Irritated/Swollen Eye

[eadnams]

Nucky seems to be having some eye irritation that is keeping it closed most of the time... I swapped his basking MVB with a normal bulb (the Reptisun 10.0 should be enough UVB). I think he was a little too close to the MVB in this Viv. Here are some pics:

Any advice? I bathe him daily, and he doesnt seem dehydrated. Did his eyelid get a sunburn from too much UVB?

 

[LizardLad11]

Its is possible that he got a little burn their. I would make sure you try to wash it with some cold water. Or take him out of his cage and mist him. I think there is some sort of medicine for swollen eyes for BD...can remember though :?

Hope it helps

 

[eadnams]

Appetite seems to be a little lacking too...

 

[destiny1998]

Hi, what kind of reptisun 10.0 is it coil, compact or tube? What kind of basking light does he have? What kind of subtrate does he have?

 

[eadnams]

Tube, basking light was an MVB, changed it to a 100 watt light bulb yesterday to see if that helps. Reptile carpet substrate.

 

[destiny1998]

Ok well every thing sounds good. You can try rinsing his eye with turtle drops or just plain saline eye wash. Make sure its just plain. Hopefully he just got a little something in his eye and with the drops it'll wash out.

 

[eadnams]

Well, he started shedding all over there this morning... So perhaps it was just pre-shedding irritation.