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Many people in this forum have asked to see different pics of illness and disease in reptiles. I was lucky enough to witness a presentation by Tom Weidner of Habitat Systems that discussed illness of reptiles. I managed to get a few pictures to illustrate and educate others on what these things look like. Maybe we can all learn from others mistakes & educate ourselves on how to avoid this with our own animals...

Warning - the pictures are very graphic

Many more pics can be seen here...
showcase.netins.net/web/reptiles/histology.html
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Jaremy Douglas

some of that stuff is pretty awful. Is there any reason for a 'swolen head'? that is something that i have never seen before. Thanks for posting thosepics, btw. Very informative.
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"raised by a cup of coffee"

1.0 ball python- Azazel
1.0 columbian boa- Brooklyn
1.0 red blood python-Hiss
1.0 peach phase thayeri-Sancho
0.1 creamsicle corn- Pandora
0.1 partial stripe ghost corn- Raven
1.0 Sunglow motley corn-Ernie
1.1 hognose- Pricilla and Odd
0.1 russian tortoise- Manja
0.1 collared lizard-O-ren
0.1.1 leos- Boji and Kodama
0.1 beardie- Indie
1.0 BTS- Griffon
0.1 Iggy- Sunny
0.0.2 Red american toadlets with 0.0.7 legs total (er, i have one w/3....)
0.0.1 gray tree frog toadlet
0.0.6 land snails
0.0.2 millipedes of unknown species from TN
0.0.1 spotted slug
5.3 bettas
0.1 pacific parrolet- Mishka
1.1 cats- Cairo and Oberon
2.3 ratties Rizzo, Bounce, Bree, Blitzkreig, and Zelda

It was taken to the vet and no cause was found. They suspected some type of infection and antibiotics were given. It subsided but was a recurrent problem and would come and go.
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Jaremy Douglas