my leopard gecko had his eye closed for a couple of days. then he opened it and its all black. he is showing signs of blindness in that eye. he constantly licks it. he wont eat and his eye is black but not swollen. everytime i try to touch him he is in defense mode. whats wrong and i how do i fix it? please help!!
2007-03-03 12:56:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It sounds to me as if your little guy is having a shedding issue.
I have half a dozen Leo's and this is what I do when one of mine is having a problem shedding.
Take some water and let it sit out overnight to get the chlorine out and then put it into a small Rubbermaid tote, enough to cover the bottom of the tote anyway. Then place the tote on a heater that will stay about 80-85 degrees, not too hot, just nice and warm. Then place a terry cloth in the bottom of the tote and let it soak up the water, you want the terry cloth dripping wet. Once the water and tote are warm enough, place the Leo in the tote and put the lid on it. (Remember to put some breathing holes in the totes lid.) I usually wait about 3-4 hours and check on the temp. and how they are doing every 30 min or so. After about 4 hours if it is still on, take a damp qtip and rub it gently over the remaining shed, sometimes it falls right off, other times you have to take tweezers to it, but be cautious.
If all else fails, see a herp vet.
2007-03-03 16:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by boxerowner2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 10:09:26 · answer #2 · answered by coombe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd take him to a Herp. Vet. or any vet that will deal with small animals. I don't have any experience with eye problems in Leo's, but any Herp. Vet should be able to help you out.
You could try here: http://www.herpvetconnection.com/
If you don't find anything there, don't give up, there are many sites dedicated to helping people find vet's for their reptiles. Just dig around the net for a while. Hope the little guy gets better!
2007-03-03 13:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by Keith M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What would you do if that was your eye? Answer- you would go to the doctor. So what should you do with the gecko? Answer- take it to the vet. Seriously it needs to see a vet ASAP.
2007-03-03 17:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxerowner2000 has a great solution for the problem I would follow his advice if you still have trouble you can also try gently removing with a piece of tape stick tape to eye and gently pull off.
2007-03-04 01:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he probably had an unsuccessful shed and the skin wasn't completely removed from the eye at some point. take him to the vet so that they can help him.
2007-03-03 19:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to the vet
2007-03-03 14:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find a VET!
2007-03-03 16:28:21 · answer #8 · answered by Holly T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋