{"id":68684,"date":"2024-01-02T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T23:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=68684"},"modified":"2025-08-11T22:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:13:53","slug":"herptile-handling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/herptile-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"Herptile Handling Teaching Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69013\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy.png\" alt=\"herptile handling banner\" width=\"800\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy.png 1000w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Herptile-Handling-banner-copy-500x155.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><small>Photo credit:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/mede\/\">Erica Mede, CVT<\/a> (left); Resa McLellan (right)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"level1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Objectives\">Objectives<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">This teaching module addresses handling and restraint of amphibians, chelonians, lizards, and snakes in clinical practice. Transport, defense mechanisms that may prove hazardous to veterinary health professionals, potential dangers for the patient, and specific capture, handling, and restraint techniques are reviewed. Equipment needed, including personal protective equipment, is also discussed as well as measures to reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"level2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Syllabus\">Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-687\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-687\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/>\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/amphibian-handling-and-restraint\/\">Amphibian Handling and Restraint<\/a><\/h2><br \/>\n    <div><br \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69442\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Figure-5a-copy.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n        <p><small>Photo: Dr. Colin McDermott<\/small><\/p><br \/>\n    <\/div><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/amphibian-handling-and-restraint\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"49\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-500x97.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/>\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/chelonian-handling-and-restraint\/\">Chelonian Handling and Restraint<\/a><\/h2><br \/>\n    <div><br \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69455\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chelonian-head-Mede-cropped-square-copy.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n        <p><small>Photo: Erica Mede, CVT<\/small><\/p><br \/>\n    <\/div><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/chelonian-handling-and-restraint\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"49\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-500x97.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/>\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/lizard-handling-restraint\/\">Lizard Handling and Restraint<\/a><\/h2><br \/>\n    <div><br \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69467\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leopard-gecko-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-flip-horizontal.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n        <p><small>Photo: Erica Mede, CVT<\/small><\/p><br \/>\n    <\/div><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/lizard-handling-restraint\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"49\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-500x97.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/>\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/snake-handling-and-restraint\/\">Snake Handling and Restraint<\/a><\/h2><br \/>\n    <div><br \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69472\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ball-python-head-restraint-Mede-cropped-square.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n        <p><small>Photo: Erica Mede, CVT<\/small><\/p><br \/>\n    <\/div><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/snake-handling-and-restraint\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"49\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-400x78.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button-500x97.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Read-Full-Article-Button.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-687 from cache -->\n<p><a name=\"level3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Quiz<\/h2>\n<p>After completing all four components of the syllabus, take the brief quiz to earn 1\/2 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize AAVSB RACE approval. With a passing grade of 70% or higher, you will receive a continuing education certificate download.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/herptile-handling-quiz\/\"><strong> Test your knowledge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"level4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Approval\">RACE approval<\/h2>\n<p>This teaching module is approved for 0.5 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). This RACE approval is for Category: Medical Program using the delivery method of Non-Interactive-Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions that recognize AAVSB RACE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LafeberVet&#8217;s Herptile Handling Teaching Module is RACE-approved for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians. 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