Sad snakes and geckos with bone disease - we vets see the dark side of the UK's exotic pet boom | Justine Shotton

Thinking of purchasing a non-traditional pet? Don't - unless you're truly prepared to meet all its complex needs The UK's pet population is booming, driven largely by a significant rise in "pandemic puppies" and "Covid kittens". But less traditional, or so-called "exotic", pets are also increasing in popularity: the latest UK Pet Food survey estimates that in the UK alone, we own a staggering 1.3 million indoor birds, 900,000 tortoises and turtles, 800,000 lizards and 700,000 snakes. That's 3.7 ...