taking james to the vet to see whats up with his eyes

[GeckoGarden]

there are some in petco iv seen them and i dont use sand
and i cant get him to eat by him self have to hand feed him
should i leave the uvb light off

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Turn the blub off, he will be okay for a few days with out it, if you get to worried take him out side (granted its warm enough) And let him get 30 min or more of real sunlight.

The blub might be causing him not wanting to eat

 

[kyle]

when i get new liner bulb should i leav it off till his eyes heal or turn it on every other day??

 

[kyle]

I also think the light is the problem, you should only use the long tube type. Unfortunately, a lot of reptile products are not suitable or are even downright dangerous for out pets. Calci sand/repti sand is a good example, many baby dragons die every year from sand impaction yet the companies insist its safe. Its the same way with UVB light. Most either are unsafe or don't produce the light needed. Retisun 10 are the only safe bulbs available in the US. They are rarely sold at stores any more, most of us order them online. http://www.petmountain.com/product/fluorescent-bulbs/11442-504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10-0-uvb-bulb.html

thank you for this web sight

 

[lindawaz]

Once you have the new light you will be good to leave it on like you usually do!

 

[Gail]

I would wait to turn the new light on until he is keeping his eyes open. Bad UVB causes retina burn and it can be quite painful, like a sunburn on your eye balls. Leaving the light off will help him heal faster.
Keep using the stuff the vet gave you too, it will help.

 

[kyle]

turing the light off helped hes opening one eye more and eating better got the new light how bright does it get cus i dont know if i should buy a zoo med hood to useing 1 i found in my shop

i dont like it how the buld that came with my kit hurt my lizard though :shock:

 

[lindawaz]

no hood right now would be okay, still some UBV but not intense to allow his eyes to continue to heal. Give it until he is opening them then use the hood. He needs the UBV and the hood will keep it bouncing into the cage all of it

It is amazing how many of us spend so much money on bad advice from the store experts. It is also amazing how this bad advice continues and the pet suffers. Glad he is on the mend and on the right track! good luck

 

[kyle]

no hood right now would be okay, still some UBV but not intense to allow his eyes to continue to heal. Give it until he is opening them then use the hood. He needs the UBV and the hood will keep it bouncing into the cage all of it

It is amazing how many of us spend so much money on bad advice from the store experts. It is also amazing how this bad advice continues and the pet suffers. Glad he is on the mend and on the right track! good luck

now i need him to start gaining wight and to grow
well i have a hood just not the zoo med one

 

[lindawaz]

Give him time to heal and he will take off like a rocket- babies usually do

Give him a good soak too, in a bowl if you want not deep keep him hydrated. The warm water can help stimulate his belly wanting food too.

 

[kyle]

i have been soaking him
now that i have turned off his old uvb light hes opening his eyes more often going to waight on turing new one in a cuple more days his basking light gives off a little uvb or it ses it does

 

[kyle]

he might of been dehidrated cus when i gave him a bath he drank alot of warter :?:
he has a water dish in his cage and his beaded dragon bites also have water with his vegs :?:

 

[Gail]

Very few dragon will actually drink from a dish, they really are kinda worthless to have in the cage. Soak him daily so he can drink if he wants.

What kind of basking bulb are you using? You don't need or want two sources of UVB. In the future, you can use a regular household bulb instead of the expensive reptile bulbs. You don't need a special hood for your reptisun either, any hood will do. One of mine is on a old aquarium hood and it works just fine.

 

[kyle]

Very few dragon will actually drink from a dish, they really are kinda worthless to have in the cage. Soak him daily so he can drink if he wants.

What kind of basking bulb are you using? You don't need or want two sources of UVB. In the future, you can use a regular household bulb instead of the expensive reptile bulbs. You don't need a special hood for your reptisun either, any hood will do. One of mine is on a old aquarium hood and it works just fine.

i have a aquarium hood to and the basking light is a zoo med repti basking spot lamp 75w also came with the kit wish i could find the one i have online and just post it ill look for it found one on there web sight but i has a diff hood

 

[mrgoogls]

mine has the same prob cuz i had i reptiGLO, im takin him to the vet this week to see whats up, but now i got a reptiSUN 10.0 long tube so hopefuly he will be ok

 

[kyle]

as soon as i turned off my bad light the next day looked like his eyes were better or i should say opening them more
now hes mor active and eating