The Tiny Vet

19/11/2025

Scrolling through phone pics of my patients over the last 2 weeks... Had absolutely no recollection of visiting this enormous reptile and then I remembered we went to last weekend 😂🐉
This stunning wyvern resides in her magical grotto within the grounds, and is completely harmless as long as you don't boop her snoot!

18/11/2025

CUUUTEEEEE!
Not sure there's anything more adorable than a little pink-eyed white gerbil 💗💗💗
This is Marc who had a visit to check his poorly ear today 🤗
Can't believe he kept still long enough for a few selfies 🤣📸

13/11/2025

Today's very important task is Tina The Trailer! Making the most of it being a nice day to give her a good airing and restock the lockers.

I've got new storage boxes and I also put up some new hooks/pegs (I love them and hope you do too). Can't wait to get my label printer out once I've decided what's going in each box (if I ever make up my mind what is going where 🤣).

11/11/2025

💗💗 New Frens 🐭🐭

Recently registered rats, Paris (grey & white) and Nicole (brown & white) had an appointment today 🤗
I loved meeting them and their hooman and seeing their fabulous housing set-up.
Nicole was particularly interested in the scent of Pet Remedy on my hands, which I use routinely on my home visits to help my tiny patients feel as calm as possible 🧘‍♀️☺️
I'm looking forward to seeing them again at their next appointment 🤩
Who do you think they might be named after?

09/11/2025

It's a wrap! All my prehibernation checks this year have now been carried out, finishing with little 2 year old Hermanns Harry who is preparing for their first brumation this winter 🤗🐢
✨There is no minimum age for brumation ✨
Each wind-down and brumation protocol is tailored to the age, size and health status of the individual tortoise.
Despite a few interesting anomalies (undershot jaw, irregular scutes and absence of a tail!!!) Harry is in great health with perfect husbandry so they should have a straightforward brumation.
If your tortoise isn't brumating yet and you'd like a prehibernation check then please get in touch.
✨ Note: ideally (though not always possible) a prehibernation check is booked for approximately 8 weeks prior to your tortoise going into their hibernaculum✨
If you would like an email reminder next year to book your 2026 prehibernation check then please let me know ☺️📧

07/11/2025

Bunny Butt Friday!
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This fluffy bum belongs to Scooby who had radiographs taken this week 🤗

05/11/2025

featuring Mr Hardie 💕💕

05/11/2025

Jeff the Hermann's tortoise had her pre-hibernation check this morning, while sitting on my lap by the Aga 🤗🐢

05/11/2025

📢📢 Calling all bird keepers!!
🐦🐦‍⬛🐓🐔🐤🐥🦅🦉🦜🕊️🦤🦢🦆🪿🦩🦚🐦‍🔥🦃🐧
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone update: mandatory housing measures will be extended across the whole of England from 00:01 hours tomorrow morning. If you have less than 50 birds and you don't sell or give away any of their products (eggs, feathers, meat, live birds) then you don't have to house them.
Don't forget the whole country is in a prevention zone (AIPZ) and strict biosecurity measures are mandatory for all bird keepers (see gov.uk for guidance)

04/11/2025

Today I made my Rabbit Welfare Pledge 🐇💜
The Tiny Vet is a member of and I'm looking forward to be becoming an accredited Rabbit Friendly Vet on the official RWAF list in the future 🤩

03/11/2025

01/11/2025

Was anyone else planning to start tortoise pre-hibernation wind down today (1st Nov) and then completely forgot? Or was that just me?......🤣🐢
Here's Pip, tucking into his Pak Choi🥬 this morning. Anne is still in her bath in the background 🛁