mapchick2001
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Hello from New Hampshire. I'm very glad to have found this community. We welcomed Roxanne into our house 1 month ago today. She started showing signs of eye trouble after two weeks--puffy, swollen eyes and cruddy goop. I started flushing them with saline and applying a warm compress in the am. Things didn't seem to be getting better, so 3 days ago she saw our local exotic reptile vet who diagnosed bacterial conjunctivis and we are now on a course of ofloxacin. He thought that besides the eye sand her corneas looks clear and healthy, and there were no signs of retained shed. He thought her hydration was on target too.
After 3 days on the antibiotic, I'm not very encouraged. She squints most of the day and seems lethargic and uncomfortable. I can't say she's looking much better, however with encouragement she's been eating her dusted dubias and is pooping on schedule.
Could her UV be bad, or could it be too strong? She's in a 4x2x2 with a T5 10.0 HO 34" bulb. Her substrate is machine washable carpet. The double-dome fixture has a 100w daylight bulb and a 50w basking bulb on a dimmer. The two mini domes have 50w CHEs, though I've not had to run them since we've been having some (relatively) mild overnight temps here in the Northeast. The house is about 68 overnight.
Thank you so much for any experienced insights. I'm a total noob, but want to do right by her highness Roxanne.
After 3 days on the antibiotic, I'm not very encouraged. She squints most of the day and seems lethargic and uncomfortable. I can't say she's looking much better, however with encouragement she's been eating her dusted dubias and is pooping on schedule.
Could her UV be bad, or could it be too strong? She's in a 4x2x2 with a T5 10.0 HO 34" bulb. Her substrate is machine washable carpet. The double-dome fixture has a 100w daylight bulb and a 50w basking bulb on a dimmer. The two mini domes have 50w CHEs, though I've not had to run them since we've been having some (relatively) mild overnight temps here in the Northeast. The house is about 68 overnight.
Thank you so much for any experienced insights. I'm a total noob, but want to do right by her highness Roxanne.