Phoenix1115
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- Location
- Connecticut
About your leo:
- Sex TSM
- Age & Weight 10 days old - 4g
- How long have you owned your leo 10 days
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) Bred him myself
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo Every day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. No different since birth
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. First problem
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) Hasn't had any yet, still hasn't gone through his first shed
- When was the last time he/she went N/A
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Due to a sudden temperature decrease (from 89F to 83F) during incubation, he was born with an eye deformity. His eyelid is shaped funny and I believe it may be causing irritation. He always keeps it closed. When I have gotten him to open it, the eyeball itself is very hard to see. It looks like there may be a little bit of extra mucous in his eye too.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size Plastic shoebox/hatchling tub
- Type (ex. glass tank) plastic
- Type of substrate Paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind One warm, one cool, one humid
B) Heating
- Heat source Heat tape w/ thermostat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) Hot-90F Cool-77-80F
- Method of regulating heat source Thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps Digital thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) Nope
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) None
- Describe health, or previous problems Same as above
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) Always have small mealworms in a bowl but he hasn't eaten yet
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) Dish
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) Flucker's calcium in dish and Repashy calcium plus dusted on food
- What are you gut loading food with Flucker's orange cubes, potato, apple
So I'm pretty sure I'm going to take him to the vet to get a professional opinion, but I just wanted to see if anyone on here has dealt with a leo with this kind of thing? His other eye looks okay, except the pupil is kind of off center. It makes it look like he's always looking behind him. But he can see. Right now I've been taking a clean Q-tip and warm water to wipe away any excess mucous I see coming from his eye. It doesn't flow out of it, but when I wipe his eye lids you can see it inside. Do you think this is helping or hurting? I will try to use tapatalk to upload pics from my phone.
- Sex TSM
- Age & Weight 10 days old - 4g
- How long have you owned your leo 10 days
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) Bred him myself
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo Every day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. No different since birth
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. First problem
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) Hasn't had any yet, still hasn't gone through his first shed
- When was the last time he/she went N/A
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Due to a sudden temperature decrease (from 89F to 83F) during incubation, he was born with an eye deformity. His eyelid is shaped funny and I believe it may be causing irritation. He always keeps it closed. When I have gotten him to open it, the eyeball itself is very hard to see. It looks like there may be a little bit of extra mucous in his eye too.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size Plastic shoebox/hatchling tub
- Type (ex. glass tank) plastic
- Type of substrate Paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind One warm, one cool, one humid
B) Heating
- Heat source Heat tape w/ thermostat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) Hot-90F Cool-77-80F
- Method of regulating heat source Thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps Digital thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) Nope
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) None
- Describe health, or previous problems Same as above
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) Always have small mealworms in a bowl but he hasn't eaten yet
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) Dish
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) Flucker's calcium in dish and Repashy calcium plus dusted on food
- What are you gut loading food with Flucker's orange cubes, potato, apple
So I'm pretty sure I'm going to take him to the vet to get a professional opinion, but I just wanted to see if anyone on here has dealt with a leo with this kind of thing? His other eye looks okay, except the pupil is kind of off center. It makes it look like he's always looking behind him. But he can see. Right now I've been taking a clean Q-tip and warm water to wipe away any excess mucous I see coming from his eye. It doesn't flow out of it, but when I wipe his eye lids you can see it inside. Do you think this is helping or hurting? I will try to use tapatalk to upload pics from my phone.
