the reason i ask is because my little brothers leopard geckos eyes had some shedded skin on it for a long time and he was having trouble eating his food because he couldn't see so we tried taking some of it off and now we think he doesn't have eyes. i don't its weird and i feel bad for the little animal.
2007-01-15 17:13:30 · 7 answers · asked by Khristine 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I'm not sure what you mean by "shredded skin". Was the skin around the eye actually torn (physical injury to the eye)? Or was this more like the skin was shedding, but did not come off properly? If this was a physical injury, the eye will not regenerate. If this was caused by skin that didn't shed properly (or something like sand that got into the eye), it may have an eye infection and you just can't see the eye. If the eyelid looks normal (not torn) try this: let some water sit out overnight (to get the chlorine out), then warm it slightly. Use an eyedropper or Q-tip to put some water on the eyelid. If there is pus from an infection, this will soften it to the point where you could try opening the lid (be gentle, try not to rub the eye too hard). This is usually a two-person job! Repeat this 2-3 times a day until you can get the eye open. There's also a product called ReptiRinse (eyedrops for turtles with eye problems) that you might find in a pet store that you could use. Even if you get the eyelid open, there may still be pus over the eye itself, so this might take a while.
If you would want to take your gecko to a vet, you can see if there's anyone that specializes in reptiles in your area at this website: http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html#vetlist
If this was caused by an improper shed, you can prevent future problems by adding some moss or paper towels to the inside of where you geckos hide out and keep these slightly moist - the humidity will help them shed.
2007-01-16 18:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) About 8-12 inches from head to tail for leos, beardies about 12- 24 inches (2) Small cage like thy can live in littler thn a 5 gallon but the bigger the better (3)I will always keep a water tub in there cage that thy can soak in (4) all reptiles do (5) I recomend crickets as crickets are easily digestable, but mealworms will work (6) hides, water dish, Plants help, I dont recomend sand but do recomend paper towels or newspapers, Calcium dishes are optional (7) some do and some dont my one just like climbing branches (8) big fat not miscolored tail(if the tail is miscolored it usualy means someone pulled it off), Nice fat stumach, Active and looking around also, When you pick it up it should be looking around (9) Impaction, And theres a few others (10) However much they will take in 4 minutes, Usually like 5 crickets (11) twice (12)when it gets dirty, but once a week (13) Hell yes Dont grab there tails or they will come off and they will have to grow a new uglier one
2016-03-28 23:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is probably the oddest problem i've heard of.. but unfortunately, the eyes will not regenerate.. i'd take it to a vet that has experience with geckos as soon as possible.
2007-01-16 02:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by dolfanchris153 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As stated before, No they do not. Regardless it sounds like your little gecko could sure use a vist from you local exotics vet.
- Voodoo
2007-01-15 22:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by Voodoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know how to tell U, but i'm sorry, gecko eyes don't regenerate
2007-01-15 20:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. I am sorry to tell you that the eyes do not regenerate.
2007-01-15 18:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Miqe Morbid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I am amazed that someone mated a leopard with a gecko. That has got to be one fast lizard.
2007-01-15 17:21:08 · answer #7 · answered by songndance1999 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋