Exposed Eye Membrane?!

[thedarkwolf25]

guh! that looks pretty painful... but i guess if she ate ok,

i know funds are always an issue but if you have at least for a visit. i know most reptile vets will at least talk to you about what the problem is. there's no gun to your head when u go even though they make it seem like it.

at least that way you know what it is and wether to worry. and if need be when funds are available, take care of your herp.

but honestly, if she is not refusing meals, and activity is normal. i would wait till next shed to see what happens.
you could also keep it clean by putting a little water on a q-tip and just very gently go over it to keep dirty and dust to a min. but i'd check with someone a little more exp. than me. before. doing that.


hope someone chimes in..


EDIT: also taking a second look. it may be her last shed was a troubled one. maybe she pushed her eye too hard on something and kinda hurt the eye cap, in which case the next shed should fix that. it happens

Ok thanks so much! I'm already getting everything I need for as easy a shed as possible. I picked up some "frog moss" today and made a makeshift humidity shelter for her out of some of it. I am also misting the enclosure to keep it at about 50% humidity.

I'll keep it clean with some q-tips and look for a reptile vet and see what the prices are like. If anyone else knows what it is I would be eternally grateful. And what exactly is "normal" behavior for a BP? I have read that her moving around and attempting to escape is normal or that it's a sign she is stressed. I can find info all over the net but some of it seems almost contradictory.

She is pretty active both when being handled and when in her enclosure, she does go and hide in her home though. I can't really gauge when she may be stressed, and the guys at Scales 'N Tails said that I could pretty much handle her as much as I want outside of feeding and shedding. Any key indicators?