Beardie with eye problem

My Beardie has something with His eye i was told it might be conjunctivitis from the light we use he seems to be ok until i can get him back to the vet is there anything else it could be?

gonna need more info on your setup, uvb brand/type? temps, substrate, all that good jazz

UVB 10.0 ReptiGlo Substrate is ZooMed Repti bark when i got Saphira from my uncle he was in repti sand i learned that that was bad for him i am also learning the repti bark is somewhat bad for them someone recently told me to use tile. I am also going to be switching over to reptisun brand uvb bulbs just on a budget and had to buy the deep sun dome first will be buying the reptisun bulb wednesday Temp is anywhere between 100 - 105 during the day with a cool side on the other half of the tank and no lower then 65 at night. I am learning new things since i've had him it looks like my uncle was doing everything wrong. If you have any tips Please let me know. Thank you .

the loose substrate or the bulb could have caused the issue

Is the Repti Glo a coil/compact or strip fluorescent bulb? What is the distance of it? Do you have it placed right alongside a bright white basking bulb?

If the ReptiGlo 10.0 is a tube one (and not coil/compact) than I don't think it's b/c of the bulb. I've used ReptiGlo 10.0 tube (there is no ReptiSun tubes in my parts) for 6 months without any ill effects whatsoever, but month ago I changed it for Trixie's DesertPro 12.0 tube which is a lot better. But eye problems are possible with ReptiGlo 10.0 coil/compact bulb, these coil bulbs flicker at very low frequency which causes eye problems with beardies, plus UVB output lowers considerably after couple weeks of usage, on the other note while in the "burn in" period UVB is so high that it could be considered harmful for dragons.

Atrax":px0r8tr9 said:

But eye problems are possible with ReptiGlo 10.0 coil/compact bulb, these coil bulbs flicker at very low frequency which causes eye problems with beardies, plus UVB output lowers considerably after couple weeks of usage, on the other note while in the burn in period UVB is so high that it could be considered harmful for dragons.

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One of my girls has experienced eye problems under the reptiglo tube and they were not pleasant.

Perhaps your beardie needs a little time to recover from the eye issues so it might be a good idea to shut off the uv light for a couple of days to see if that helps her out. She will be OK without it for a few days.

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Atrax":2rvi6crb said:

But eye problems are possible with ReptiGlo 10.0 coil/compact bulb, these coil bulbs flicker at very low frequency which causes eye problems with beardies, plus UVB output lowers considerably after couple weeks of usage, on the other note while in the "burn in" period UVB is so high that it could be considered harmful for dragons.

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One of my girls has experienced eye problems under the reptiglo tube and they were not pleasant.

Perhaps your beardie needs a little time to recover from the eye issues so it might be a good idea to shut off the uv light for a couple of days to see if that helps her out. She will be OK without it for a few days.

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I've noticed that if you use ReptiGlo with an ordinary ballast they tend to flicker a lot, which causes eye problems. When I changed my ballast with an electronic one, flickering stopped. Maybe you had an ordinary ballast fixture, that would explain eye problems with ReptiGlo tube.

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I've noticed that if you use ReptiGlo with an ordinary ballast they tend to flicker a lot, which causes eye problems. When I changed my ballast with an electronic one, flickering stopped. Maybe you had an ordinary ballast fixture, that would explain eye problems with ReptiGlo tube.

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It was not me using the reptiglo - it was her previous owner who has all beardies he owns under the reptiglo with what I believe are electronic ballasts and there was no flickering of these bulbs. Out of 12 beardies he owned, she was the only one who experienced the issues with the bulb. Personally, I think that the issues experienced are dependent on the beardie... as I said, he had 11 others, none of which had experienced any problems but hers were quite severe.

It is a Coil compact Reptiglo Bulb 10.0.... I am changing to reptisun on wednesday.

This is for Misst - when you say shut off the uvb do i still leave a basking light on ?

Also if anyone can help i am looking for a 90 gallon reptile tank does anyone know where i can get one that's not overpriced?

Yes leave the basking light running and switch the coil off until you get the new bulb

Ok thanks so much .

Yes, it is fine to have the bearded dragon without UVB for no more than a week. I'd rather you turn off that crappy bulb anyway and give him a break on that eye until you can buy the ReptiSUN 10.0 tube from Petmountain.com. Tube or compact can be used, although I prefer the fluorescent tube (I use these) as it has more range and less narrowing of the spectrum.

Try Craigslist, or any kind of website similiar, for a cheaper 75-90 gallon tank. It may be a hit or miss on there but, I did manage to find a 90 gallon for $50 on there and a 75 gallon later on for $90.

If you need me, I'll be at the store guys =D My last day is Sunday though =(