Under the hood - Anatomy

[unixmiah]

I wonder if anyone is curious to see what's under the hood.

People here mention things about their respiratory system, reproduction system and yet I don't understand how it works.

Since it's advised not to grab a hold of them or handle them too roughly when they are young I guess their insides are soft?

-- fascinating locations for the organs, especially the lungs, everything is located in strange places. It's good that all Chameleon owners to know what's under the hood.

 

[Bush baby]

Interesting.

 

[reptileguy112]

Ummm, did you do this yourself. Looks cool but I would gag cutting one up lol

 

[JaniP]

Very interesting!

 

[Candybugs]

So awesome

 

[Candybugs]

If petco really told all that is required for some of these animals people not buy them. I think a FACT sheet with a mandatory equipment list should be given. So many of these animals probably don't make it to a year. It's sad.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Ummm, did you do this yourself. Looks cool but I would gag cutting one up lol

It's a great way to learn about your animal and the general health of your entire collection. I go through the insides of every chicken I slaughter, cull or dies looking for problems that might not be obvious in the living chicken.

Yes, it can be hard. Sometimes just waiting a bit to get over the grief of loss helps. Even though I have slaughtered my excess roosters, I still grieve every one of their deaths.

I've had a vet do the necropsies on the two chameleons I have had that have died because I wanted an expert to look at things. Good photos of all the organs during the necropsy can help your vet figure out what went wrong so you can either fix your husbandry or pin point a health issue. If you see something that is not normal or obvious, you can just wrap them back up in a damp paper towel and plastic film and put them back in the fridge until you can get them to the vet.

All you really need is a sharp pair of small scissors. A good dissecting kit is helpful with fine tweezers and probes. When I go through my chickens, I use just a good knife that I use when I process them.

Whatever you do, don't freeze the body if you are going to do a necropsy on it.

 

[MSMorgan]

Thank you so much for posting this. It's fascinating and very helpful to see where everything's at.