Exotic Animal Formulary5

Oxygen (100%) Fill plastic bag with O 2
containing
vol of water 34
Acute environmental hypoxia common
with transportation; close bag tightly
with rubber band; keep animals in
bag until normal swimming and
respiratory behavior
Sodium thiosulfate
Use as directed for
chlorine/chloramine
neutralizers
10 mg/L tank water 44
10 g neutralizes
chlorine (up to
2 mg/L) in 1000 L
water 44
Active ingredient in numerous
chlorine/chloramine neutralizers;
chlorine and chloramine are common
additions to municipal water supplies
and are toxic to many aquatic
invertebrates; ammonia released by
detoxification of chloramine is
removed by functioning biological
filter (see nitrifying bacteria) or
chemical means (see zeolite)
100 mg/L tank water 67 Chlorine exposure
Zeolite (i.e., clinoptilite)
(Ammonex, Argent)
Use as directed
20 g/L tank water 54
Ion-exchange resin that exchanges
ammonia for sodium ions; clinoptilite
is an active form of zeolite; used to
reduce or prevent ammonia toxicity
Table 1-5
Common Captive Invertebrate Taxa. a
Arthropods
Chelicerates: This group includes the spiders, scorpions, and horseshoe
crabs. Some common species are listed here. 60,64
Chilean rosehair tarantula (Grammostola spatulata)
Mexican fireleg tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Myriapods (centipedes, millipedes): 24
African banded millipedes (Isulus spp.)
33