About Amphibian Medicine and Reptile Veterinarians

In the recent years, there has been a sharp increase of amphibians and reptiles being kept as pets. Because of this recent, dramatic growth, certain veterinarians, called herp veterinarians, are specializing in providing health care to our scaly friends. Herp veterinarians differ from dog and cat or farm animal veterinarians because they have additional training in the field of reptile and amphibian medicine. In many schools of veterinary medicine, the study of exotic animals is given a mere week or so in the curriculum. Herp veterinarians take additional training and courses at special schools and training centers to become reptile specialists. Due to the increase of veterinarians specializing in herp medicine, a professional association was formed to foster teaching and learning through conferences. In addition, many herp vets have developed online forums and online veterinary consulting websites to exchange ideas about the treatment of reptiles and amphibians.

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