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If your reptile is ill, take your pet to your reptile veterinarian!

Infections are common occurances in reptile pets. The stress of captivity, poor nutrition, inadequate heat and light, and other factors can all contribute to infectious agents taking hold somewhere in your reptile's body.

03/05--Common boa constrictor with multiple open wounds. Very likely, wound were caused by live prey biting the snake. Live prey feeding is both unescessary for the snake and inhumane to the live food animal!

This inside out shed skin shows the many yellow infected areas. The largest area took off a large piece of skin, leaving an open wound.

At CoRHS, we routinely have a peak inside the mouths of iguanas as well as other lizards. What a surprise to find the infection pictured below! This iguana seemed a bit lethargic -- not eating as much, and not moving among the available basking spots. Her behavior was not normal for this iguana.

An iguana with an infection in the maxilla (upper jaw/palate)

Here is a small, localized abscess in an iguana's foot. The abscess was removed and the wound flushed. The wound was allowed to heal without stitches so it could be easily cleaned on a daily basis.

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