Eye problem

[Maxwell]

My gecko has recently begun to have some odd pieces, or something in its eyes. Anyone seen anything like this?
The off white color stuff is the strange thing ive noticed. Its around the eye, and its often got its eyes closed. Thanks!

 

[Embrace Calamity]

That's not a very clear picture. Could it be stuck shed?

~Maggot

 

[OhioGecko]

I agree with Maggot, the picture is too blurry.

 

[B&B Geckos]

Without a clear picture I would guess the cause to be either stuck shed or vitamin A deficiency.

 

[Maxwell]

If it is stuck shed, what would be the method of relieving it? Im sorry for the picture, its just hard to get enough lighting to see it, but at the same time enough that it doesn't bother him. His eyes are the most sensitive ive ever had.

 

[Maxwell]

It's the pinkish stuff around the eye that isn't part of the eye. It doesn't appear to be a large problem yet, but id like to stop it in its tracks.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I agree that the picture is too blurry to help. The gecko looks like a Raptor with eclipsed eyes? If its definitely not part of the eye then its something other than what I'm asking about but can eclipse eyes "fade" over time (for lack of a better term). My Raptor female is like 100/90 and her 90 eye would look a lot like that picture if I took a blurry picture of her...haha.So can a 100/100 eclipse gecko become a 90/90 eclipse or less over time? or do eclipse eyes stay the way they are for life?

 

[Embrace Calamity]

If it is stuck shed, what would be the method of relieving it? Im sorry for the picture, its just hard to get enough lighting to see it, but at the same time enough that it doesn't bother him. His eyes are the most sensitive ive ever had.

How to remove it depends on exactly what it is and where it is. We can't tell from the picture, and you aren't even sure, so I would really not mess with it. The consequences of messing around with the eye when you're not even sure what it is you're dealing with could be pretty severe. Take him to a vet and let them take care of it.

Did it just show up after a shed? Have there been any issues with shedding at all, even minor ones? What are you supplementing with and do you have a humid hide?

~Maggot

 

[Maxwell]

I have a humid hide, its been a while since the last shed, and ive been using repti-cal mixed with exo terra reptivitamins. I plan to step it up once i get a paycheck with repashy calcium plus.

 

[Maxwell]

I also wasnt going to mess with it without researching it more. I just wanted to know the fix to an eye problem, because if heard it being a bit extensive.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

I have a humid hide, its been a while since the last shed, and ive been using repti-cal mixed with exo terra reptivitamins. I plan to step it up once i get a paycheck with repashy calcium plus.

Neither of those contain vitamin A, which is very important for eye health. It also would likely affect the ability to shed properly.

I also wasnt going to mess with it without researching it more. I just wanted to know the fix to an eye problem, because if heard it being a bit extensive.

Yes, but that depends what the specific "eye problem" is, doesn't it? And if you don't know, and we can't know, then how are you or we supposed to determine how to fix the issue? Only a vet can tell you for sure what it is and how to fix it.

~Maggot

 

[Maxwell]

K. I'll get the calcium plus stuff. That contains vitamin A, correct?

 

[Embrace Calamity]

K. I'll get the calcium plus stuff. That contains vitamin A, correct?

Yes. But a vet should still look at your gecko's eye. If it is stuck shed, the chance it'll just go away on its own aren't good, and leaving it in there could result in a nasty infection. It shouldn't cost that much to just have them remove it - if that's what it is, of course. If not, then they'll need to figure out what it might be.

~Maggot

 

[Maxwell]

What would be the estimate if it is stuck shed?

 

[Embrace Calamity]

What would be the estimate if it is stuck shed?

That depends on the vet. I'd call and ask.

~Maggot