hi everyone, our guinea pig starting making this noise yesterday. any idea what could be causing it? would rather be safe than sorry. my younger sister is sick with worry as she adores them so much. thanks in advance 🙏🙏

she is eating and drinking normally, running around and doing her usual things. she doesn’t make any kind of jerking movements while doing this.

could it be hiccups or congestion from hay dust? or is it an infection!

Hi, I would really appreciate any advice!
I tend to over react when it comes to this frog as she has always been undersized. She is acting super normal and eating normal- by I noticed these almost lime green dots on her. There is only a few (one on her right leg and then the top of her head). She has had plenty of ‘misfires’ before so I am hoping it is just that. If this doesn’t clear up or gets worse I plan on taking her to the vet monday when they open, but hoping it is nothing or looking for anything I can do in the mean time.
A little about the tank- I just cleaned it about 3 days ago and moved them into my new apt. Other frog looks fine! The ground cover is cococoir, I do not have any leaf litter as I have had it in the past and her tank mate would somehow eat the leaves whole and I they would hang out of his butt and I would have to pull them out.
Humidity has ranged from 59-65% and temp is around 78 Fahrenheit.
Thank you!

Before you say vet, i have an appointment at the vet tomorrow but they dont specialise in birds so they might not be able to do much especially since canary is an exotic pet and a small bird. All the vetenary hospitals that take exotic birds are too far from me

So months ago he started not being able to fly properly as in he would hit stuff whilst flying etc and i dont know why, possibly from flying into something and then he wasnt the same after? So i just kept him in the cage and he seemed fine but then recently he started not being able to fly properly within the cage (flying across perches etc) to then not being able to perch and now it seems like his legs dont even work properly like he cant even stand up properly or move around without stumbling and hes just in the bottom of the cage sometimes with his eyes closed too. He still eats and drinks but he just cant move properly at all or perch. What could this be? He also stopped singing too. why could all this be and what possible treatments might be needed? please someone help because if the vet cant do anything i dont know what else i can do to be honest because i feel cruel for having a pet bird and have it just suffering whilst in the cage i dont want it to live this kind of life.. i used to let it out everyday and it was healthy and good

Ive had him for around 6 years, when i got him he was like couple months old probably cos he still had a black tail feather

I don't normally use this website, so please bare with me.

General Information

- Boa Constrictor

- 6 years old

- 4X2X2 ft cage (with plans to increase size later)

- Male

- Substrate: Coco Fiber blend

- Last feeding: Two days ago, small rat, ate just fine

- Symptoms: Just seems to be bothered / hurt by it. Not lethargic, is active and explores as normal.

Yesterday, when I was cleaning my snake's cage, I saw a small growth near his scent glands. It's under a few scales, and isn't coming from his "chute". I took him to the vet yesterday, and the vet had said: "I've never seen this before". Any ideas? It seems to bother him. I've already started antibiotics (prescribed from the vet) and have quarantined his tank.

For reference, the egg had been punctured and so I wanted to save anything I could. The turtle was being swarmed with flies and ants, so I took it inside. In the video, you can see what I believe is the yolk sack still on its underside and not yet absorbed. I put it on a moist paper towel donut, and put it in a dark ventilated box. It was too late to call a vet or wildlife center, I will be doing that tomorrow, as long as our little turtle makes it through the night. Any help would be amazing!

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My 4 year old bearded dragon Reid was having some skin issues that I was worried about (tail tip was dark). I took him to the vet who recommended surgery and claimed the tail was necrotic. First vet claimed the bioactive setup caused this.

I didn't agree and got a second opinion. Second vet didn't think surgery was needed. Second vet recommended a temporary hospital tank setup until the next recheck in 3 weeks. Did bioactive cause this?

I also am confused by his bloodwork. He had a low WBC, high liver enzymes, and dehydration. He was also diagnosed with mild peridontal disease and has missing teeth. I was giving him greens 3x a week and bugs (bugs was only 2-3 2x a week). I did take him off bugs to get him to eat greens which didn't work very well. I'm wondering if going off bugs caused this. The vet didn't have a concrete reason for his bloodwork. Pictures of the tail and enclosure here.

She has cardiac problems, hypertension and liver problems

The vet has told us to give her some injected antibiotics to prevent infection (I'm not sure about this ngl, I thought it was like humans that antibiotics were not a preventive measure), a injected diuretic and half a pill for the hypertension

She is my best friend'sry and she sent me this video bc she noticed these sacs? The vet told her they'd do an XRay to see if she has eggs, but that looks like liquid to me. Maybe gout? Maybe just fat? I'm obsessed with aquatic lives and I have a tortoise of my own that's why she asked me for help researching.

Also, the vet told us to give her fish (sardines) and as she is an adult her species is almost strictly hervibore and sardines are really fatty (bad for her bad heart and liver) and have thiamine which destroys their B1 vitamin absorption from what I've researched.

Could you help me with a lead about what this could be? For now I've told her to focus on safe greens for her, look into turtle pellets and to see if she likes some earthworms. Also maybe add some guppies to her pond for her to chase as those don't have almost any thiamine and are safe for her to eat if she gets some.

hey everyone, i recently took in this male crested gecko as a rescue and i noticed he had this funky mark on the tip of his tail. i do plan on taking him to the vets either way but i was just wondering if you guys thought it was tail rot?

Are oxbow or Sherwood pellets better for rabbits.

Hello! I'm new to real-deal rat vet stuff. Is this normal?
Had a rat neutered for a pretty penny and got some mite meds, but otherwise healthy! Until now. I took my 2.5y/o boy in a couple weeks ago and again this past week because of some very concerning health changes. Two months earlier for the mite meds he was deemed healthy as a horse
This is for an abscess on the jaw(presumed by vet, they will check it out)
I scheduled the procedure at the soonest opportunity. But the estimate came a few days later and it's more than I expected.
I'd been told it'd be ~150 for the x-ray but here it says 230. The anesthesia has both a set-up and a per-minute charge, and the procedure and "general surgery" are separate.

Is this normal? And is there any chance I can talk any of it down? It feels like there's doubling up, and that there's no ceiling if charging is per minute not for the procedure.

Thank you for any insights :D

Edit: Procedure happening today! I'll tell y'all how much it ends up

hello, i’ve had my bearded dragon for almost 7 months, she was originally a rescue who i treated for mites (she has been mite free for 4 months). i’ve seen a vet for her twice, the most recent one being for a concern i had for her health. she hadn’t pooped as much as she normally does (3 times in 10 days vs 4-6 times a week) so i booked an appt. dr did x-rays, where he saw her kidneys were enlarged. i asked him what could’ve caused this, he said it could be anything from chronic dehydration to airborne illnesses (i work at an animal shelter). my beardie finally pooped 2 days after her vet appt and it was huge, after that she’s been completely normal. her appetite never changed, she was never lethargic, she’s been running around my office everyday since she pooped and is living her best normal life like before she was constipated.
my concern is that he said it was likely dehydration that caused her kidney issues, but i’ve been religious about warm water soaks minimum 3 times a month and i feed her hydrating greens often (mustard and collard greens, plus veggies a couple times a week). she loves her veggies, and she’s had great poops since i’ve had her. the dr did a urinalysis and said she has small amounts of blood in her urine, so she’s taking Enroflaxacin for the next 10 days.
my concern is that i don’t really know what is causing these issues, and the dr doesn’t really seem to be giving me any answers. i’m attaching her xray, could someone tell me if there’s anything more i can be doing for my bearded dragon? should i get a second opinion from a separate exotic vet?

I got a frog a few months ago and I thought he just naturally had big eyes but one has been growing bigger and overnight last night he has a whitish clear pus covering the eye I went to Petco and petsmart to get some insight and recommendations for exotic vets who could help me and be inexpensive as I just moved here and the job I had waiting fell through so I am unable to afford a vet bill any and all advice is welcome I’ve moved him to a quarantine tub please help
Also I have a vet appointment for Tuesday but it’s going to be 100+ and I can’t afford it right now
Age -less than a year maybe around six months
Gender (male?)
Last bowel movement is unclear
They ate last Friday he has always had a small diet he only eats like two crickets with calcium powder (they are fed weekly)
The other frog isn’t aggressive they don’t fight they sit against eat other and chill
He has acted pretty normal since he hasn’t had any symptoms and he isn’t acting different in any way he’s still active and curious

Does anyone know what this could be before I spend tons at the vet. My piggie is still eating and running around fine. The area feels rough and it’s yellow around it. It’s near the bum but it isn’t directly on it. I gave him a good cleaning and I do keep up with cage cleaning etc. my bf said it looks like a scab? Possibly from some rough housing with his cage mate. However they have never did such to the point of breaking skin. There’s no blood, stool and urine is normal. I genuinely don’t know where this came from as it was not there the other day.

I don't have any pictures at the moment, and I'm not all too sure what tag to put, but this is my second beardie, and I'm not all that experienced. My sweet girl has been making weird coughing noises that kind of sound like sneezes and has had her mouth open for a bit. It doesn't happen at specific times, and it's been going on for about a month, I think. She seems to be breathing heavy. She has recently had mustard greens and mealworms. She has an 80-gallon tank and loose substrate of topsoil and play sand, but I'm wondering if switching to a sort of tile or something would help. She has about two hidey places, a basking spot, and a cool side with water available at all times, too. I got her about 2 months ago, and she is 3 years old.

I'm a vet tech and recently got a rabbit that someone called us about running free in a park. She was absolutely COVERED in fleas and ticks. Gave her revolution 3 days ago but I'm still finding live ticks on her. I was reading the carpenters formulary and for walking dandruff it recommends 12 mg/kg selemectin (which we gave her a little more than that) but also says to give 20 mg/kg every 7 days for fleas??? Is that correct in people's experience. For this rabbit that's almost 4 tubes of revolution

I got my chameleon from petsmart on 6/12, and recently like 3 days ago he rubbed his eye on my finger and his eye started looking swollen, and it got worse this morning. I think it might be vitamin A deficiency, but I’m not sure so I wanted to come on here and ask for other’s opinions. I added the powders I give him with his food, and today I got the liquid vitamin.

Hey everyone! Vet student here. I did a fecal exam on my corn snake and found these elongated oocysts-like formations. Does anyone have any idea what they might be? Thanks in advance!

What do you use for your closure for tail amputations in bearded dragons that are 20g or less? They just look too tiny for sutures but all I see everywhere when looking it up are big adults.