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I have heard that hatchling to adult colors can change. Is she always like that? Maybe she is just sleepy? I have no idea what would cause that. Stuck shed? Hope someone has some info. Maybe Heather will pipe in here, she has lots of gecko info.
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She is like that all the time. I've read that it can be related to a number of things, everything from RI to vitamin deficiencies...
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For that last question, yes, your baby will lose the banding and gain spots. It's very cool to see and compare pics! The yellow can turn various shades during this process.
When he does open his eyes finally, is it cloudy looking or clear? Are the eyelids crusty? I have a gecko rescue that has spent a lot of time at the vet for his on-and-off eye issues, part of it was that the shed from the eyelid had gotten stuck in his eye. My vet says he is also not cleaning/licking his eyes like he should be, so his eyes are cloudy. Antibiotic cream under the eyelid didn't help him, but it was the first course of action my vet took, and maybe it might work for yours? My vet said there's not much we can do if he isn't cleaning his eyes except to clean his eyes for him when he needs it, which a good vet could probably teach you how to do.
She looks like she needs a couple grams, but as you say he appetite is strong, so that's good. I'm sure her eye issues would hinder her ability to hunt, as that was the case with mine. Try free-feeing her mealworms in a dish, as they are easier to catch and she'd be able spend the time to poke her nose around and feel around for her food without the food running away.
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Her eyes look normal when she opens them. My vet gave me an antibiotic cream and it didn't do much. Maybe it was the wrong type... I honestly don't know.
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I would have to say that maybe she has some shed stuck in her eye. She looks healthy otherwise, and you say that her eyes look normal when they are open. Do you see her licking her eyes at all?
I would also add mealies to her diet, just to give her more variety, and it being easier for her to eat. I use those little glass votive candle holders from Walmart for $.50 for my mealworms.
The type of calcium you are using, is it with or without D3?
And yes, leos change drastically from hatchling to adult!!
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I have never seen her lick her eyes
Could it really be a piece of shed? This has been going on for months and switches between her eyes (sometimes in both at the same time)
The calcium supplement says that it has vitamin D in it (though doesn't specifically say D3)
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It could be a piece of stuck shed in the eyelid, I had a Leopard with a similar problem. I used a cotton swab with either saline or warm water (i don't remember which) and gently rubbed it across her eyelids, which seemed to help. I would draw it back gently, just from front to back, as to not irritate the eye too much and also go with a more natural shedding direction. Also, even if its been going on for a while, a piece of stuck shed could just accumulate more skin and never come off.
I would suggest seeing a vet, but as you have already done that to no avail, it seems that an infection isn't likely since the cream didn't help, and the gecko looks otherwise healthy. So my input is probably some stuck shed.
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Re: Leopard Gecko Eye Issues
Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant
I have never seen her lick her eyes
Could it really be a piece of shed? This has been going on for months and switches between her eyes (sometimes in both at the same time)
The calcium supplement says that it has vitamin D in it (though doesn't specifically say D3)
What I would try doing the next time you notice she is about to shed, is mist her. I always mist my geckos when they are about to shed. I don't mist around the tub or anything, just directly on my gecko. Once you do that, see if she starts licking at her eyes. All my geckos lick at their eyes, even when not in shed. Maybe some water droplets on/around her eyes would get her to lick them. I hope this helps.
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