HELP ME PLEASE!!!! I REALLY NEED THIS ANSWERED!!!!

[Spencerg]

So I noticed my Leo was only using one eye so I decided to pick her up and that usually makes them open both eyes.. Well when she opened it her eye had a blueish tint to it. Does anybody know what it could be. She's an enigma. Does that have anything to do with it? And can this be passed from gecko by being in the same tank like touching? to gecko? Please help me!!! I have no idea what this could be

 

[Spencerg]

And she just shed

 

[LegendaryValky]

I'm afraid your gecko may be losing it's sight in that eye. Generally when going blind their eyes will get blurry. Test her by putting your hand near that side and looking for a reaction, and see if she notices food from that side.

 

[Spencerg]

Could this spread to her other eye and to another gecko by contact?

 

[LegendaryValky]

I doubt it, do you have a compact fluorescent UVB light on your enclosure? It's been shown to cause blindness in many nocturnal reptile species by burning their eyes over time. It could be genetic. Hopefully someone with more knowledge on the matter will elaborate for me.

Edit: Also bits of shed can get in the gecko's eyes and cause infection, possibly leading to sight problems.

 

[Spencerg]

There's definitely no she'd in there and the light is nocturnal and if only had for not even month from Ohio gecko and I stare at that light all the time and doesn't hurt my eyes but she likes her hides better than roaming around

 

[LegendaryValky]

I'm thinking it could be genetic then, possibly by inbreeding or something. As far as I know there isn't really anything you can do except keep his conditions right. Although I would consider switching to an under the tank heater because Leopard Geckos absorb more heat through their bellies.

 

[Spencerg]

I have both.. The lamp is just there to heat the cool side because if it wasn't there it would drop way below the normal recommended level of temps....I really hope it isn't genetic because I was planning on and hoping to breed her and do you know Ohio gecko? Do you know if the inbreed?

 

[LegendaryValky]

I'm not familiar with them, so I have no idea. I'll look up some reviews of them for you though and try to find out.

Edit: I only found one review, it was positive. I'm not sure if it's safe to go off of one review though.

 

[Rainnovice93]

Ive heard of lights causing geckos to go blind even if its nocturnal lighting or specifically for leo's...They don't need lights at all...As for it being contagious...Look into viruses in leopard geckos that effect the eye...I recently had a horse go blind in one eye and we were concerned about it being some kind of virus that is contagious to other horses..(turned out that it was just from an injury he caused in the pasture) That's with horses though...Im not sure if anything in reptiles exist like that....Also just because the light doesn't hurt your eyes doesn't mean it doesn't hurt his lol..hes nocturnal..His eyes arn't meant to take in any light really. Id honestly just get rid of the light just to be safe...Look into eye type diseases & viruses in reptiles...and other than that if its not one of those it would have to be genetic.

 

[Spencerg]

I will thank you. I emailed him and waiting to hear back. I will let you know on what I get from him

 

[LegendaryValky]

Well I've heard many people say that red heat lights don't cause anywhere near as much trouble as brighter lights, and I somewhat agree with you but they still have to take in light in order to see at all, might want to edit that some. It's why geckos expand their pupil slit when it's darker in order to take in as much light as possible to see, and tightening them up when there's more light.

 

[Poppy243]

I highly doubt it's the light. Red light has a lower energy and a longer wavelength, so it shouldn't be hard on the eyes. UV light is, and it is the opposite end of the spectrum from red and IR light. I also doubt it's the light because I know of many people who use red lights with no problems to their gecko. I think your gecko has an injury of some kind. It looks like the cornea may be damaged or infected, or both. Even the smallest particle can scratch it! You should take your gecko to the nearest reptile vet and have them take a look. They have the know-how to know what could be causing it.
Ohio Gecko seems pretty reputable to me. Their geckos look healthy at least care-wise, from images posted, but genetics are different of course... Inbreeding could definitely cause something like this. However the enigma gene, that I know of, doesn't cause issues with vision, at least not any physical signs. The problems associated with Enigma Syndrome, since it is a neurological disease, must originate in the brain, so I doubt it would cause such a visible, physical symptom. All of the classic ES symptoms are basically "hidden," meaning you wouldn't know they're there until you saw them happen, like the circling, the wobble walking, the star-gazing, etc.

 

[LegendaryValky]

Fun fact, that's also why red has trouble passing through water, and why the oceans appear blue.

 

[acpart]

You guys do realize that Ohio Gecko is the owner of this forum, right? There are a lot of theories being put forward about this and I for one can'ta really see much from the picture. I highly recommend a visit to a reptile vet.

Aliza

 

[LegendaryValky]

What does being the owner of the forum have to do with anything? Just curious.

 

[Poppy243]

Tyler, it means they should probably know their stuff, especially with so many knowledgeable members! I'm pretty sure Ohio Gecko has no reason to inbreed, they should have a plenty large collection to be able to not have to stoop to that. They should also be more reputable than that. It's widely known that with most animals, repeated inbreeding in a line can have detrimental effects on the offspring after just a few generations, especially with how many minor mutations we all have in our genes. The wrong combo of too many minor mutations can result in illness or deformity. Knowing the gecko came from Ohio Gecko definitely lead me to my initial thought that it looked like an injury anyway. I believe I have seen things like that before, with other animals, and it looks most like a scratch, possibly infected, but I don't know. Again, definitely get that gecko to a vet, Spencer. That's the only way to know for sure what's happening. If you don't delay in doing that you could potentially save your gecko's eyesight. No guarantee, but the sooner the better!