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Instructional Videos

General Information

How to make critical care and fill the syringe

Syringe Basics: How to use a syringe for oral medications

Birds

Small bird nail trim

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How to safely catch and restrain small birds.

How to put a large bird in a towel.

How to give oral medications to a medium sized bird.

How to give oral medication to a passerine (canaries and finches)

How to give eye drops to a bird

Mammals

Rabbits

How to trim rabbit nails

How to towel a rabbit (AKA: The bunny burrito).

How to give oral medication to a rabbit

How to syringe feed a rabbit

How to give eye drops to a rabbit

How to give subcutaneous fluids to a rabbit

Ferrets

How to give ear drops to a ferret (mite treatment)

Guinea Pigs

How to trim guinea pig nails

How to give eye drops to a guinea pig

How to give oral medication to a guinea pig

Chinchillas

How to give oral medication to a chinchilla

How to syringe feed a chinchilla

Hamsters

How to give oral medication to a hamster

Hedgehogs

How to give oral medication to a hedgehog

Reptiles & Amphibians

Lizards

How to give oral medication to a lizard

How to give intramuscular injections to a lizard

Snakes

How to give a snake an intramuscular injection

Turtles/Tortoises

How to give turtles/tortoises an intramuscular injection