{"id":23557,"date":"2015-10-21T21:03:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T02:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=23557"},"modified":"2021-05-21T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T01:12:33","slug":"amphibian-history-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/amphibian-history-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Amphibian History Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>A detailed history is mandatory for the amphibian patient as husbandry needs can have a tremendous impact on amphibian health. During initial contact, encourage the owner to bring the entire enclosure into the clinic for evaluation whenever possible. Alternatively, encourage the client to bring in photographs or a diagram of the habitat as well as any husbandry records. \u00a0Although husbandry needs can vary considerably among amphibians (Table 1), most species require ambient humidity levels exceeding 70% to 80% (Mylniczenko 2009, Clayton 2007).<\/p>\n<p>Visit LafeberVet\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/clinical-approach-to-amphibian-emergencies\/\">Clinical Approach to Amphibian Emergencies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/assessing-the-sick-frog-or-toad\/#Taking_a_history\">Assessing the Sick Frog or Toad<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n<table>\n<caption><strong>Table 1. Recommended temperature range based on species environment<\/strong> (Mylniczenko 2009)<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b> Natural habitat <\/b><\/td>\n<td><b><b>Recommended range \u00b0C (<\/b><\/b><b><b>\u00b0<\/b>F)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tropical lowland, including aquatic species<\/td>\n<td>24-30 (75-86)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subtropical, including aquatic species<\/td>\n<td>21-27 (70-81)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tropical montane (moist, cool, coniferous), including aquatic species<\/td>\n<td>18-24 (64-75)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temperate, summer<\/td>\n<td>18-24 (64-75)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aquatic, temperate pond (summer)<\/td>\n<td>18-24 (64-75)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aquatic, temperature stream (summer)<\/td>\n<td>16-21 (61-70)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hibernation<\/td>\n<td>10-16 (50-61)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Download<\/h2>\n<p>DOWNLOAD the LafeberVet Amphibian History Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amphibian-Hx-Form.pdf\">PDF<\/a> (58 KB), <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amphibian-Hx-Form.docx\">DOCX<\/a> (78 KB), <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amphibian-Hx-Form.doc\">DOC<\/a> (47 KB)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ref\">References<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A detailed history is mandatory for the amphibian patient as husbandry needs can have a tremendous impact on amphibian health.  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