Non-invasive and husbandry treatment in a singular post-ovulatory egg stasis on an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan; Zefanya Christiani; Michael Nadhor Nainggolan; Slamet Raharjo

doi:10.29244/avl.4.2.25-26

Non-invasive and husbandry treatment in a singular post-ovulatory egg stasis on an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan Gadjah Mada University
Zefanya Christiani Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Bali
Michael Nadhor Nainggolan Sunset Vet, Bali
Slamet Raharjo Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/avl.4.2.25-26

Keywords: Varanus salvator, radiography, post-ovulatory egg stasis, oviposition

Abstract

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

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Bellese A. 2017. Follicular stasis and dystocia in reptiles. AVIPA Journal 2/2017:8-20.

Divers SJH. 2006. Reptile radiology: Techniques, tips and pathology. The North American Veterinary Conference 20:1626-1630.

Giuseppe MD, Silvestre AM, Luparello M, Faraci L. 2017. Post-ovulatory dystocia in two small lizards: Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularis) and crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus). Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(2):128-132.

Knotek Z. 2015. Reproduction surgery in female Asian pythons. In 40th World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-18 May, 2015. Proceedings book 2015 (pp. 259-260). WSAVA 2015 Congress – VIN.

Knotek Z, Cermakova E, Oliveri M. 2017. Reproductive medicine in lizards. Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice 20(2):411-438.

Kulabtong S, Mahaprom R. 2015. Observation on Food Items of Asian Water Monitor, Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) (Squamata Varanidae), in urban eco-system, Central Thailand. Biodiversity Journal 6(3):695-698.

Love NE, Douglass JP, Lewbart G, Stoskopf M. 1996. Radiographic and ultrasonographic evaluation of egg retention and peritonitis in two green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 37(1):68-73.

Shine R, Harlow PS, Keogh JS, Boeadi. 1996. Commercial harvesting of giant lizards: The biology of water monitors Varanus salvator in southern Sumatra. Biological Conservation 77(2-3):125-134.

Stahl SJ. 2006. Reptile Obstetrics. The North American Veteri-nary Conference 20:1680-1683.

Thompson GG, Pianka ER. 2001. Allometry of clutch and neonate sizes in Monitor Lizards (Varanidae: Varanus). Copeia 2001(2):443-458.

Published

2020-05-31

How to Cite

GovendanP. N., ChristianiZ., NainggolanM. N., & RaharjoS. (2020). Non-invasive and husbandry treatment in a singular post-ovulatory egg stasis on an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator). ARSHI Veterinary Letters, 4(2), 25-26. https://doi.org/10.29244/avl.4.2.25-26

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020): ARSHI Veterinary Letters - Mei 2020

Section

Case Study

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).