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Dr. Mark Mitchell’s Research

Fluker's is proud to fund and sponsor Dr. Mitchell in his research. Dr. Mitchell is currently a Professor of Zoological Medicine at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in the College of Veterinary Medicine and has been a consultant for Fluker's for more than 20 years, helping and providing input for product development as well as helping our staff learn the most that they can about reptile care. After all, Fluker Farms is, first and foremost, a business of educating people on breeding and raising reptiles and feeder insects.

Dr. Mitchell's Work and Research

Acute Corticosterone Stress Response to Handling in Four Captive Gopher Tortoises
Zachariah T, Mitchell MA*, Serra V, Johnson M, Dickens MJ, Romero M. 2010. Acute corticosterone stress response to handling in four captive gopher tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus. J Herp Med Surg 19(2): 50-56
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Evaluating the effect of leuprolide acetate on testosterone levels in captive male green iguanas.
Kirchgessner M, Mitchell MA*, Domenzain L, Walden M, Dickens M, Romero M. 2010. Evaluating the effect of leuprolide acetate on testosterone levels in captive male green iguanas (Iguana iguana). J Herp Med Surg 19(4): 128-131.
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Determination of plasma osmolality and agreement between measured and calculated values in healthy adult bearded dragons.
Dallwig RK, Mitchell MA*, Acierno MJ. 2011. Determination of plasma osmolality and agreement between measured and calculated values in healthy adult bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps). J Herp Med Surg 20 (2-3): 69-73.
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Determination of plasma osmolality and agreement between measured and calculated values in captive male adult corn snakes.
Guzman-Migallon D, Mitchell MA*, Acierno MJ. 2011. Determination of plasma osmolality and agreement between measured and calculated values in captive male adult corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus). J Herp Med Surg 21 (1): 16-19. https://doi.org/10.5818/1529-9651-21.1.16
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Sevoflurane anesthesia and hemolymph blood gas analysis of Chilean rose tarantulas
Zachariah TT, Mitchell MA*, Watson M, Clark-Price SC, McMichael MA. Sevoflurane anesthesia and hemolymph blood gas analysis of Chilean rose tarantulas (Grammastola rosea). Am J Vet Res.2014; 75(6):521-526. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.75.6.521
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Evaluation of plasma fibrinogen concentration as a diagnostic indicator of inflammation in red-eared sliders.
Moore AR, Allender MC, Mitchell MA, MacNeill AL. Evaluation of plasma fibrinogen concentration as a diagnostic indicator of inflammation in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). J Am Vet Med Assoc, 246(2): 245-253, 2015. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.246.2.245
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