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.

We have Borce with us visiting at the moment. He is a vet from Macedonia and he’s come to see practice to aid with any e...
01/09/2026

We have Borce with us visiting at the moment. He is a vet from Macedonia and he’s come to see practice to aid with any exotics cases that may arise in his upcoming RCVS exams!

Ghost is a beautiful black eyed leucistic royal python, in today for a check of some respiratory noises. Ghost has a def...
28/08/2026

Ghost is a beautiful black eyed leucistic royal python, in today for a check of some respiratory noises. Ghost has a defect affecting his glottis, which we think may be congenital and causing some turbulence to the air flow, but will be watching closely over the next couple of months! 🙂🐍

Peachy is a brave little rabbit. After developing ear disease, he’s had two ear surgeries, one lateral wall resection an...
26/08/2026

Peachy is a brave little rabbit. After developing ear disease, he’s had two ear surgeries, one lateral wall resection and one lateral wall resection with bulla osteotomy. At the last surgery, a multi resistant bacteria was discovered, resistant to virtually every antibiotic. Luckily, it seems like we’ve finally won against it!!

Assuming there’s no further developments - hopefully Peachy is all signed off now for his ears 🙂

We’ll be seeing him back in September for vaccines, so we’ll give him a checkup then too!

Ear Disease is incredibly common in lop eared rabbits. Where a middle ear infection is suspected, a CT scan is the best way to diagnose it and treatment is usually surgical in rabbits 🐇

Tip Toe the amazing sulcata tortoise came in today for microchipping. At almost 20kg in weight, this trolley is a great ...
25/08/2026

Tip Toe the amazing sulcata tortoise came in today for microchipping. At almost 20kg in weight, this trolley is a great way for the owner to transport him around!!

Sulcatas (or African spurred tortoises) are extremely strong! It was impossible to put the microchip in without sedating him. Reptiles are sometimes a bit unpredictable in terms of how long it takes them to recover from sedation. It took Tip Toe 3-4 hours, despite us using quite a low dosage. Other tortoises might recover in just 30-40 minutes. Thankfully, he’s recovered well and is now successfully chipped.

Microchipping is a good idea for tortoises, as they are frequent escape artists! The first thing that will be checked if they end up as strays at a veterinary practice or rescue is whether they are chipped.

What an impressive animal!! 🐢

Houdini was in today and has some intestinal parasites. He is under treatment now, let’s keep our fingers crossed for a ...
20/08/2026

Houdini was in today and has some intestinal parasites. He is under treatment now, let’s keep our fingers crossed for a full recovery!!! 🤞

Isn’t he wonderful!!!

We have a stray light Sussex hen at Valley Veterinary Hospital. Please contact us if she may be yours, or if you can off...
17/08/2026

We have a stray light Sussex hen at Valley Veterinary Hospital. Please contact us if she may be yours, or if you can offer her a good home 🙂

Biscuit the guinea pig came in today for a checkup! He’s a new companion for another guinea pig that was alone. Isn’t he...
12/08/2026

Biscuit the guinea pig came in today for a checkup! He’s a new companion for another guinea pig that was alone. Isn’t he absolutely gorgeous!!! He’s doing well and has passed his new pet check up 🙂

Mabel and Dolly came in for their vaccines today. The only problem is - they have turned out to be two boys rather than ...
06/08/2026

Mabel and Dolly came in for their vaccines today. The only problem is - they have turned out to be two boys rather than two girls!!! 😮 It looks like they might end up with name changes in the coming days.

Aren’t they both lovely!! ☺️

Calypso the kakariki had an accident at home around a month ago, and we believe partially dislocated her shoulder. She’s...
05/08/2026

Calypso the kakariki had an accident at home around a month ago, and we believe partially dislocated her shoulder. She’s been under treatment since then and on her check up today - there is no longer any instability and Calypso is starting to fly again, which is really great news!!

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that she makes a full recovery from here 🙂

Our new exotics vet, Dr Aimie Lower has settled in so well! This week, she’s already done two mass removals, a spay and ...
30/07/2026

Our new exotics vet, Dr Aimie Lower has settled in so well! This week, she’s already done two mass removals, a spay and a cystotomy (surgery to remove a bladder stone). You may also have met her in consults!

Aimie is a naturally talented vet and we are really pleased with our decision to recruit her 🙂

You may meet her at an appointment here soon!

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Address

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

Telephone

+442920001454

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