enclosures and toys for your pet. This client education handout was awarded first place in the 2021 Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians Veterinary Technology Contest, sponsored by Lafeber Company.
