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Fresh insights into guinea pig social behaviour
They found that females tended to flee from each other during fertile periods, but otherwise would risk confrontation. Females risk...
Public urged not to buy exotics online
“Sugar gliders look incredibly cute and people might be tempted to buy them as pets…" Pair of sugar gliders found...
Housing and environmental care of snakes
With reptiles being kept more regularly as pets, exotics vet Siuna A Reid looks at some of the common errors...
Boehringer Ingelheim expands Metacam to guinea pigs
Guinea pigs tend to hide their pain, which often makes diagnosis difficult. Product is first in the EU for the...
New Caudata rules set to come into force in July
Bsal has been detected in different species of salamander across the UK, both kept as pets and in the wild....
Vets call for exotic pet labelling scheme
The proposed labelling scheme would require pet sellers to show how challenging exotic animals are to keep. Study highlights growing...
Husbandry of the domestic ferret
From diet and housing to social structure and preventative healthcare, exotics specialist Vicki Baldrey provides an informative overview of the...
Calls to ban trade in amphibians from Asia
International researchers said the study provides strong evidence for banning the trade in amphibians from Asia. Movement of amphibians ‘directly...
Emerging pathogen found in salamanders in the EU
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) was first identified in 2013 and causes a fatal skin disease in non-resistant species. Efsa recommendations to...
Charity reports rise in rats and mice at its centres
Accordion was part of a group of rats whose owner could no longer care for them. Would-be pet owners encouraged...