Valley Exotics

Valley Exotics Valley Exotics is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets, based at Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff.

We are a first opinion and referral service for avian/exotic species with state... Valley Exotics, part of Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff, is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets. Exotics in the veterinary profession includes anything which is not a cat/dog/horse/farm animal and includes Birds (inc. parrots, birds of prey, backyard poultry), Small Mammals (Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Ch

inchillas, Small Primates, Rats etc) and Reptiles (Snakes, Lizards, Tortoises, Turtles etc). We have a purpose built department inside the hospital for these species, with dedicated wards, operating theatre, preparation area and isolation area. We have advanced clinical equipment at our disposal, including a CT scanner. We accept 1st opinion cases and referrals from other vets.

09/11/2025

LEST WE FORGET 🌺

Today, we pause to remember all the brave humans and animals who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Their courage & loyalty will never be forgotten.

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John the Hermann’s tortoise came in for a health check today. He’s got some early pyramiding of the carapace - where the...
07/11/2025

John the Hermann’s tortoise came in for a health check today. He’s got some early pyramiding of the carapace - where the scutes/shell plates grow upwards into “humps”. He’s well in himself and well otherwise.

We discussed some husbandry factors that can lead to the development of this, the two major ones seem to be low humidity (especially in burrowing areas) and insufficient temperature drops at night.

Hopefully we can try to prevent this from becoming worse, we’ll need to keep a close eye and as things stand, it shouldn’t significantly negatively impact him long term.

The majority of Johns husbandry was fantastic! He has a deep, moist (in parts) substrate to burrow into, but we think his location by a radiator which keeps him warm at night and the lack of a nighttime temperature drop may be contributing. John’s diet, UV and supplementation regimes are all in place as appropriate.

Tortoises are quite complex animals to look after properly!

Although John is well grown on, he’s got a lot more growing to do. At 3 years old, he’s a very young tortoise still!! 🐢 🐢

Isn’t he a handsome chap 😎

Kiki the ferret came in today for some dental treatment 🦷 We noticed at a recent checkup that she had significant calcul...
06/11/2025

Kiki the ferret came in today for some dental treatment 🦷

We noticed at a recent checkup that she had significant calculus on her teeth. This can lead to gingivitis, infections and if left, things can get serious! It can be quite uncomfortable for the patient.

We recommended a de-scale under GA, which we did today. Everything went well. See the before and after pictures attached!

We recommend regular dental checkups for ferrets!

We love treating ferrets here Valley Exotics !!

We are treating Bambi the barn owl for bumblefoot at the moment, she’s come for her first post-op check today. Pictured ...
06/11/2025

We are treating Bambi the barn owl for bumblefoot at the moment, she’s come for her first post-op check today. Pictured with Rimvyde, a vet from Chantry Vets who’s seeing practice with us at the moment!

Bumblefoot can happen in a variety of avian species and is often caused by factors such as obesity, trauma, nutritional deficiencies or what’s really common - inappropriate perching. Sometimes, a high bacterial load in the environment, such as contaminated perches can also contribute. We grade bumblefoot on a scale from 1-5 and lesions which are 3 and above usually require surgery.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that she makes a full recovery!

We have three stray cockerels at Valley Veterinary Hospital. If they happen to be yours, please give us a call on 02920 ...
03/11/2025

We have three stray cockerels at Valley Veterinary Hospital. If they happen to be yours, please give us a call on 02920 001454.

These can be quite difficult birds to rehome, we’d be interested to hear from anyone that might consider rehoming one or more in the event that nobody comes forward. They would be best going separately, to live with some hens.

Dai the Ducorp’s cockatoo accidentally got his foot caught in a door a few weeks ago and ended up with a nasty open frac...
30/10/2025

Dai the Ducorp’s cockatoo accidentally got his foot caught in a door a few weeks ago and ended up with a nasty open fracture of one of his toes. Attempts to save the toe failed and unfortunately, it had to be amputated. Surgery went well.

Luckily - everything is healing as planned at his post-op check today!

Missing 1 digit is unlikely to compromise his quality of life significantly and he should cope just fine.

Dai wasn’t very happy about having his photo taken!!!

What a character he is! 🦜

Mango was in today for a checkup!! Pictured with one of our RVNs Beth. Who knows what species Mango is!? 🦜
28/10/2025

Mango was in today for a checkup!! Pictured with one of our RVNs Beth.

Who knows what species Mango is!? 🦜

Lily was in today with her companion Lola for her annual checkup and vaccines. Time for another guess the breed! Who kno...
28/10/2025

Lily was in today with her companion Lola for her annual checkup and vaccines.

Time for another guess the breed! Who knows what breed Lily is!? 🐇

These two beauties, Sunny and Salix came in to see us today. Sunny has had some investigations for a possible gastrointe...
27/10/2025

These two beauties, Sunny and Salix came in to see us today. Sunny has had some investigations for a possible gastrointestinal issue, hopefully everything comes back as clear!

Cockatiels are some of the most popular pet birds and we see lots of them here at Valley Exotics!

They have such wonderful characters!!

This lovely bunny is Merlin, who came in today for a first vaccination. We’ve booked him in for neutering in the coming ...
23/10/2025

This lovely bunny is Merlin, who came in today for a first vaccination. We’ve booked him in for neutering in the coming weeks. We are very happy to do routine 1st opinion work here, like vaccines and neutering!

Does anyone know what breed/colour Merlin is!?

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Unit 2C, Gwaelod Y Garth Industrial Estate, Gwaelod Y Garth
Cardiff
CF159AA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+442920001454

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