metabolic bone disorder in reptiles - amphibians

Fears of North East bearded dragon epidemic

14.08.11

A BEARDED dragon epidemic has exploded in the North with experts fearing the reptiles are being bred to meet demand and kept in poor conditions.

Concern is spreading that the creatures – used to living in arid deserts like the Australian outback – are subject to animal cruelty.

The 2ft-long reptile has been branded “the new Staffordshire bull terrier” as pet shop owners say its popularity has spiked among young men.

Male bearded dragons will fight to the death and vets and pet shop owners are reporting widespread neglect. Some owners are posting dragon fights on the YouTube video sharing website.

Mandy Graham, owner of Marvellous Monsters pet shop in Blaydon, Gateshead, said: “We are finding people are breeding them privately but each time you get a clutch of 30 eggs, and bearded dragons can breed four or five times a year.

“People are paying around £5 or £10 for a baby. It seems when owners buy them they’re small and cute – but they grow to be 2ft long.”

Source: Sunday Sun

Metabolic Bone Disease (power point)

Brief overview of metabolic bone disease in reptiles. Some of the photos are examples I found on the web using Google and can be looked up below ...

Reptile Diseases

by anderseriksson

It’s important to keep your hands away from your face, food, or food preparation areas or utensils until you’ve properly washed and disinfected your hands. Salmonella can be transferred to your countertops from the reptile’s feet, so allowing the little bugger to walk on in your kitchen, on your dining table, or even near your toothbrush is inadvisable....

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296 pages 		The complete idiot's guide to reptiles & amphibians

Creator: Liz Palika | Nature - 1998-09-18
Some reptiles will also have peeling skin if they have been supplemented with too much vitamin A. Cut back slightly on the fish or fish oil in their diet and spread an antibiotic ointment on the peeling skin. Metabolic Bone Disease ...
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461 pages 		Herpetological Osteopathology, Annotated Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles

Creator: Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodriguez Pelligrini | Nature - 2012-01-31
Use of calcitonin in green iguanas, Iguana iguana, with metabolic bone disease. Bulletin of the Association of Amphibian and Reptilian Veterinarians 3(1):5. Metabolic – Calcitonin treatment of metabolic bone disease in Iguana iguana ...
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618 pages 		Veterinary hematology and clinical chemistry

Creator: Mary Anna Thrall, Dale C. Baker, E. Duane Lassen | 2004-11-01
Juvenile reptiles (especially green iguanas) with secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism commonly develop metabolic bone disease with fibrous osteodystrophy and bone fractures. Adult reptiles often develop muscle tremors, paresis, ...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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600 pages 		Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles

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However, potential complications of such high levels of husbandry, such as accelerated growth, early maturity, carapacial deformities, metabolic bone disease and gout should always be considered when keeping reptiles.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles
316 pages 		Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles

Creator: Clifford Warwick, Fredric L. Frye, James B. Murphy | Nature - 2001
Similarly, a diet restricted to meal-beetle larvae or crickets often leads to metabolic bone disease. To a large extent, the adage that 'you are what you eat' applies to reptiles as well as to human beings. Just as spoiled grapes are ...
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Print on Demand