Wierd brown eye bubbles?

[Lily7776]

So I posted on here a little while ago that my gecko had cloudy eyes, and the vet said it was normal for geckos to get that sometimes, but now the cloudiness turned into a light brown colored gunk in his eyes that has a couple bubbles in it that sometimes pop and sometimes just squish when his eyes are closed. He licks his eyes a lot and he almost always has them closed except if he heard a loud noise or if you touch him.

He's eating fine, mostly crickets 3-4 times a week, half calcium dusted, and occasionally mealworms. Substrate is paper towels until I get this eye thing sorted out, then back to carpet. And he's about a year and a half old, never had any problems before and I hardly ever change anything in his tank besides the carpet and a full cleaning with reptile safe cleaner from petsmart every few weeks.

Please help, any ideas would be appreciated and the only vet here that does reptiles says it's normal, but clearly it's not. I've tried eye drops and plain old water to flush them out but it barely did anything.

 

[sausage]

cant you try another vet? as its defo not normal. also stop using medicated eye drops on him because you dont know what it is yet.
good luck

 

[suburbangeckos]

Hey there, your gecko has an eye infection that to my knowledge, has gone undiagnosed. About 6 months ago, we procured 5 female raptors that all had this condition from someone that was unable to care for them. It is HIGHLY contagious and geckos must be quarantined individually in order for there to be any hope of clearing this up.

I have been working with a local vet who in turn has been networking with a well-known vet that is an expert with Leos, in San Diego, trying to figure out what it is. The symptoms vary from a clear liquid bubble that covers the eye, to a full-blown cap of solid mucous that covers the eye like a cap. You must ensure that the enclosure stays very clean during the treatment process and a little humidity doesn't hurt either.

We alternate two different medications directly to the eyes, every other day. They are:

1. Terramycin
2. AK-Poly-Bac (Bacitracin Zinc and Polymyxin B Sulfate)

If it gets bad enough, you will actually have to scoop under the eyelid of the gecko to remove the mucous, whether liquid or solid. Sounds painful (and probably is rather uncomfortable for the gecko) but it's the only way. We were hesitant at first but after watching our vet do it, my fiance is a pro at it now. All geckos have recovered fully but rest assured, if left untreated, this "virus" will progress.

I have networked with a variety of major Leo breeders and no one has seen or heard of this yet. My only hope is that it's not something genetic starting to pop up that will start to spread to future generations. Good luck and let me know if I can assist.