The Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine

09/09/2025

PSA: rabbits are not rodents, they are lagomorphs. But guinea pigs aren’t pigs either, soooooooo…. 😂😂😂

08/28/2025

Our vets and techs are still serving your pets 24/7 this week, just like every other week. However, we are also rotating attendance at this conference, soaking up as much knowledge as possible so we can continue offering cutting edge care to our patients! The CBEAM Team is also sharing our expertise at Exotic365 by offering *11 separate lectures and masterclasses* for our colleagues. It’s been a great week!

08/16/2025

Our own Dr. Porter-Blackwell contributed to this article!

https://www.chewy.com/education/small-pet/guinea-pig/safety-tips-for-taking-guinea-pig-outside?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMNotJleHRuA2FlbQExAAEeoO9_-Q50JpSXSgwUOdMD944JGtRSgIzNQdbiN3MDnQQYx5rqGAj5qqMyStw_aem_lErAPrGg0_g4ja1qOQqbBg

Outdoor time is a good way to enrich your guinea pig’s life. Our vet experts offer how to safely take your little friend outside.

08/16/2025

CBEAM’s talented veterinarians and veterinary technicians are contributing a whopping *11* presentations and masterclasses at the upcoming international Exotics365 continuing education conference! Our team always strives to provide cutting edge medical care to our patients, and conferences like this allow us to share knowledge with our colleagues.

08/15/2025

CBEAM’s talented veterinarians and veterinary technicians are contributing a whopping *11* presentations and masterclasses at the upcoming international Exotics365 continuing education conference! Our team always strives to provide cutting edge medical care to our patients, and conferences like this allow us to share knowledge with our colleagues.

08/15/2025

It’s , a day to show some appreciation for these scaly critters! Lizards have been around since the time of the dinosaurs, and today there are over 6,000 known species!

Thank you to all the veterinary professionals who care for our reptile friends - and pardon us while we get scientific - but be sure to check out all of Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA's articles related to lizards: https://bit.ly/453ihnT

07/07/2025

07/06/2025

Twig looks awfully stylish while getting his hocks lasered. Cold laser is a treatment we offer that can help speed wound healing and reduce pain/swelling of both acute and chronic conditions. Safety glasses are worn during administration to prevent damage to the eyes of our patients and care team.

06/09/2025

While we are enjoying the extra Vitamin D available outdoors, not everyone is comfortable with the increases in temperature. All exotic pets can get heat stress or heat stroke, and some are particularly sensitive, including rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and certain species of reptiles and amphibians. It is critically important to have a plan for mitigating higher temperatures. Some general tips include providing shade, increasing air flow with fans, and ensuring the animal has consistent access to water. Some animals benefit from having ice in their enclosure to lick/lay against. You can also make homemade “cooling units” out of a bucket and fan; you fill the bucket with ice and then turn on the fan. These units can be made inexpensively and we have attached a Youtube link at the bottom of this post for the complete tutorial. Although these units will cool down a small room a few degrees and help increase airflow, they are not a substitute for actual air conditioning.

On the plus side, this is a great time to get many species of reptiles outside for some natural sunlight basking time! Be sure they have the ability to maintain their preferred environmental temperatures, and to give them access to shade as well.

https://youtu.be/HxSLbpAwibg

05/24/2025

🐢🐢 Are you turtle-y enough for the turtle club? We all are; it is World Turtle Day, after all! If you're thinking about bringing one of these reptiles into your home, be sure to see our guide for selecting a pet reptile: https://bit.ly/3Ipfutw

05/19/2025

Which species of animals laid these eggs?
Note: two different species are represented here, and pathology is present for some of the eggs.
Answers in photo captions and new picture of leopard tortoise radiograph added!

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day!

I have always known this: my little ones didn't ask to be born, and they are involuntarily in my care. This has been true for all of us, and feels a bit... awkward.