Exotics

The University of Edinburgh has kindly shared a series of video resources on their website. Please note that some viewers may see a sidebar of related videos that only University of Edinburgh students will have access to. These are suggested resources, students should have previously agreed learning objectives with their tutors, and the resources should be used only if they align. It is not compulsory for students to complete all resources.

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The videos have been split into the following categories; Birds, Mammals and Reptiles, and a brief description of the content of each video is listed below:

Birds

Passerines

Canary restraint

Psittacines

African grey parrot ID and restraint

Small parrot restraint (budgie)

Medium parrot restraint (conure)

Large parrot restraint (African grey)

Columbiformes

Pigeon restraint

Birds of prey

Falconry furniture (restraint equipment)

Harris hawk - getting out of box

Harris hawk - putting back in box

Casting of Harris hawk

General discussion of casting

View the 'Birds' videos

Mammals

Chinchilla, ferret, guinea pig and rat 

Handling

Gender ID

Hamster

Handling

Rabbit

Handling

Gender ID

Juvenile vs adult gender ID

View the 'Mammals' videos

Reptiles

Lizards

Bearded dragon

Handling 

Gender ID

Gecko

Handling

Snakes - corn snake and royal python

Handling

Gender ID

Tortoise

Species ID

Gender ID

View the 'Reptiles' videos