DragonGal
Hatchling Member
I read up about beardie eye bulging, read that it's probably a "yawn", or something to that effect... could be loosening skin around the eyes.. but the degree that Nala's bulging her eyes is starting to worry me. Here's a photo... (if you've never seen eye bulging, brace yourself)...
Eye bulging about a week ago^
A little bit of background info: she's a rescue, was NOT taken care of by her last owner. Had to give her two baths to get all the dirt and smells off of her on the first day. She was completely dehydrated, doing a bit better with that now. Nasty case of MBD by the looks of her, although I in no way claim to be an expert.
The eye bulging is accompanied by a black beard. I gave her a bath the first time she did it, and she acted completely normal, except for those scary eyes! They went back to normal after about a half hour.
Then again this morning, it looked really freaky:
Again with the black beard (stress?) so I put her in a bath and as soon as she hit the water she pooped, and about a minute later her eyes were normal again. Now she's running around my room acting like nothing's happened.. it just looks so extreme to me! If anyone can give me any insight into this, I'd appreciate it!
-Kate
Eye bulging about a week ago^
A little bit of background info: she's a rescue, was NOT taken care of by her last owner. Had to give her two baths to get all the dirt and smells off of her on the first day. She was completely dehydrated, doing a bit better with that now. Nasty case of MBD by the looks of her, although I in no way claim to be an expert.
The eye bulging is accompanied by a black beard. I gave her a bath the first time she did it, and she acted completely normal, except for those scary eyes! They went back to normal after about a half hour.
Then again this morning, it looked really freaky:
Again with the black beard (stress?) so I put her in a bath and as soon as she hit the water she pooped, and about a minute later her eyes were normal again. Now she's running around my room acting like nothing's happened.. it just looks so extreme to me! If anyone can give me any insight into this, I'd appreciate it!
-Kate