AHBD":2zwoyt8u said:Hi there, can you post pics of the entire tank, and do you use a loose substrate like calcium sand or crushed walnut ? Those produce a fine dust and can irritate the eyes.
Is he breathing normally ? He may just be puffing up to break up the shed, but he does look a little off. How do you hydrate him ? What supplements do you use if any ?
AHBD":11rk6w9d said:That all sounds good. What exact type + brand of uvb light do you have ?
EllenD":15r43t7b said:Some of this is probably the shed, but he really doesn't look well, and he's very skinny looking. ReptileOne is unfortunately a horrible brand, right up there with All Living Things. Even though its a 10.0 tube UVB, it is a very cheaply made tube, made in China, and literally an attempted copy of a good UVB tube. Every dragon I've seen under a ReptileOne UVB tube has eye problems due to dangerous rays they emit, and MBD because the actual UVB emitted is very weak. Plus, unfortunately, it's a T8 UVB tube, and you have it on top of a mesh lid, which blocks up to 50% of the UVB light, and he's been essentially getting no UVB light. I don't know if that fixture has a clear plastic safety cover over the tube in addition, but they block 100% of the UVB light and must be removed, just as an FYI.
Either way he looks like he's thin and just not well, the eyes could be due to the shed, but I don't think so, I think it's the light. You need either a Reptisun 10.0 UVB tube (T8 version also cannot sit on the mesh, but the T5HO can, it's strong enough), or an Arcadia 12% UVB tube mounted inside the enclosure. If you're not in the United States, then you'll probably find the Arcadia 12% tube.
Besides the bad UVB light, you have only had him a month, and my guess is the prior owner didn't have good lighting or husbandry in general, so he could be suffering from MBD, a Vitamin B1 deficiency, etc. I'd replace the UVB tube IMMEDIATELY, either way he must get a new one and get it mounted inside the enclosure if necessary (and within the correct distance from his basking spot), and I'd get him to an experienced reptile vet ASAP, an x-ray will show any bone density issues, and blood work will show if he's got any active infections going on. I'd bet that as soon as he's not under that ReptileOne UVB tube his eyes will start to heal, based on what I've seen dozens of times before.
Mandysmum":bfm7qdb5 said:AHBD":bfm7qdb5 said:That all sounds good. What exact type + brand of uvb light do you have ?
It's a reptileone 10.0 18w flourescent tube
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