The Reptile Series provides information on a variety of herpetological species and how to take care of them: the right kind of housing, temperature, food, lights, and veterinarian. Turtles, snakes, iguanas, lizards, and geckos all have different needs from anything that was born wearing fur. Keeping a reptile happy and healthy isn't difficult, but it helps to have a resource you can trust. Melissa Kaplan, author of Iguanas for Dummies, wrote the Reptile Series for Veterinary Partner.
 Feeding Reptiles
Reptile Basics
Reptile Species
Reptile Enclosures
Iguana Care, Feeding, and Socialization
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Female Iguanas: Are they more Difficult to Tame?
It appears that males are more programmed to submit to a dominant force where it takes more than just alpha male craziness to get through to a female. It should be noted that many females become highly socialized, very comfortable with humans, including strangers, often becoming (at times, at least!) the essence of cuddly and sweet.
What to Feed Reptiles
All prey is not created equal. What and how should you feed your reptile?
Blood Work: CBC and Chemistry Panel
Blood work - presurgical or otherwise - is usually a combination of a complete blood count (CBC) and a blood chemical analysis. Blood work is a basic evaluation tool. Pets, particularly senior ones, should have a CBC at every annual examination.
Green Iguana Head Bobbing
Green iguanas bob their heads for many reasons. Contrary to popular belief, females as well as males bob their heads. Males do it more frequently than do females, but bobbing itself cannot be used as a gender determinant.
Reaching Out
Look, we get the shelter volunteer thing: The work can be depressing, and it's truly not for everyone. But just because you aren't cut out for shelter volunteering doesn't mean you can't help animals in your community. And in these current economic situations, your help has never been more needed.
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Be Dog-Safe
Hardly a day goes by when there isn't a news story about a dog attack somewhere. When school starts, children may become especially vulnerable, walking and biking through their neighborhoods to class. And although in most cases the dog involved in a serious attack is the family's own, it's also true that many neighborhoods are not safe for walking or biking because of a dog. These animals are accidents waiting to happen because their owners either don't know or don't care that their dogs are a public menace.
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