The raw honey is a antibacterial that will kill an infection - hold off on it till you hear from Tracie or AHBD --- I dont want to make it worse and they can help you better than I w/ the vitamin A thing and raw honey --- so the saline is doing no good ? Poor baby --- hang in there and I am hoping AHBD gets on here soon ---Tracie is on late at nite --
Karrie
The raw honey is a antibacterial that will kill an infection - hold off on it till you hear from Tracie or AHBD --- I dont want to make it worse and they can help you better than I w/ the vitamin A thing and raw honey --- so the saline is doing no good ? Poor baby --- hang in there and I am hoping AHBD gets on here soon ---Tracie is on late at nite --
Karrie
ok well lets see what Tracie and AHBD recommend --- we still need pics of your set up so we can see what is going on --- tank and lighting please-- are you using a coil white basking bulb ?
Karrie
ok well lets see what Tracie and AHBD recommend --- we still need pics of your set up so we can see what is going on --- tank and lighting please-- are you using a coil white basking bulb ?
Karrie
40 gallon with reptisun 5.0 uvb tube and exo terra. Basking bulb. He has reptile carpet and there used to be sand in there but I took it out around 3 weeks ago
Ok so the 5.0 UVB is where? Top of screen? Inside the tank? Is the basking bulb a coil or a regular looking bulb? The 5.0 is more for aquarium use- I would recommend getting a 10.0 bulb how long is your fixture- placement and distance plays a key role here so this important
Karrie
Ok so the 5.0 UVB is where? Top of screen? Inside the tank? Is the basking bulb a coil or a regular looking bulb? The 5.0 is more for aquarium use- I would recommend getting a 10.0 bulb how long is your fixture- placement and distance plays a key role here so this important
Karrie
Ok so it's a T 8-- it needs to be 8-10 inches directly above basking decor and No cover over the bulb -it needs to be exposed-- please upgrade the 5.0 to the Reptisun 10.0 T 8- do this ASAP-- your basking temps are being taken w/ a digital probe thermometer--? They should be 95-110- a gradient heat is recommended-
Karrie
Ok so it's a T 8-- it needs to be 8-10 inches directly above basking decor and No cover over the bulb -it needs to be exposed-- please upgrade the 5.0 to the Reptisun 10.0 T 8- do this ASAP-- your basking temps are being taken w/ a digital probe thermometer--? They should be 95-110- a gradient heat is recommended-
Karrie
Basking temp is around 105 and cool side is around 80-85. Honestly his breathing is getting really labored and i don't think he's going to make it through the night i hate to say it. If i end up getting another dragon I will switch out the bulbs with a 10.0
Thank you all for your help I will keep you updated
I'm so sorry that you + your beardie are going through this. The honey mixture may help his eye but it does sound like he's got other issues that I don't know what to tell you to help him. My heart goes out to you.
I'm so sorry that you + your beardie are going through this. The honey mixture may help his eye but it does sound like he's got other issues that I don't know what to tell you to help him. My heart goes out to you.
I did PM you also. I wasn't aware that he was this critical.
Remind me again, did you ever have a blood test done on him? To me, the swelling of
his eyes look like he could be having renal or heart issues, an ultrasound or blood test
would help determine that.
For now, you can dilute the honey down with warm water to thin it out & put it on his eye
lid & inside of his eyes. Has he opened his eyes at all recently? Is he keeping his beard
dark all of the time?
I would recommend not giving any antibiotics right now, especially since he may have some
renal issues going on. Have you noticed whether or not he has any swelling on the hands,
fingers, feet, etc?
Let us know how he is doing.