Eye issues

[JC0609]

Just noticed this on both my stumpys eyes.
Looks incredibly uncomfortable and she can't see to eat. She occasionally puffs out her eyes.
What action shall I take before the ver visit?

 

[brittani299]

What brand of UVB are you using?

 

[Lindz0518]

If you could answer these questions it will help us. Be specific about the brand and type of uvb:

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

 

[JC0609]

How old is your dragon?
5
How long have you had your dragon?
6 months
How long is your dragon?
About a foot, she's missing the end of her tail
What is the sex of your dragon?
Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
4*2*2
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Repti Carpet
Do you use UVB lights?
Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
Repti Sun
How old is your UVB bulb?
3 Months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
7 inch under basking area
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
White
What are the basking temps?
102
What is the cool side temp?
80
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Digi probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Under the bulb, on the basking structure, take various temps on different areas under the bulb, not just the most concentrated part, top temps reach 105, but all are generally between 99-105
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
Calci Worms, Dubia Roaches
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Morning/Afternoon, try to feed couple of hours after lights on. Sometimes an evening feed 3 hours before lights out.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Dubias fed on dog biscuits and bug grub.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Calcium daily, vitamin once weekly.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Yes, healthy lookin ones
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Every Sunday
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Daily
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
1 2yo female, no issues with dominance. Younger one has always been more active, even before they were together. Older dragon always seemed to be a bit more mellow, still runs about but stump leg impairs movement.

 

[brittani299]

A couple things I would change. I would bath 2-3 times a week. For 10-15 mins at a time. Also beardies really shouldn't be housed together. They sound like they have been together for a while but really they should have their own cages. And about the eye I would message Drache613 (tracie) she is a monitor on here and knows a lot. She might know would to do to help you out

 

[JC0609]

Just an FYI

Her eyes got better within a couple of days and she is now fine.

 

[Blinksmama]

Is/was she shedding? They bulge their eyes sometimes to help get the shed off. I'm glad she's better now

Edit: Also, the raised yellow spots around her eyes, is that her normal colouring, or is it a recent developement?

 

[JC0609]

No she wasn't shedding and I believe that it was something like a beardies version of conjunctivitis.

As for the yellow you talk of, I have never notices it and she doesn't have it now, maybe it's just the photo.

Stumpy has been doing very well recently and I am looking to rehome her (as well as two other of my beardies) I sadly do not have the space for them to have a better life (I'm desperately trying to stop viv sharing) at the moment. In the coming months I am putting a 12ft * 8ft shed up for all my reptiles to live in and will also be building some more vivs but I feel bad not giving them their own space and if something happens between now and then the blame is on me.