my babies eye is closed all the time, help

[benzychik]

Hi, i rescued a beardede about a month ago maybe a lil longer but he is doing much better except that his eye will not open at all. i checked it for eye goo and didnt see any as far as i could get him to open it but over the top of his eye it is very dark and the other side is lighter i have been giving him baths everyday like usually and i take him outside to sunbath with a hose, which he loves, it seems to be the only time he will use the bathroom. and i just cant get him to open his right eye at ll. i have a tube uvb light reptisun i think and a 30 gallon tank with towels down right now until i build his other cage. please help.

 

[Fallencomrade2008]

My beardie has his left eye close alot too, not all the time but much more often than his right.I dont see anything odd about the eye but i'm still a little worried. Should i be worried that this might get worse? Is is grounds to look up a vet for him?

 

[benzychik]

i took him to the vet yesterday and he had conjunctivitis in one eye and a corneal ulcer in the other, i got medicine for him though and he will be ok

 

[Fallencomrade2008]

Well maybe mine should see a vet in the next few days.

 

[benzychik]

whats wrong with him?

 

[beardie parents]

What type of uvb are you using? If you are using one of the coil/compact uvb's that is why your beardie has the eye problem.

Go to this site: http://www.reptileuv.com There is a link on the left side that takes you to the uk site that tested the uvb bulbs. They tested them and also got some data from users of them that had problems with their beardies and what happened during the coil/compact uvb use and how long the problems showed up and what happened after they took those bulbs off.

 

[Elaina]

The right or wrong UV can make a ENORMOUS difference, either in a positive or negative way. If you have the "bad" UV, turn it off until you get the new "right" one. But not for too long (maybe not more than a week is what I have heard)- but take him out for Sun as much as possible.

 

[Fallencomrade2008]

he's not going outside anytime soon, it was below 35 deg outside yesterday. The window is close to him though so he gets real sun through it. I'm looking into the light thing right now, thanks

 

[benzychik]

they dont get any uv rays from the sun through a window the window would have to be open and him directly in the sun light.

what is the best uv bulb i can buy? i have a really long light fixture witrh a reptisun8.0 but i need a new bulb. its a tube light