Hey everyone,
Our beardie, Reign, is having some pretty debilitating eye issues as of late. I'll try to bullet point the tank/food layout, to start:
- 40 gallon tank with carpet all his life
- Basking spot about 95-100 degrees depending on where you shoot the thermometer gun
- UVB has always been a tub. I've been through 1 reptisun 10.0, and replaced it with Arcadia D3+ 12% UVB T5 Bulb when it got about 6 months old (we've had Reign for a little over a year)
- UVB sits on top of a screen which I know isn't ideal but the best I can do. It covers probably 75% of the tank
- UVB side is around 75 degrees
- Diet has always included greens. He seems to like cilantro the best.
- Insect wise, he's had dubia for a while, then primarily phoenix worms. Occasionally superworms and hornworms.
- I use D3 calcium powder 3 times a week, regular calcium every other day.
The problem: when he eats, his eyes both gloss over with a gooey, clear fluid. Sometimes it's off-clear. When this happens, he's practically blind and cannot eat. When I clean the fluid, it just comes back when he eats, and throughout the day while I'm at work, I usually come home to his eyes stuck shut.
This is really pretty devastating. He's honestly suffering and really can't eat anymore. He somehow gets through his greens, but literally can't be bothered with any insects. He doesn't poop, hardly moves, and often buries himself under his carpet due likely to stress.
MBD is certainly present at this point as he isn't eating enough to consume the calcium needed nor is he active enough to sit under his lights all day.
What can I do.. Vets are useless. One gave useless eyedrops, one doesn't seem to be available ever apparently.
Please help..
Our beardie, Reign, is having some pretty debilitating eye issues as of late. I'll try to bullet point the tank/food layout, to start:
- 40 gallon tank with carpet all his life
- Basking spot about 95-100 degrees depending on where you shoot the thermometer gun
- UVB has always been a tub. I've been through 1 reptisun 10.0, and replaced it with Arcadia D3+ 12% UVB T5 Bulb when it got about 6 months old (we've had Reign for a little over a year)
- UVB sits on top of a screen which I know isn't ideal but the best I can do. It covers probably 75% of the tank
- UVB side is around 75 degrees
- Diet has always included greens. He seems to like cilantro the best.
- Insect wise, he's had dubia for a while, then primarily phoenix worms. Occasionally superworms and hornworms.
- I use D3 calcium powder 3 times a week, regular calcium every other day.
The problem: when he eats, his eyes both gloss over with a gooey, clear fluid. Sometimes it's off-clear. When this happens, he's practically blind and cannot eat. When I clean the fluid, it just comes back when he eats, and throughout the day while I'm at work, I usually come home to his eyes stuck shut.
This is really pretty devastating. He's honestly suffering and really can't eat anymore. He somehow gets through his greens, but literally can't be bothered with any insects. He doesn't poop, hardly moves, and often buries himself under his carpet due likely to stress.
MBD is certainly present at this point as he isn't eating enough to consume the calcium needed nor is he active enough to sit under his lights all day.
What can I do.. Vets are useless. One gave useless eyedrops, one doesn't seem to be available ever apparently.
Please help..