I just recently made an addition to my reptile family as of about an hour ago. I took a beardie off the hands of my friend's roommate, who was not taking care of her whatsoever. She is incredibly malnourished, but my biggest fear is she is barely opening her eyes. The setup they had her on was far from ideal, the only source of light being a Reptisun 10.0 Coil UVB, with no heat lamp, kept on Reptisand.
That's her as of right now in the very temporary setup I have for her. My MAIN concern is she won't open her eyes so she isn't eating anything I put in front of her. She DID however open them very briefly when I soaked her in warm water in the sink, and she also drank some water when I dripped it on her snout. That's about all the progress I've been able to make. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips, and any leads on why her eyes won't open? I'm terrified it was the UVB or even worse the reptisand with an eye infection.
That's her as of right now in the very temporary setup I have for her. My MAIN concern is she won't open her eyes so she isn't eating anything I put in front of her. She DID however open them very briefly when I soaked her in warm water in the sink, and she also drank some water when I dripped it on her snout. That's about all the progress I've been able to make. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips, and any leads on why her eyes won't open? I'm terrified it was the UVB or even worse the reptisand with an eye infection.