{"topic_id":"exotic_grooming_amphibian","category":"exotic-grooming","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_grooming_amphibian\ncategory: exotic-grooming\ntitle: \"Amphibian — grooming (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version (merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets), first-hand consumer care text saved to source_file; C1 byte-substring verified. Pulled 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_amphibian.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 840\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-grooming/exotic_grooming_amphibian/01_exotic_grooming_amphibian.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), pet owner version\"\n  title: \"Amphibian — grooming (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version — amphibian care\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary manual (consumer version)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Amphibian — grooming (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\n\nSource: first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner text, saved to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims\n\n- `Some aquatic amphibians need gentle water filtration that keeps water clean without creating strong currents.`\n- `Because amphibian skin absorbs water easily, it also absorbs toxins.`\n- `In established aquatic tanks, at least 10% of water should be changed weekly.`\n- `Spot cleaning of cage-floor coverings should be done daily to weekly, and floor coverings should be completely replaced every few weeks to months, depending on the covering used.`\n- `However, mosses, hardwood mulches, and soil support the development of helpful microorganisms, so small portions of these floor coverings should remain in the enclosure with each cleaning.`\n- `Most amphibians have moist skin coated with a mucus film known as a slime layer.`\n- `Adult amphibians breathe through lungs and also through their skin, which must stay moist for oxygen exchange.`\n- `Amphibians can be good pets, but they should be handled as little as possible because their skin is delicate .`\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_amphibian.txt` · https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\n","sources":["exotic-grooming — Amphibian — grooming (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-grooming","title":"Amphibian — grooming (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_amphibian.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","source_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_amphibian.txt","tokens_estimated":382,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}