Marion L. Janusz
Certified Reptile Specialist
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739 Borden Rd.
Cheektowaga, NEW YORK 14227
(716)656-7273
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Feeding Red-foot and Yellow-foot tortoises
Ornate Box Turtles
Shell-Rot Revisited
GREEN IGUANA CARE SHEET
REPTILE COURSE
Convulsions in Iguanas
How to find a qualified Herp Vet
EYE PROBLEMS IN AQUATIC TURTLES
RECOGNISING VETERINARY EMERGENCIES
AN OUTLINE ON TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN CHELONIA
Ornate Box Turtles
Shell-Rot Revisited
GREEN IGUANA CARE SHEET
REPTILE COURSE
Convulsions in Iguanas
How to find a qualified Herp Vet
EYE PROBLEMS IN AQUATIC TURTLES
RECOGNISING VETERINARY EMERGENCIES
AN OUTLINE ON TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN CHELONIA
Reptile Course
WEEK # 8 TEST
CASE 1- THE SNAKES IN A SMALL COLLECTION ARE FOUND TO BE CONSTANTLY SOAKING IN THEIR WATER DISH, REFUSE TO EAT, AND ACT IRRITABLE.THE OWNER REPORTS HE SEES SMALL BLACK/BROWN BUGS ON THE SURFACE OF THE SNAKE'S SKIN, IN THE LABIAL PITS ( ON SOME) AND THE EYES.
WHAT IS THIS CREATURE?
WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE?
HOW WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 2- LARGE MALE IGUANA ACTING VERY LETHARGIC LATELY. HE IS FED BROCCOLLI, SPINACH AND CABBAGE. HE HAS A HOT ROCK FOR HEAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 3- SAVANNAH MONITOR- LISTLESS-ATE TWO DAYS AGO- REGURGITATED AND HASN'T EATEN SINCE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 4- BALL PYTHON -FEMALE- HASN'T EATEN IN THREE MONTHS.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 5-12 FOOT MALE BURMESE PYTHON-DISCOLORATION ON BELLY- OOZING FLUID FROM BETWEEN SCALES.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 6- WATER TURTLES LISTS TO ONE SIDE IN AQUARIUM.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 7- BALL PYTHON HOLDS HEAD UP WITH OPEN MOUTH. WHISTLING IS HEARD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 8- SWOLLEN TOES ON IGUANA
. POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 9 - RAINBOW BOA AND HOGNOSE SNAKE WAS PUT INTO SAME PILLOWCASE WHEN TRAVELING. UPON ARRIVAL, RAINBOW BOA WAS DEAD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 10- MALE AND FEMALE PAINTED TURTLES ARE HOUSED IN AQUARIUM TOGETHER WITH BASKING SITE ONLY LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE TURTLE AT A TIME. THE FEMALE WHEN BASKING IS FOUND TO BE SNEEZING.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 11 - BALL PYTHON WAS ADOPTED OUT TO FAMILY WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN (PRIMARY AGE). WIFE HATES SNAKES. SNAKE WAS PUT INTO WOODEN BOOKCASE ON FLOOR OF FAMILY ROOM. IT REFUSES TO EAT.
WHAT IS THE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 12- BOX TURTLE IS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE PROTRUDING ORGAN HANGING OUT OF IT'S BACKEND.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 13 - GENTLEMAN BOUGHT IGUANA AS A BABY. USED TO BE NICE, IS NOW VERY NASTY.
POSSIBLE CAUSES(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 14- BOX TURTLE IS PUT INTO 20 GAL. LONG AQUARIUM. IT CONSTANTLY BANGS AGAINST THE GLASS AND IS NOT EATING.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 15 - WOMAN CALLS - HAS TWO IGUANAS- THE LARGE ONE HAS A DANGLING RIGHT FORELEG- THE SMALL ONE HAS FLACCID PARALYSIS OF THE LEGS, CAN'T LIFT BODY OFF OF TABLE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 16 - SAVANNAH MONITOR NOT EATING- HAS LARGE LUMP ON SIDE OF HEAD- WHEN THE OWNER OPENED ITS MOUTH- SHE FOUND A LARGE WHITE LUMP INSIDE WHICH LOOKS LIKE URATES.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 17 - SAVANNAH MONITOR - LAST HALF OF TAIL IS DARK BROWN AND HARD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 18 - TORTOISE IS TOO LIGHT FOR ITS SIZE YET IT EATS LIKE A HORSE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 18 - HATCHLING BALL PYTHON WAS JUST PURCHASED. WON'T EAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 19 - A KINGSNAKE AND A MILKSNAKE ARE HOUSED TOGETHER.
THE MILKSNAKE IS VERY AGITATED AND WON'T EAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 20 - A FEMALE IGUANA HAS BEEN A PET FOR THREE YEARS. RECENTLY SHE IS AGITATED AND DIGS FURIOUSLY AT HER ENCLOSURE. SHE REFUSES TO EAT OR DRINK AND HASN'T DEFECATED IN A MONTH.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 21- A LARGE MALE IGUANA HAS BEEN THE FAMILY PET FOR YEARS. HE IS DOCILE EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. AT THESE TIMES HE IS VERY AGGRESSIVE. THE FAMILY IS AFRAID OF HIM.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 22 - SNAKE SEEMS TO BE SHEDDING CONSTANTLY-ONE SHED RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 23 - A BOX TURTLE HAS RECENTLY STOPPED EATING. IT'S BEAK IS OVERGROWN.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 24 - A RED EARRED SLIDER COMES IN WITH A MISSHAPENED HEAD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 25 - A BOX TURTLE KEPT ON ASTRO-TURF HAS STOPPED EATING.
IT IS LETHARGIC AND WEAK.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 26 - A BOA CONSTRICTOR HAS HAD CONSISTENTLY BAD SHEDS, FOR THE LAST THREE TIMES. (INCOMPLETE AND PIECEMEAL).
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 27 - A SNAPPING TURTLE HAS BEEN RUN OVER BY A CAR. ITS SHELL IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. THE NEIGHBOR KNOWS THAT YOU ARE QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON REPTILES.
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 1- THE SNAKES IN A SMALL COLLECTION ARE FOUND TO BE CONSTANTLY SOAKING IN THEIR WATER DISH, REFUSE TO EAT, AND ACT IRRITABLE.THE OWNER REPORTS HE SEES SMALL BLACK/BROWN BUGS ON THE SURFACE OF THE SNAKE'S SKIN, IN THE LABIAL PITS ( ON SOME) AND THE EYES.
WHAT IS THIS CREATURE?
WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE?
HOW WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 2- LARGE MALE IGUANA ACTING VERY LETHARGIC LATELY. HE IS FED BROCCOLLI, SPINACH AND CABBAGE. HE HAS A HOT ROCK FOR HEAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 3- SAVANNAH MONITOR- LISTLESS-ATE TWO DAYS AGO- REGURGITATED AND HASN'T EATEN SINCE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 4- BALL PYTHON -FEMALE- HASN'T EATEN IN THREE MONTHS.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 5-12 FOOT MALE BURMESE PYTHON-DISCOLORATION ON BELLY- OOZING FLUID FROM BETWEEN SCALES.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 6- WATER TURTLES LISTS TO ONE SIDE IN AQUARIUM.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 7- BALL PYTHON HOLDS HEAD UP WITH OPEN MOUTH. WHISTLING IS HEARD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 8- SWOLLEN TOES ON IGUANA
. POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 9 - RAINBOW BOA AND HOGNOSE SNAKE WAS PUT INTO SAME PILLOWCASE WHEN TRAVELING. UPON ARRIVAL, RAINBOW BOA WAS DEAD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 10- MALE AND FEMALE PAINTED TURTLES ARE HOUSED IN AQUARIUM TOGETHER WITH BASKING SITE ONLY LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE TURTLE AT A TIME. THE FEMALE WHEN BASKING IS FOUND TO BE SNEEZING.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 11 - BALL PYTHON WAS ADOPTED OUT TO FAMILY WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN (PRIMARY AGE). WIFE HATES SNAKES. SNAKE WAS PUT INTO WOODEN BOOKCASE ON FLOOR OF FAMILY ROOM. IT REFUSES TO EAT.
WHAT IS THE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 12- BOX TURTLE IS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE PROTRUDING ORGAN HANGING OUT OF IT'S BACKEND.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 13 - GENTLEMAN BOUGHT IGUANA AS A BABY. USED TO BE NICE, IS NOW VERY NASTY.
POSSIBLE CAUSES(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 14- BOX TURTLE IS PUT INTO 20 GAL. LONG AQUARIUM. IT CONSTANTLY BANGS AGAINST THE GLASS AND IS NOT EATING.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 15 - WOMAN CALLS - HAS TWO IGUANAS- THE LARGE ONE HAS A DANGLING RIGHT FORELEG- THE SMALL ONE HAS FLACCID PARALYSIS OF THE LEGS, CAN'T LIFT BODY OFF OF TABLE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 16 - SAVANNAH MONITOR NOT EATING- HAS LARGE LUMP ON SIDE OF HEAD- WHEN THE OWNER OPENED ITS MOUTH- SHE FOUND A LARGE WHITE LUMP INSIDE WHICH LOOKS LIKE URATES.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 17 - SAVANNAH MONITOR - LAST HALF OF TAIL IS DARK BROWN AND HARD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 18 - TORTOISE IS TOO LIGHT FOR ITS SIZE YET IT EATS LIKE A HORSE.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 18 - HATCHLING BALL PYTHON WAS JUST PURCHASED. WON'T EAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 19 - A KINGSNAKE AND A MILKSNAKE ARE HOUSED TOGETHER.
THE MILKSNAKE IS VERY AGITATED AND WON'T EAT.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 20 - A FEMALE IGUANA HAS BEEN A PET FOR THREE YEARS. RECENTLY SHE IS AGITATED AND DIGS FURIOUSLY AT HER ENCLOSURE. SHE REFUSES TO EAT OR DRINK AND HASN'T DEFECATED IN A MONTH.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 21- A LARGE MALE IGUANA HAS BEEN THE FAMILY PET FOR YEARS. HE IS DOCILE EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. AT THESE TIMES HE IS VERY AGGRESSIVE. THE FAMILY IS AFRAID OF HIM.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 22 - SNAKE SEEMS TO BE SHEDDING CONSTANTLY-ONE SHED RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 23 - A BOX TURTLE HAS RECENTLY STOPPED EATING. IT'S BEAK IS OVERGROWN.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 24 - A RED EARRED SLIDER COMES IN WITH A MISSHAPENED HEAD.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 25 - A BOX TURTLE KEPT ON ASTRO-TURF HAS STOPPED EATING.
IT IS LETHARGIC AND WEAK.
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 26 - A BOA CONSTRICTOR HAS HAD CONSISTENTLY BAD SHEDS, FOR THE LAST THREE TIMES. (INCOMPLETE AND PIECEMEAL).
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)?
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?
CASE 27 - A SNAPPING TURTLE HAS BEEN RUN OVER BY A CAR. ITS SHELL IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. THE NEIGHBOR KNOWS THAT YOU ARE QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON REPTILES.
WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE?