HERPTILEWORLD

Welcome to Herptileworld

My name is Bruce Maclean and this is my home site. It is designed to provide information about the two related services which I run:

• Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services (BEAVS) - a veterinary practice providing a complete service for birds and exotic animals. Based in Reading, Berkshire
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• HerpVet Information Services - providing information on all aspects of reptile and amphibian keeping.

Please click the appropriate link below for further information on either of these services.

About me

As you will have read, my name is Bruce Maclean. I am a qualified British Veterinary Surgeon (BSc(Vet Sci), B V M & S, MRCVS if you want the lot!), having graduated in 1992 from Edinburgh University. My background in exotic animals comes from a lifelong interest, including over 30 years experience in keeping and breeding a variety of reptiles and amphibians - my current pets are mainly rescues/rehomes, and include 31 assorted newts and salamanders, 2 frogs which stowed away in somebody's luggage from Burma, a small group of terrestrial caecilians, a group of 7 herman's tortoises, a pair of box tortoises, a royal python, and a leopard gecko. We also have 30 + adult seahorses of 5 different species, assorted other marine fish, koi and goldfish in an outdoor pond shared with wildlife, and a cat!

Following graduation, I also spent a period at the University of Utrecht in Holland, further studying the veterinary care of birds and exotic animals. After a short period in mixed veterinary practice, I have spent the last 16 years working as a full-time bird/exotic animal veterinary surgeon. Working solely and full-time with exotic animals, I am able to devote my full attention to keeping up with advances in husbandry and veterinary care of these species.

I have contributed chapters to some veterinary textbooks, as well as publishing several papers on veterinary care of these animals.

I am a member of many professional societies, including:

British Veterinary Zoological Society

Fish Veterinary Society

Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, 

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 

World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association

International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine

Wildlife Disease Association

International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council

British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council

as well as many more general societies devoted to the care of these animals, including the Tortoise Trust, British Chelonia Group, British Herpetological Society and British Tarantula Society.

I have a special interest in amphibian and invertebrate medicine, and offer free consultations for them!

Site layout

This site is undergoing ongoing construction and modification.

Thanks are due to Krista Salter for help with the construction of this site.
Please email any problems with viewing the site (or general comments) to me