Reptiles

Question 1

Examples of Carnivorous Reptiles

Answer 1

snapping turtles, monitor lizards (including Komodo dragons), snkaes (hognose, ball python, cornsnakes)

Question 2

pinkies

Answer 2

frozen baby mice

Question 3

Best way to feed carnivores?

Answer 3

frozen defrosted (NOT LIVE)

Question 4

Retinoids

Answer 4

animal source of vitamin A

Question 5

Why are nutritional deficiencies rare in snakes?

Answer 5

feeder mice provide what they need (via bones (calcium) and liver (vitamin A and D))

Question 6

Examples of Insectivores

Answer 6

leopard geckos, chameleons

Question 7

chitinase

Answer 7

enzyme to digest chitin

Question 8

chitin

Answer 8

structural component of invertebrate exoskeletons

Question 9

What 3 animals have true monodiets?

Answer 9

1. Koalas
2. Giant pandas
3. Black footed ferrets

Question 10

Are fireflies good bugs for reptiles?

Answer 10

No, especially beardies

Question 11

Can insectivores get their nutritional requirements from their “natural” diet (like wild bugs)?

Answer 11

no

Question 12

Gut Loading

Answer 12

feed veggies (sweet potato, squash) to insects before giving to insectivore to provide carotenoids

Question 13

carotenoids

Answer 13

Vitamin A from plant sources

Question 14

What worms are good sources of calcium?

Answer 14

earthworms and phoenix worms (they come from the dirt)

Question 15

Dusting

Answer 15

calcium/multivitamin powder to put bugs in before feeding

Question 16

Examples of Herbivorous Reptiles

Answer 16

green iguana, tortoises, spiny tail lizards

Question 17

Diet Recommendations for Green Iguana

Answer 17

dark leafy greens (kale, spinach, collard/mustard/dandelion greens), SMALL amounts of fruit and veggies

Question 18

Diet Recommendations for Tortoises

Answer 18

grass hay and weeds, but can also have leafy greens, fruits, and veggies

Question 19

Do dark leafy greens have more or less calcium?

Answer 19

more

Question 20

Are herbivorous reptiles hindgut fermenters?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

How can you help herbivores get their required vitamin D?

Answer 21

dust their diet with it and provide UVB

Question 22

What is a herbivorous diet naurally high in and therefore does not require supplementations?

Answer 22

betacarotene (no additional Vitamin A required)

Question 23

Examples of Omnivorous Reptiles

Answer 23

beardies, box turtles

Question 24

Ontogenetic Shift

Answer 24

baby beardies go from being carnivorous (insectivores) to a mostly plant diet (80%) as adults (1 year old)

Question 25

What species require UVB to make endogenous Vitamin D?

Answer 25

bearded dragons, herbivores (iguanas and tortoises)

Question 26

What species can get Vitamin D toxicity?

Answer 26

beardies

Question 27

Size limit for insects for beardies?

Answer 27

width between the eyes

Question 28

Box Turtle Diet

Answer 28

mainly insects, some vertebrate prey, veggies and leafy greens; all dusted and gut-loaded

Question 29

Nutritional Secondary Hyperthyroidism

Answer 29

husbandry problem where animal has not gotten enough calcium vitamin D, and/or UVB exposure; typically during growth life stages

Question 30

Fibrous osteodystrophy

Answer 30

low calcium bone stores lead to swelling of long bones d/t fibrous tissue attempting to stabilize the bone

Question 31

Clinical Signs of Low Calcium Bone Stores

Answer 31

Question 32

Clinical Signs of Hypocalcemia (low calcium in the blood)

Answer 32

Question 33

Vitamin of Epithelial Health

Answer 33

vitamin A

Question 34

What parts of the body have epithelium?

Answer 34

anything open to the outside world!

Question 35

Ocular Signs of Hypovitaminosis A

Answer 35

palpebral edema, thick mucus, solid cellular debris within the conjunctiva

Question 36

Oral Signs of Hypovitaminosis A

Answer 36

inability to catch prey d/t lack of tongue stickiness, stomatitis

Question 37

Dysecdysis

Answer 37

difficulty shedding

Question 38

Sign of Hypovitaminosis A in turtles

Answer 38

aural abscesses (swollen heads)

Question 39

Spiny Tail Lizard Nutritional Strategy

Answer 39

herbivore

Question 40

Recommended Calcium:Phosphorous Ratio

Answer 40

2:1