Eye Infection

I have a gecko with an eye infection. It just started a few days ago. What is the best way to treat it?

Sorry I didn't mean to double post this thread!

well best way is to take it to the vet.

You can also use a saline solution to clean the area.

Ok. I know there is alot of different kinds of saline solution for different things though. What one is best?

Be sure its a eye wash for sanitizing the eyes and or contacts before and after use. All saline solution is is false tears, it will not harm the guys eye at all.

I used saline to help get 4 stuck sheds from a leos eye i rescued. His eye was closed shut and used the saline to keep skin soft and in 2 weeks he was able to open that eye and semi see from it.

Ok. Thanks. I'll try that and if it gets any worse I'll try to get her to a vet

Make sure you get pure saline, no additives or other cleaning agents, just plain saline.
If it is an infection the saline won't help, you will need medication. Is there discharge? Can you better describe what the issue with her eye is?
Also, how is she set up? Sometimes it's environmental and a tank tweak may be needed.

It was slightly sunken in so I've been soaking her because I thought it was dehydrated. Then the next day it was kind of a cloudy/white color. And now her eyes are swollen and she doesn't open them much.

Her cage is a 20 gallon. She's on Vita sand but I've checked and there is no sand in her eyes. She has a hide on each side and an extra humid hide on the warm side. Temps are 85-90 warm side and about 75 cold side. She has a UVB light. She eats crickets mostly but smoetimes mealworms and superworms.

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She has a UVB light.

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They don't need UV lights and really aren't "built" for constant bright "sun". Turn it off, especially now, it may be part of (if not all) the problem.

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She's on Vita sand

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Take the sand out and put her on paper towel for now, just because you can't see chunks of it in her eye doesn't mean it wasn't there and didn't scratch it. This too could be all or part of the problem.
IMO you have two strikes going, either or both can/will cause issues.
It could be stuck shed, dehydration, irritation (sand or UV or both) or infection. If you aren't going to take her right to the vet then at least shut the light off, ditch that sand and irrigate her eye w/the pure saline. If you don't see drastic improvement in a few days then a vet visit really is in order.

Ok. Thanks

Well about a week ago I figured out it was a vitamin A deficiency. She used to be in a smaller cage that didn't need a cover but when we put her in the bigger cage the UVB light was going through a screen and she wasn't getting all of it. We cut a whole in the screen under the light. Took her to the vet yesterday and she agreed and gave us an ointment to use twice a day.

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Originally Posted by reptile_lover07

Well about a week ago I figured out it was a vitamin A deficiency. She used to be in a smaller cage that didn't need a cover but when we put her in the bigger cage the UVB light was going through a screen and she wasn't getting all of it. We cut a whole in the screen under the light. Took her to the vet yesterday and she agreed and gave us an ointment to use twice a day.

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Leopard geckos dont need uva or uvb at all. They get all they need from the dusting of calcium in their food. The lights are a waste of money as they are a nocturnal species.

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They are, as stated above, nocturnal or at least crepuscular (coming out at dusk and dawn). They do not forage during daylight hours and they do not bask during daylight hours...their bodies and eyes are not made to process direct sunlight. They get their nutrition from what they eat, all the vitamins and minerals they need come from what they eat with no need for UVB/A absorption from the sun. Too much (like a bulb) can do more harm than good...they can develop skin and eye issues.

I really think you should not use the bulb, especially since there are eye issues already.

As long as your feeders are properly gutloaded and you are supplementing with calcium, calcium with D3 and vitamins/minerals there is no need for any light (except ambient room light to create a day/night cycle of course).

Why/how did you determine it was a vitamin A deficiency anyway? Sunlight has nothing to do with vitamin A, it's all about vitamin D absorption??
Feed your crickets/worms carrots, they have vitamin A and will pass it to the Leo.