{"topic_id":"exotic_husbandry_amphibian_quarantine","category":"exotic-pet-husbandry","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_husbandry_amphibian_quarantine\ncategory: exotic-pet-husbandry\ntitle: \"Amphibian quarantine — 6–8 weeks recommended before joining collection\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Amphibian husbandry/environment\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/amphibian.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-29\ntokens_estimated: 54\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Amphibian quarantine — 6–8 weeks recommended before joining collection\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/amphibians\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-29\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Amphibian quarantine — 6–8 weeks recommended before joining collection\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).\n\n> Quarantine is a preventive medicine practice that should be recommended to owners. Unfortunately, quarantine is often overlooked, leading to the introduction of disease into captive populations. The length of quarantine should be based on risk assessment of the collection and the source of the specimen; however, a 6- to 8-week period is typically adequate.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/amphibian.txt` (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Quarantine is a preventive medicine practice that should be recommended to owners. Unfortunately, quarantine is often overlooked, leading to the introduction of disease into captive populations. The length of quarantine should be based on risk assessment of the collection and the source of the specimen; however, a 6- to 8-week period is typically adequate.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-husbandry — Amphibian quarantine — 6–8 weeks recommended before joining collection (retrieved 2026-07-29)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-husbandry","title":"Amphibian quarantine — 6–8 weeks recommended before joining collection","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/amphibians","retrieved":"2026-07-29","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/amphibian.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/amphibian.txt","tokens_estimated":54,"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."}