Open AccessNon-invasive and husbandry treatment in a singular post-ovulatory egg stasis on an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)
Author(s) -
Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan,
Zefanya Christiani,
Michael Nadhor Nainggolan,
Slamet Raharjo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
arshi veterinary letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-2416
DOI - 10.29244/avl.4.2.25-26
Subject(s) - captivity , animal husbandry , zoology , biology , ecology , agriculture
Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is among the largest species of monitor lizards kept in captivity due to the elegancy and character of the species. Captive breeding projects of monitor lizards are not common among reptile keepers. A two years old female V. salvator was presented with complains of anorexic and distended abdomen. No record of copulation or egg deposition was noticed from the particular specimen. Radiography confirmed a post-ovulatory egg-stasis (POES) occurring in the coelomic cavity. Fluid therapy and husbandry improvement was indicated as treatments. Oviposition of the POES was noticed 4 days after treatment. Young monitors could be prone to have less quantity of eggs but larger in size