Sources & references
Authoritative sources cited by ChanPet, including veterinary, government and public-health guidance organized by pet category.
How we use sources
For content about health, safety and zoonotic risk we align where possible with the public, authoritative material below. These sources support key claims across pet profiles, scenario picks and our long-form care pages. External links are provided for reference and are maintained by their respective organizations.
By pet category
Reptile / amphibian
Bird / waterfowl
General & cross-species
- CDC Turtle Safety and Small Turtle Ban
- RSPCA Hamster Environment
- RSPCA Chinchilla Environment
- CDC Hedgehog Salmonella Advice
- Merck Veterinary Manual: Potbellied Pig Disorders and Diseases
- CDC Healthy Pets: Backyard Poultry
- RSPCA Australia: Pet Duck Care
- RVC Exotics: Corn Snake Care
- RSPCA: Corn Snake Care
- RSPCA: Crested Gecko Care Sheet
- RVC Exotics: Crested Gecko Care
- RSPCA: Blue-tongue Skink Care Sheet
- LafeberVet: Blue-Tongued Skink Basic Information
- ReptiFiles: Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink Care
- RVC Exotics: Crocodile Skink Care
- RSPCA: Keeping Ferrets as Pets
- RSPCA: Ferret Environment
- Merck Veterinary Manual: Routine Health Care for Ferrets
- RSPCA: Pet Rats
- RSPCA: Rat Environment
- RSPCA: Pet Gerbils
- RSPCA: Gerbil Environment
- UF/IFAS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species β Neocaridina davidi
- The Shrimp Farm: Red Cherry Shrimp Care Sheet
- USDA APHIS: Giant African Snail
- USDA APHIS: Snails and Slugs
- RVC Exotics: Giant African Land Snail Care
- RVC Exotics: White's Tree Frog Care
- RVC Exotics: Musk Turtle Care
- FDA: Pet Turtles as a Source of Germs
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Last updated: 2026-07-06