Reptiles 2

Question 0

What causes metabolic bone disease?

Answer 0

Abnormally low levels of calcium in the body

Question 1

What is metabolic bone disease?

Answer 1

A disease characterized by weakening of skeletal bones

Question 2

What are three things that can cause low levels of calcium?

Answer 2

Dietary calcium deficiency
Dietary vitamin D3 deficiency
Lack of UV light

Question 3

Explain the process of metabolic bone disease 5

Answer 3

Decreased calcium causes
Secretion of parathyroid hormone that
Causes reabsorption of bone releasing CA
Then death

Question 4

What are 8 symptoms of MBD in growing lizards?

Answer 4

Decreased appetite, weight loss, lameness, lack of trunkal lifting, reluctance to move, swelling of long bones and mandible, deformed bones, bone fractures

Question 5

What are four symptoms of MBD in chelonians?

Answer 5

Malformed soft shell in young, anorexia small shell in adults

Question 6

What are three ways to diagnose MBD?

Answer 6

Clinical signs
Radio graphs
Dietary history

Question 7

What diet can lead to MBD in carnivores?

Answer 7

Organ meat or meat without the bone

Question 8

What diet can lead to MBD in insectivores?

Answer 8

Calcium deficient insects

Question 9

What diet can lead to MBD in herbivores?

Answer 9

Fruits and veggies low on calcium

Question 10

What are six ways to treat MBD?

Answer 10

Cage rest
Correct diet
Splints
Calcium supp
Vit D3 supp
UVB loghting

Question 11

What species does hypovitaminosis A normally affect?

Answer 11

Turtles

Question 12

What can cause hypo A? 2

Answer 12

Poor quality veggies and boneless meat

Question 13

What does HypoA lead to?

Answer 13

Abnormal epithelial cells that thicken and dry lining the ocular, respiratory, GI, and urinary tracts

Question 14

What are five signs of HypoA?

Answer 14

Lethargy
Anorexia
Weightloss
Swollen eyelids
Nasal/ocular discharge

Question 15

What are three ways to doagnose HypoA?

Answer 15

Signs
Diet history
Response to treatment

Question 16

What are 2 ways to treat HypoA?

Answer 16

SQ injection

Foods rich in carotene

Question 17

What is shell rot?

Answer 17

Infection of a turtles ahell

Question 18

What does shell rot look like? 2

Answer 18

Characterized by loss of keratinization epithelium and formation of necrotic tissue pockets

Question 19

What are scutes

Answer 19

Keratinized epithelium

Question 20

What can the progression of shell rot lead to?

Answer 20

Septicemia (septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease )

Question 21

What is also known as mouth rot?

Answer 21

Infectious stomatitis

Question 22

What is infectious stomatitis ?

Answer 22

Opportunistic bacterial infection of the oral cavity

Question 23

What is infectious stomatitis usually associated with? 3

Answer 23

Stress of over crowding
Low ambient temp
Poor nutrition

Question 24

What are 5 signs of infectious stomatitis?

Answer 24

reddening of gingiva, salivation, greeting if oral mucosa, bleeding, purulent discharge

Question 25

How do you treat mild infectious stomatitis? 2

Answer 25

Increased temp and topical antibiotic

Question 26

How do you treat severe infectious stomatitis?

Answer 26

Systemic abo

Question 27

How do you treat abscesses infectious stomatitis? 3

Answer 27

Drain flush systemic abos

Question 28

What are usually the causes for vomiting and constipation?

Answer 28

Husbandry

Question 29

What are 3 reasons for vomiting?

Answer 29

Low temp Quick drop in temp Handling after eating

Question 30

What are 4 reasons for constipation?

Answer 30

Lack of exercise Ingestion of bedding To large of meats frequent meals

Question 31

When do abscesses form?

Answer 31

Secondary to skin trauma

Question 32

What are three ways of treatment for abscess formation

Answer 32

Surgical removal, topical treatment, systemic abo

Question 33

What is dysecdysis?

Answer 33

Abnormal shedding of epidermis

Question 34

How long does it take for lizards and turtles to shed their skin?

Answer 34

1-2 weeks

Question 35

What are five causes of dysecdysis?

Answer 35

Handling snake during shedding, low temp, low humidity, poor nutrition, insufficient cage furniture

Question 36

How do you treat dysecdysis

Answer 36

Soak in tepid water

Question 37

What is blister disease?

Answer 37

Formation of fluid filled vesicles in skin

Question 38

What causes blister disease?

Answer 38

Result from high humidity in the cage

Question 39

What kind of reptiles have problems with parasites?

Answer 39

Captive

Question 40

What are four types of parasites that reptiles can harbor?

Answer 40

Nematodes, cestodes, Trematoda, protozoa

Question 41

What are two ways to diagnose endoparasites?

Answer 41

Fecal float, direct fecal smear

Question 42

How do you treat endoparasites?

Answer 42

Oral or injectable dewormers

Question 43

What are two types of ectoparasites?

Answer 43

Ticks and mites

Question 44

What is the snake mite?

Answer 44

Ophionyssus natricis

Question 45

How do you diagnose external parasites?

Answer 45

Visual inspection

Question 46

What are three ways to treat ectoparasites?

Answer 46

Topical, systemic anti parasitic, ivermectin

Question 47

What is salmonellosis?

Answer 47

Bacterial infection with salmonella spp

Question 48

Do reptiles with salmonellosis show signs?

Answer 48

No

Question 49

Why is there a risk of salmonellosis being zoonotic?

Answer 49

Shed in feces