i have a south western collard lizard and recently he wasnt eating and i called the place where i got him from and they said that with the cooler temperatures lately i should get a hotter heat lamp because when lizards are cold their digestive system shuts down and they dont eat. i got i new lamp and a thermometer for his tank and now the temperature is around 80 to 88 on average. but now his eyes keep getting crusted shut and i read online that he could have a cold is this true? if not what is wrong and what should i do?
2007-01-31 07:35:31 · 8 answers · asked by yurbuddy04 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
nice to see all the morons that put stupid answers so that they can feel funny are still up and around.
2007-01-31 07:41:36 · update #1
Lizards can catch colds as well as mammals. Especially when they have been kept at lower than 'normal' temperature.
If the water isn't changed often enough, or the lizard's bowl isn't cleaned often enough, they can get bacterial infections.
Another possibility is a parasite infection.
I would recommend a Vet, but apparently some of the eye drops ( Ciprofloxacin and similar opthalmic drops) have been used by lizard keepers to good affect.
2007-01-31 07:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be a type of conjuntivitus... tub her eyes for some days with a cotton wool pad and lukewarm water and gently dab them some situations an afternoon. If there's no improvment, take her to work out a professional.
2016-09-28 06:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he might be dehydrated. if so his eyes wont' water properly and they may get stuck. also he may just not like to open them and they may not be stuck at all. when i first got my first iguana he used to shut his eyes everytime my hand came near him. he would try to play dead. but after he got used to me, he became so interested in people that i had to keep him caged alot because people were scared of him.
2007-01-31 07:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by codylynn_03 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take him to the vet, my leperd gecko had a prob like that and now he cant see out of it....so just...TAKE HIM TO THE VET PLZ
i hate it that ppl think its funny to be stupid on here...all they whant is points but really. take him to the vet plzzzz
2007-01-31 12:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like he's sick. You should take him to a vet that specializes in reptiles.
2007-01-31 07:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by true blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try puttin a SINGLE drop of vissen in his eye
2007-02-04 05:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Dee T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wrap in tp and flush
2007-01-31 07:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
he doesn't want to look at your face it offends him.
2007-01-31 07:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋