Parietal Eye Questions

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PastelBeardie

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This morning I had Jayden out for cuddles, and I could not find his parietal eye. He shed on his head recently, so I thought it might be covered with shed. When I took pictures and enlarged them I could find it, but it seems pretty small. It's in a roughed up area on his head, where the scales seem to be facing in different directions. Is this roughed up area and small eye normal with beardies? If the parietal eye is covered up with shed, does it affect the beardie? He hasn't been basking normally lately. He keeps hiding in the corner under his beardie hammock, and when I pull him out and put him in his backing spot he stays there for a while, then goes back under the hammock. He got a new Reptisun 10 tube within the past month, and the temps are within range.

 

Drache613

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Hello,

I have not scientifically done any studies on it, but, I personally think that a thick shed which covers the parietal eye could affect the ability of them to register as much light or brightness. How long has it been covered up with shed?

Tracie
 

Drache613

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Hello,

Yes, of course, you can definitely do that with a swab dampened. Maybe that will help out for him.
It should hopefully eventually just shed off soon.

Tracie
 
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