Reptiles — Veterinary Drug Dosing
Reptile dosing is governed by ectothermy — drug clearance scales with the animal's preferred optimum temperature zone, not body weight alone, so a dose that's correct at 30 °C can be sub-therapeutic in a cold-kept patient. ExoticRx curates cited, species-specific dose rules for reptiles, with the evidence level flagged wherever a value is extrapolated from a related species.
Reptiles in the ExoticRx formulary (18)
- Argentine Tegus
Salvator merianae
- Ball Pythons
Python regius
- Bearded Dragons
Pogona vitticeps
- Blue-tongue Skinks
Tiliqua scincoides
- Boa Constrictors
Boa constrictor
- Corn Snakes
Pantherophis guttatus
- Crested Geckos
Correlophus ciliatus
- Eastern Box Turtles
Terrapene carolina
- Green Iguanas
Iguana iguana
- Green Tree Pythons
Morelia viridis
- Kingsnakes
Lampropeltis getula
- Leopard Geckos
Eublepharis macularius
- Milk Snakes
Lampropeltis triangulum
- Panther Chameleons
Furcifer pardalis
- Red-eared Sliders
Trachemys scripta elegans
- Russian Tortoises
Testudo horsfieldii
- Sulcata Tortoises
Centrochelys sulcata
- Veiled Chameleons
Chamaeleo calyptratus
Guides for reptiles
Calculate a dose for reptiles
Pick a species and drug, enter the patient's weight, and get evidence-based dosing with citations.