Eyes always shutting?

[19nick93]

Hello, I got my first Beardie ever on 2/15/15, he seems to close his eyes a lot when he basks. His temps are 101-108 in his basking area, 75 in his cooler end. Using a 100W basking bulb with no Neodymium coating. UVB is a Reptisun 10.0 Tube 18", it's no closer than 6 inches to him and is mixed alongside his basking light. But he seems to close his eyes all the time, this morning he puffed out his eyes pretty big but Iv'e never seen him do that before. He doesn't have any loose skin or signs of shedding in the time Iv'e had him so far so I don't know why he closes his eyes so often... Here's some pics of him.

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Thanks in advanced!

 

[Ofthelime]

What is his diet like? What vitamins do you use? How hydrated is he? Is there any other exterior lights that are odd colors?
Typically eye problems are associated with bad bulbs or odd color lamps however you aren't using anything bad so the above questions should give me an idea of a cause.

 

[19nick93]

He was eating crickets for the first week I had him, I recently ordered some of the smallest size Dubia Roaches and he's been chowing down on those for the past 3 days. He had a normal poo today as well, not runny or anything. Iv'e bathed him a few times too in warm water, past 2 days Iv'e misted him, and put a few droplets on his snout and he'd lick it off. First thing in the morning I will finely chop Collard Greens mixed with tiny sweet peppers sprinkled with calcium, then 2 hours after lights have been on I will offer Dubias, then refreshen his veggies if he gets hungry in between the next feeding which is at 7:00, 2 hours before lights out. The Vitamin supplement that I am using right now is Repcal Herpivite with Beta Carotene Advanced Formula. To be honest, Iv'e only used it twice in the time Iv'e had him. Because I am confused when to use it, people say to never use it on the same day that you use the calcium, but I use the calcium everyday since he's a baby. No extra lighting in the room, Iv'e only had him for 13 days and he did it even on the second day when I him. I noticed at the Petsmart when I got him they would turn on the red lights on at night time. So maybe the pet shops lighting messed with his eyes, I'm pretty sure they used the coil UVB for them too? Btw, my crickets and roaches are gutloaded with Tetramin Turtle Sticks (lots of vitamin C and protein), Fish Flakes, chick feed with lots of vitamin C.

 

[Ofthelime]

Ok so it is possible that the issue is caused by Petsmart's bad bulbs. Keep an eye on it, it seems youre doing nothing wrong (the humidity may get too high sometimes however just keep an eye on it).
As for the Heptivite, the reason the vitamins and the calcium are in separate containers is because Hertivite doesn't use artificial vitamin A, instead they use betacaratine, calcium however will break down betacaratine if stored together. To use it correctly combine both of them once per week and depending on size and diet use the calcium independent twice more.

 

[Taterbug]

Sheds can happen quickly with little ones, has he been through one with you yet? Eye bulging is a typical preshed behavior.

For little ones most bugs should be dusted with calcium, dusts are designed to "dose" a cricket with the calcium and vitamins they lack. Depending on the brand they have different instructions. Rep-cal says to 50/50 mix them for each feeding. Many people here just do 5 feedings of Ca and 2 of vitamin, I'm not sure the reasoning. I got an all in one cause I'm bad at keeping track.

If you give a balanced salad (high calcium greens, and some nutritious veggies/fruit mixed in) you don't need to dust it. I find the dust makes the greens go off faster.