#Eye problem

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slender coral
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What is happening to his eyes? What am I likely to hear from the vet?

crude jay
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Def looks like it's irritated so good thing you're going to a vet! what the vet will do will depend on the physical examination. based off this picture, i can't tell if what's pokin out of his wee eyeball is stuck shed or discharge. either way, the vet will probably remove the stuck shed (if it is) and potentially prescribe eye drops

wet aurora
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to me, it looks like mucus buildup in the eye

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my first leopard gecko had something similar, but more severe

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so it looks to be in the treatable stage at least

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dont dilly dally on it though

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stuck shed and debris can create a mucus buildup that can create a "glossy" film over the eyes

slender coral
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I soaked him and removed a big chunk of stuck shed in that eye this morning

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And it is already like this underneath

crude jay
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yeah, i'd expect a physical exam + a prescription

slender coral
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I’m very worried because he started shedding very frequently recently like every 5 days

wet aurora
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as for my case, the shed buildup was so layered on that the leopard gecko simply just wouldnt open its eyes

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now, for your shedding thing

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do you have an approximate age on your leopard gecko

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younger geckos do tend to shed a lot more due to their growth

slender coral
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I got him when he was a baby 2 years ago

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Should be adult already

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And he used to shed like once a month

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And shed problem starts to occur, he used to shed very fine himself

crude jay
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how do you know he's shedding frequently? he gets all white -> returns to his vibrant colors -> goes white again within a week ?

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or you just keep finding new stuck shed every few days?

slender coral
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I know he is shedding

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Turns white, rubs, I find dead skin in the tank and some stuck on him

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I wanted to wait for him to get it off

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And he turns white again in just a few days

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Same thing happens again

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I think it was too dry

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So I sprayed the tank every few hours

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And now I find him probably infected

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He shed like 4 times in the last 20 days

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This is going off topic, I will ask the vet what to do for sure

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But I would want to hear from you guys if it’s not too much trouble

wet aurora
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i think you should spoof yourself up a humid hide for the future

crude jay
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Hmm, interesting. I've never experienced frequent shedding in adults but it is concerning. I've never personally experienced it or helped anyone with it as of yet, so I can't confidently conclude a reason for why that might be. Stress comes to mind, but it wouldn't make sense since the infection occurred after the shedding... I'm not sure of your setup, so sorry if these suggestions are things you already have, but a closed-bottom humid hide (dollar store tupperware with a hole burnt into the lid, filled with hydrated coco coir) will do wonders for shedding as misting will only raise humidity for an hour or less. Appropriate supplementation with multivitamins, calcium and d3 will also ensure skin health and help with shedding

slender coral
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Yes I didn’t provide a moist hide, I took it out a while ago because he was shedding fine without it for a long time. I think winter and air conditioning made it hard this time. I’ll definitely reinstall it.

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I’m only using this calcium are there more I should use?

crude jay
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Yes, a multivitamin should be included in his diet weekly/biweekly

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!supplements

still sierraBOT
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Supplements are a necessary part of a leopard gecko's (or most any captive herp's) diet. In the wild, they would be eating a wide variety of prey, and that prey would be eating a wide variety of foods itself. In captivity, there's no way to replicate this perfectly, which is why offering supplements and as varied of a diet as possible is crucial in preventing deficiencies and illness.

The exact schedule you use for supplements will depend on your individual animal, its age, and your feeding schedule. However, a good place to start is by picking up some calcium, calcium + D3, and multivitamins. If you use UVB, you will likely not need a D3 supplement since UVB allows reptiles to produce their own D3. This takes the guessing game out of how much D3 to provide (they can overdose on it) since they will regulate their exposure and D3 levels themselves. D3 is needed to use calcium in the body, so animals will become calcium deficient without D3. Additionally, make sure any calcium supplements you use are phosphorus free since they generally get enough phosphorus in their diet, and too much will cause a calcium deficiency.

Fluker's Calcium + D3 https://bit.ly/39lMQ9d
ZooMed's ReptiCalcium with D3 https://bit.ly/3f7lHdS
Fluker's Calcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/3ntLUpD
ZooMed's ReptiCalcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/2wrkeN0
RepCal Calcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/35DMY4u
Repashy Calcium Plus Multivitamin https://bit.ly/39kqVPu
RepCal Herpivite Multivitamin https://amzn.to/3lBo4rK
ZooMed Reptivite Multivitamin https://amzn.to/38NMQRL
Fluker's Repta Vitamin Multivitamin https://amzn.to/3lC8TON

If you'd like to learn more about how to assess supplement brands, here's a good article from Reptifiles: https://reptifiles.com/reptile-vitamins-reptile-calcium/

If you'd like to learn more about how reptiles use D3, here's an article from Arcadia: https://www.arcadiareptile.com/d3-cycle/

Example supplementation schedules:
http://bit.ly/3cpFcyO

crude jay
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Theres some links to some brands towards the bottom and a supplementation schedule to see the frequency

balmy cedar
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you also want a pure calcium since that one is a calcium with d3 KittyPeek

slender coral
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I see

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So I have never taken him out before and I have to bring him to a vet tomorrow, can I carry him in a cardboard box with holes?

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It’s like a 20 min ride

crude jay
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You'd wanna choose a container that's small enough so that he can't move around too much but at least be able to turn around. With transportation, you don't want too big of a container to prevent them from injuring themselves during transport. Getting jostled around in the car and whatnot. If the cardboard box is small enough, then yeah!

slender coral
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Ok thank you so much.

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I’ll share what I learn tomorrow here if anybody is interested.

wet aurora
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Do tell if you can

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It's a common enough ailment to where I could research it in my time

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But we still don't have a whole lot of information on the matter