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US brand names:Telazol Exotic
Tiletamine-Zolazepam Exotic is dosed at 5–10 mg/kg IM Single IM dose in cranial 1/3 of body in ball pythons, per Carpenter JW, Klaphake E, Gibbons PM, et al. Reptile formulary. In: Divers SJ, Stahl SJ, eds. Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2019:1191-1211. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.250 (2026-08-01).. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Tiletamine (NMDA antagonist) provides dissociative anesthesia while zolazepam (benzodiazepine) provides muscle relaxation and reduces emergence delirium.
Widely used for wildlife and exotic immobilization. Recovery may be prolonged in reptiles. No reversal for tiletamine component. Flumazenil reverses zolazepam only.
Species references:All Ball Python drugsAll Bearded Dragon drugs
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