Valley Exotics

Valley Exotics Valley Exotics is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets, based at Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff.

We are a first opinion and referral service for avian/exotic species with state... Valley Exotics, part of Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff, is a dedicated veterinary service for exotic pets. Exotics in the veterinary profession includes anything which is not a cat/dog/horse/farm animal and includes Birds (inc. parrots, birds of prey, backyard poultry), Small Mammals (Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Ch

inchillas, Small Primates, Rats etc) and Reptiles (Snakes, Lizards, Tortoises, Turtles etc). We have a purpose built department inside the hospital for these species, with dedicated wards, operating theatre, preparation area and isolation area. We have advanced clinical equipment at our disposal, including a CT scanner. We accept 1st opinion cases and referrals from other vets.

Our exotic specialist Tariq along with several members of the wider Valley Vets team are at the London Vet Show! To any ...
20/11/2025

Our exotic specialist Tariq along with several members of the wider Valley Vets team are at the London Vet Show! To any colleagues and referring vets, make sure you come and say hello!

Tariq is acting as a veterinary advisor on the Lafeber stand, we stock the Lafeber Emeraid Critical Care Foods and the Nutriberries at Valley Exotics

Happy middle of the week from Ollie John! He was in today for a checkup and beak and nail trim and is always a character...
19/11/2025

Happy middle of the week from Ollie John! He was in today for a checkup and beak and nail trim and is always a character. He’s been on a diet and he’s lost weight (intentional weight loss) which we are really pleased about 🙂

What a handsome bird!!! 🦜

We are proud to have taken the The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund Pledge for 2026, because we are committed to rabb...
19/11/2025

We are proud to have taken the The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund Pledge for 2026, because we are committed to rabbit care and welfare!

We absolutely love treating rabbits here Valley Exotics, our books are open and we are very happy to take on new clients! 🐇😀

We have a stray bearded dragon at Valley Veterinary Hospital. If you think you might be the owner, please contact recept...
18/11/2025

We have a stray bearded dragon at Valley Veterinary Hospital. If you think you might be the owner, please contact reception on 02920 001454 or email [email protected]

How beautiful is Aubrey!! At almost 8 years old, she’s doing really well for a big bunny, in for her regular checkup and...
17/11/2025

How beautiful is Aubrey!!
At almost 8 years old, she’s doing really well for a big bunny, in for her regular checkup and vaccines today!! 🐇

Our specialist vet Tariq has joined the editorial board of the Vet Record and attended his first meeting this morning. T...
17/11/2025

Our specialist vet Tariq has joined the editorial board of the Vet Record and attended his first meeting this morning.

The Vet Record, established in 1888 is a major peer reviewed journal, publishing important veterinary research articles.

We encourage members of the team to engage with the wider veterinary profession and we're pleased to be able to offer some input and insight from an exotics/zoological medicine point of view here!

Goose was in today for a castrate. It was basically impossible to get good photos of him, he just wouldn’t stay still!! ...
14/11/2025

Goose was in today for a castrate. It was basically impossible to get good photos of him, he just wouldn’t stay still!! 🐀

We performed the castration through a single small incision around his belly button, our preferred approach these days. The owner is trying to integrate Goose into a group with some other male rats and we are hoping that castration may help reduce testosterone related aggression, to facilitate improved harmony within the group.

We’ll need to watch him closely over the next few days, especially as rats have a particular tendency to bother their wounds. We always try to keep external suture material to a minimum.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed for a quick recovery! Isn’t he cute!

We see a huge variety of shapes, sizes and species in exotic veterinary practice! Even this little 10g baby corn snake c...
13/11/2025

We see a huge variety of shapes, sizes and species in exotic veterinary practice!

Even this little 10g baby corn snake can be health checked!! He wasn’t amused and bit Tariq a few times, but he was too small to break the skin and the bites just felt like velcro 🐍

We recommend a health check for all exotic pets every 6 months, as long as they are not too fragile and delicate that the visit would be extremely stressful and detrimental

Merlin came in for his neuter today and everything went very well. Good nursing makes a huge difference when it comes ge...
11/11/2025

Merlin came in for his neuter today and everything went very well. Good nursing makes a huge difference when it comes getting rabbits back on their feet after surgery. Here Kayla, one of our student veterinary nurses is giving him some syringe feeding post-op which she managed to get him to eat, little by little. His owner will continue at home until he’s fully back on his feet!

Rabbit neutering is a day-procedure in almost all cases at Valley Exotics, patients are admitted in the morning and discharged the same evening. We recommend some post op checks with our nursing team, normally at 3 days and 10 days post-op.

We look forward to seeing Merlin back soon for these follow ups! He’s been a fabulous patient!! 🐇

This beautiful lizard is Mary! She came in today for us to look at some lesions on her back, we think that her boyfriend...
10/11/2025

This beautiful lizard is Mary! She came in today for us to look at some lesions on her back, we think that her boyfriend has been a little bit over-amorous and we’re going to give her some treatment and separate them for a little while to allow things to settle down. Thankfully, nothing looks terribly serious at present!

Does anybody know what species Mary is!? 🦎

09/11/2025

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Unit 2C, Gwaelod Y Garth Industrial Estate, Gwaelod Y Garth
Cardiff
CF159AA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+442920001454

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