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Tina Hollandt, Markus Baur, Anna-Caroline Wöhr, Ewa Tomaszewska
Considering animal welfare, animals should be kept in animal-appropriate and stress-free housing conditions in all circumstances. To assure such conditions, not only basic needs must be met, but also possibilities must be provided that allow animals in captive care to express all species-typical behaviors. Rack housing…
Tina Hollandt, Markus Baur, Caroline Wöhr
Considering animal welfare, animals should be kept in animal-appropriate and stress-free housing conditions in all circumstances. To assure such conditions, not only basic needs must be met, but also possibilities must be provided that allow animals in captive care to express all species-typical behaviors. Rack housing…
Jennah Green, Emma Coulthard, David Megson, John Norrey + 6 more
'Laura Norrey' 'Jennifer K. Rowntree' 'Jodie Bates' 'Becky Dharmpaul' 'Mark Auliya' 'Neil D’Cruze'] Simple Summary The Ball python is a small species that is commonly kept as an exotic pet across the world. Despite huge numbers of these snakes being kept and traded in the pet industry, there is very little information…
Francesco Di Ianni, Sara Albarella, Alessandro Vetere, Marco Torcello + 6 more
'Marco Torcello' 'Michela Ablondi' 'Mariagiulia Pugliano' 'Susanna Di Mauro' 'Pietro Parma' 'Francesca Ciotola' 'Tingxian Deng'] Parthenogenesis is an asexual form of reproduction, normally present in various animal and plant species, in which an embryo is generated from a single gamete. Currently, there are some…
Lynn J. Miller, David P. Fetterer, Nicole L. Garza, Matthew G. Lackemeyer + 12 more
Laboratory animals are commonly anesthetized to prevent pain and distress and to provide safe handling. Anesthesia procedures are well-developed for common laboratory mammals, but not as well established in reptiles. We assessed the performance of intramuscularly injected tiletamine (dissociative anesthetic) and…
Lynn J. Miller, David P. Fetterer, Nicole L. Lackemeyer, Matthew G. Lackemeyer + 11 more
Laboratory animals are commonly anesthetized to prevent pain and distress and to provide safe handling. Anesthesia procedures are well-developed for common laboratory mammals, but not as well established in reptiles. We assessed the performance of intramuscularly injected tiletamine (dissociative anesthetic) and…
Neil D’Cruze, Suzi Paterson, Jennah Green, David Megson + 5 more
Simple Summary Ball pythons (family Pythonidae) are a relatively small species of snake found in west and central Africa. They are popular across the world as exotic pets, particularly in Europe and North America. Snakes are wild animals (i.e., non-domesticated) and have specific requirements for captive living. If…
Autumn R. Brown, Kaylee Comai, Dominic Mannino, Haily McCullough + 4 more
Color morphs in ball pythons (Python regius) provide a unique and largely untapped resource for understanding the genetics of coloration in reptiles. Here we use a community-science approach to investigate the genetics of three color morphs affecting production of the pigment melanin. These morphs—Albino, Lavender…
Eva Dervas, Jussi Hepojoki, Teemu Smura, Barbara Prähauser + 5 more
In recent years nidoviruses have emerged as an important respiratory pathogen of reptiles, affecting especially captive python populations. In pythons, nidovirus infection induces an inflammation of the upper respiratory and alimentary tract which can develop into a severe and often fatal proliferative pneumonia. We…