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Maritime Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Centre

Exotics Services at Maritime

Pets seen by our Exotics service

  • All birds

  • All rodents: Rats, Mice, Gerbils, Degu, Hamsters, Guinea pigs, Chinchillas

  • All reptiles (except venomous snakes): snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises

  • All amphibians: frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, caecilians

  • Rabbits

  • Hedgehogs

  • Ferrets

  • Sugar gliders

  • Invertebrates: tarantulas, scorpions, hermit crabs

  • Pot-bellied pigs

Contact us if your exotic pet is not listed above. Some species require a captive wildlife permit or are prohibited from being kept as pets in Nova Scotia.

We Offer

  • Primary care for all of the above species

  • Wellness exams

  • Preventative medicine

  • Nutrition and husbandry consultations (all species)

  • Vaccinations (rabbits, ferrets, pigs)

  • Routine infectious disease screening

  • In-house fecal analysis (all species)

  • Annual wellness bloodwork (all species)

  • Grooming needs: nail trimming in all applicable species, hoof trimming, grooming/shaving, wing and beak trimming

  • Referral services (medical and surgical cases)

  • Behavioral consultations

  • Deslorelin implants (ferrets, birds)

  • Microchip implantation

  • Emergency care for all above species

  • Exotic pet diagnostics

  • Blood work (routine and for sick patients)

  • Fecal and cytological analysis

  • Sexing (DNA sexing for avians, endoscopic sexing or probing for reptiles)

  • Endoscopy for all species

  • Imaging (radiography, ultrasonography) for all species

  • CT, fluoroscopy and MRI coming 2025!

  • Ultrasound-guided aspirations and biopsies

  • Dentistry

  • Dental health evaluation

  • Routine dental cleanings (agamid lizards, ferrets, hedgehogs and sugar gliders)

  • Routine occlusal adjustments (cheek teeth)

  • Incisor trimming

  • Dental extractions

  • Abscess treatment and management

  • Tusk trimming and pig dental treatment

  • Surgery

  • Elective spay/neuter of all mammal species

  • Dental surgery in small mammals

  • Reptile spay

  • Lump removals, biopsies of tumors

  • Amputations

  • Emergency and exploratory surgery in all species

  • Coelomic surgery (avians and reptiles)

  • Prolapse repair (all species)

  • Cystotomy (bladder stone removal)

  • Enucleation (eye removal)

  • Avian orthopedic surgery (pin placement, fracture repair, beak fracture repair)

  • Various other soft tissue surgeries

Reminder: Exotic pet emergencies are seen on a pre-approved basis. Please call us for more information 902-932-0VET (0838).

Please note, emergency appointments will be seen on a case-by-case basis.

Our Exotic Care Specialist