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\"Driggers<\/a>Todd Eric Driggers <\/strong>is a 1994 graduate of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he interned at the Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic in Indianapolis and he eventually moved to Arizona, starting the exotic practice at Mesa Veterinary Hospital.\u00a0 In 1996, he started Arizona\u2019s first exclusive exotic animal practice, serving clients and small zoos.\u00a0 Currently, he has both a mobile practice and a stationary three-doctor practice, The Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic of Arizona<\/a>. Dr. Driggers was a 2016 finalist for the T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award<\/a>. He has presented at Annual Conferences of the Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a> and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians<\/a> and he has written several chapters in various peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Driggers vacations in places to view and learn about the animals that he treats at his office, including Ecuador, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Australia, and of course Arizona. Dr. Driggers is also an avid herper. His pets include chameleons, Gila monsters, shingleback skinks, a ball python, leopard tortoise, radiated tortoise, and desert tortoise, as well as wallabies, horses, bunnies, a dog, and three indoor cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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