Table 4.

Top five indicators considering validity and practicality for a daily check. Indicators are ranked based on frequency of responses assigning them to the ‘top five’.

Agamidae	Chelidae	Pythonidae	Testudinidae
Physical Damage	‘Normal’ Species-Specific Feeding	Species-Specific Interest and Alertness	‘Normal’ Species-Specific Feeding
‘Normal’ Species-Specific Feeding	Ocular and/or Nasal Discharge	Normal’ Skin Quality	Ocular and/or Nasal Discharge
Wounds	Physical Damage	Physical Damage	Species-Specific Interest and Alertness Species-Specific ‘Relaxed’ Body Movements and Locomotion Wounds Physical Damage (ranked equally)
Body Condition Score	Wounds	Body Condition Score
Ocular and/or Nasal Discharge	Species-Specific ‘Relaxed’ Body Movements and Locomotion	Species-Specific ‘Relaxed’ Body Movements and Locomotion Normal’ Species-Specific Respiration Ocular and/or Nasal Discharge (ranked equally)