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Herp Care Collection
Last updated April 19, 2007

Herp Care Products: Translations and Equivalencies

Compiled by Melissa Kaplan, 2000

When I write my articles, I write them from the my personal geographic reference point: I live in the United States. Thus, the product names I give are those found here in the U.S. As access to the Internet increases every year, with people outside the U.S. accessing the Internet, I have felt the need to provide additional information that will enable people living elsewhere find the things I talk about, or equivalent products.

I can not do this on my own since I can't travel everywhere (unless someone would like to fund my travels?) so I rely on the help of herpers in other countries who have done some research and rooting around their equivalents of our pharmacies, drug stores and supermarkets to find similar products - and let me know what they are. I have done this previously, in my Vegetable and Fruit Names page, created (and still in development as people provide new information for it) for those trying to find the many vegetables, greens and fruits recommended in my herbivorous and omnivorous lizard and chelonian articles.

If you have information you would like to contribute to this page, please send it to me and I will get it added within a day or two. Please be sure your correct email address is somewhere in your correspondence so that I can ask you any questions if I need to.

Captive Environment
First Aid
Nutrition & Fluid Support
Glossary/Translations of Terms

Language Codes: DK=Danish NL=Dutch CA=Canada/English FR=French/Canadian French

Captive Environment Products

Ultraviolet B-producing fluorescents (Vita-Lite; Zoo Med Reptile and Iguana tubes)

Ott Lights (UK, EU)

Zoo Med 5.0 (DE; NL - at specialized stores)

First Aid Products
Antibiotic	antibacterieel (NL); Antibiotikum (DE)
Antibiotic ointment	antibiotica zalf (NL - compounded drug requires prescription)
Antifungal	tegen schimmels (NL)
Antiviral	antiviraal (NL)
Blood stop powder	gele poeder (NL)
Betadine (povidone-iodine)	povidon jood; betadine (NL); Betadine (CA - ask your pharmacist for it as it is usually kept behind the counter)
Hibiclens (chlorhexidine gluconate) liquid disinfectant surgical scrub/soap	chloorhexidine (NL - not for sale) Hibiscrub (NL; pharmacies)
Nolvasan (chlorhexidine diacetate) liquid disinfectant surgical scrub ointment	chloorhexidine (NL - not for sale)
Paraciticide (antiparasite)	parasiticide (NL)
Viricide	antiviraal (NL)

Nutrition & Fluid Support
Electrolytes	Electrolyt-Glucose-Mischung bei Durchfallerkrankungen (DE)
Ensure	Nutridrink (NL)
Gatorade	AA-drink orange, Extran orange, Gatorade Orange (NL); Gatorade (DE)
Yogurt with live cultures	Mona Vifit (NL)

Glossary/Translations of Terms The languages appearing below represent those I typically receive mail from or have been submitted by IguanaMail List members or other visitors to my site. The nonappearance of any language here should not be construed as a slight against any country or culture. If you have translations of words you would like to see included in this Glossary, please email them to me.
English	Translations
anthelminthic (kills or stops parasitic worms [helminths] from reproducing in the body)	.
antibiotic (kills or stops bacteria from reproducing in the body)	.
antifungal (kills or stops fungi from reproducing in the body)	.
antiviral (kills or stops viruses from reproducing in the body)	tegen virussen op oppervlakten; tegen virussen in het lichaam (NL)
parasiticide (kills parasites on surfaces)	insektbekaempelsesmiddel (DK); dood parasieten op oppervlakten (NL)
virucide (kills viruses on surfaces)	.
For translations into other languages, try the Foreignword.com's instant multilingual translator and Multilingual Glossary Technical/Medical Terms

Language Codes: DE = German DK=Danish NL=Dutch CA=Canada/English FR=French/Canadian French

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