Chewwie got an eye infection in his right eye and I can't Guthrie out the cause nor can I afford the vet at the moment. Please save the whole lecture on how I shouldn't have gotten him if I couldn't afford his needs cuz I KNOW! And like I said it's just a temporary money dhoryage cuz my car is acting up and I just switched my insurance, but anyway... Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cure his eye without a vet visit? Or at least prevent it from spreading to the other eye or rotting out his infected eye? Right now I've been cleaning off the crusties daily with a Qtip and some Blink (A good quality contact solution). He helps temporarily but by the night it's closed again. I have also turn d off his ReptiSun 10.0 Tube bulb just to see if that is the cause (highly doubtful tho).
For my substrate I'm using the kitchen cupboard vinal stuff as well as a paper towel for where he poops, cuz I'm a lucky mama and he poops in one spot his basking light is a 90w flood lamp and his basking spot reaches 90-112. Like I said his uvb is a reptisun 10.0 tube and it is 12" from him he can get closer in he goes on his hut which he occasionally does. For his diet he eats 10-25 dusted crickets a day as well as 1-2 wax worms. I've tried to give him leafy green but all he does is put them in his mouth and chew for a little but then he spits them out. They are not too big cuz I cut them around the same size as the crickets.
I just really don't know what caused this nor prevent this from happening again PLEASE HELP
At 12'' your UVB light shouldn't be causing an issue. Is it a T5 or a T8? A T8 should be a bit closer in the 6-8'' range to be effective but a T5 is just right at 12''.
I would avoid using contact solution on his eye and instead rinse it with some plain sterile saline solution. A contact solution could harm his eyes.
Please do post a few pictures of the eye for us & review your lighting, it will help us.
As suggested, raw, unpasteurized honey, or manuka honey can be thinned out with warm water & used in the eye as an antibacterial agent to help with infection.
You can also try some chamomile tea bags (warmed & moistened) over his eye with a washcloth, to help with healing. Be sure it isn't too hot though.