How Can You Help Your Exotic Pet Stay Cool in Late Summer? 6 Heat-Smart Tips

How Can You Help Your Exotic Pet Stay Cool in Late Summer? 6 Heat-Smart Tips

Late summer can be brutally hot for everyone, including the smallest and most unusual creatures in the home. While most pet parents know how to help their dogs or cats stay cool during the summer months, exotic pets often get overlooked. Species like reptiles, birds, and small mammals have very different temperature needs—and without the […]

How Do You Create the Ideal Summer Habitat for Exotic Pets?

How Do You Create the Ideal Summer Habitat for Exotic Pets?

During the hottest months, it’s important to prioritize temperature regulation, proper lighting, and humidity control for our slithery, scaly, furry, and feathery friends. In this blog, our team at Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital shares a few ideas for exotic pet habitat setup plus other ways to ensure the health and comfort of your exotic […]

How Can You Protect Your Small Mammal from Heat Stress? 7 Summer Safety Tips

How Can You Protect Your Small Mammal from Heat Stress? 7 Summer Safety Tips

Small mammals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, sugar gliders, and hedgehogs can pack a lot of personality in a small package and make for fun, entertaining pets. But these cute little creatures can still feel the effects of the intense summer heat, making small pet cooling techniques essential for pet parents […]

What Are the Best Warm-Weather Care Tips for Reptiles? 6 Ways to Keep Them Healthy

What Are the Best Warm-Weather Care Tips for Reptiles? 6 Ways to Keep Them Healthy

There’s nothing quite as boiling-hot as a Texas summer. And while it seems like reptiles would thrive in hot weather, it’s a little more nuanced than that. Unlike mammals, reptiles rely on their environment to help regulate their body temperature. Excessive heat can be dangerous for our scaly friends. While every species is different, every […]

Preventing Seasonal Health Issues in Exotic Pets This Spring

Preventing Seasonal Health Issues in Exotic Pets This Spring

Quirky and unique, exotic pets are fascinating creatures to care for, but some of their needs can be complex. Exotic pets such as amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and birds have specific environmental and nutritional requirements that can change with the seasons. In this blog, our team at Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital explores exotic pet […]

Why Spring Is the Perfect Time to Schedule Your Exotic Pet’s Annual Wellness Exam

Why Spring Is the Perfect Time to Schedule Your Exotic Pet’s Annual Wellness Exam

The spring is arguably one of the busiest seasons at veterinary hospitals. With a focus on parasite prevention, heartworm tests, and routine vaccinations, owners of cats and dogs are preparing for increased outdoor recreation.  Exotic pets require specialized care throughout the year. If it’s been a little while since they were last examined, spring might […]

Understanding the Link Between Oral Health and Overall Health in Pets

Understanding the Link Between Oral Health and Overall Health in Pets

When it comes to pet health, oral hygiene is easy to overlook. How important is whatever goes on in your pet’s delightfully stinky-breathed mouth, anyway? More important than you might think! Just as in humans, poor oral health can lead to issues in the rest of your pet’s body. This is as true for rabbits, […]

Enrichment Ideas for Exotic Pets: Keeping Your Reptiles, Birds, and Small Mammals Happy Indoors

Enrichment Ideas for Exotic Pets: Keeping Your Reptiles, Birds, and Small Mammals Happy Indoors

We are so lucky to see and treat the needs of various exotic pets, including guinea pigs, rats, sugar gliders, hamsters, and ferrets. An important aspect of animal husbandry is a special focus on the environment. Since your exotic pets live in captivity, it is critical to provide elements of physical and mental stimulation.

Understanding Arthritis in Pets: How Cold Weather Affects Your Furry Friends

Understanding Arthritis in Pets: How Cold Weather Affects Your Furry Friends

Aches and joint pain in pets are not uncommon, especially as they age or experience arthritis due to injuries or other orthopedic problems. Just because arthritis in pets is common, though, doesn’t mean they need to suffer! Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital is  here to tell you how you can help, even as the colder […]

Common Health Issues in Ferrets and How to Prevent Them

Common Health Issues in Ferrets and How to Prevent Them

Ferrets might behave in ways that convey a certain invincibility, but the fact is they are prone to numerous health conditions that slow them down and hinder overall wellness. Being able to recognize common health issues in ferrets can lead owners to seek help early on, potentially influencing a positive and lasting outcome. We can […]