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hey there guys. i think my gecko as eye infections, but im not sure. i will tell you everything i know.
well, it all started when the humidity in my tank was down. my gecko was having a little trouble shedding, and the skin was still stuck on her head. she seemed very annoyed, so i decided that i would help her out. i thought i was careful when i helped remove the skin, but i know now that i was not. the humidity was down much farther than i would have guessed, and the old skin stuck to the new. when i removed the old skin from the head, i noticed that the eyes were a little off. i couldnt quite figure out what it was, and i was very worried initially. i then realized that the bottom lid was droopy, and it appeared that my gecko couldn't quite close its eyes quite all the way. there was a little space. i didnt know what to do, but i figured it would go back to normal, and it did in a day. however, my gecko continued to keep its eyes closed. a day or two later, i saw it open its eyes and the eyes were dilated.
this was a couple days ago, and then i noticed yesterday that the eyes were still closed. so i knew that something was wrong. i eventually got her to open her eyes, and they were very glassy and coated with discharge. it looked a lot like cataracts. i freaked out last night, and didn't know what to do.
she shed again today, and the very thick and sticky discharge came off with the head skin. so i got to take a clear look at her eyes for the first time in a couple days. the eyes were extremely dilated. i believe this is because they have been closed for a few days and because of the irritating and maybe even painful discharge. i thought that she might be blind already, but she still appears to be light sensitive and look around a little.
so my guess as to what happened is that because of the drooping eyelids, she got a little bit of the sandy substrate in her eyes and she has eye infections. now, i don't know this, but this seems to be my best guess. i would appreciate any input or help anyone can give me. what is the discharge? does she have eye infections? or not? if so, i know she needs antibiotics. do i need to go to the vet? can i help clean the eyes in the meantime? any help is greatly appreciated. im worried. thanks guys.
well, it all started when the humidity in my tank was down. my gecko was having a little trouble shedding, and the skin was still stuck on her head. she seemed very annoyed, so i decided that i would help her out. i thought i was careful when i helped remove the skin, but i know now that i was not. the humidity was down much farther than i would have guessed, and the old skin stuck to the new. when i removed the old skin from the head, i noticed that the eyes were a little off. i couldnt quite figure out what it was, and i was very worried initially. i then realized that the bottom lid was droopy, and it appeared that my gecko couldn't quite close its eyes quite all the way. there was a little space. i didnt know what to do, but i figured it would go back to normal, and it did in a day. however, my gecko continued to keep its eyes closed. a day or two later, i saw it open its eyes and the eyes were dilated.
this was a couple days ago, and then i noticed yesterday that the eyes were still closed. so i knew that something was wrong. i eventually got her to open her eyes, and they were very glassy and coated with discharge. it looked a lot like cataracts. i freaked out last night, and didn't know what to do.
she shed again today, and the very thick and sticky discharge came off with the head skin. so i got to take a clear look at her eyes for the first time in a couple days. the eyes were extremely dilated. i believe this is because they have been closed for a few days and because of the irritating and maybe even painful discharge. i thought that she might be blind already, but she still appears to be light sensitive and look around a little.
so my guess as to what happened is that because of the drooping eyelids, she got a little bit of the sandy substrate in her eyes and she has eye infections. now, i don't know this, but this seems to be my best guess. i would appreciate any input or help anyone can give me. what is the discharge? does she have eye infections? or not? if so, i know she needs antibiotics. do i need to go to the vet? can i help clean the eyes in the meantime? any help is greatly appreciated. im worried. thanks guys.
