Hi everyone,
I'm new here, & new to beardie ownership, but not new to reptiles. I've had snakes & chameleons for years, & I am also a veterinary technician.
I brought home my first baby beardie on 4/11/09 & he has done well so far. Over the past 2 days I have noticed some clear mucous-like discharge from his eyes. Not much, not even enough to drain from the globe itself - just like eye "goobers" on a dog, cat, or human. I have used saline to flush the eyes once, & they cleared up for the day then the discharge returned. He is not otherwise showing signs of illness. He's active, good appetite, thermoregulating, not gaping & no raspy breathing sounds or other indications that something is wrong.
Is some discharge normal? Could I be catching something in its early stages? He's so new that I'd like to not have to bring him into work (I do work with vets that see herps) due to the stress, & having to have him acclimate again now that he's finally gotten comfortable. I'm wondering if it may be too humid in his enclosure.. would that cause it? Since the room he is in is very dry, I have not yet purchased a hygrometer so I'm not certain of the percent humidity. It's on the to-do list!
Any suggestions?
-Tami*
I'm new here, & new to beardie ownership, but not new to reptiles. I've had snakes & chameleons for years, & I am also a veterinary technician.
I brought home my first baby beardie on 4/11/09 & he has done well so far. Over the past 2 days I have noticed some clear mucous-like discharge from his eyes. Not much, not even enough to drain from the globe itself - just like eye "goobers" on a dog, cat, or human. I have used saline to flush the eyes once, & they cleared up for the day then the discharge returned. He is not otherwise showing signs of illness. He's active, good appetite, thermoregulating, not gaping & no raspy breathing sounds or other indications that something is wrong.
Is some discharge normal? Could I be catching something in its early stages? He's so new that I'd like to not have to bring him into work (I do work with vets that see herps) due to the stress, & having to have him acclimate again now that he's finally gotten comfortable. I'm wondering if it may be too humid in his enclosure.. would that cause it? Since the room he is in is very dry, I have not yet purchased a hygrometer so I'm not certain of the percent humidity. It's on the to-do list!
Any suggestions?
-Tami*