Hatchling with Enlarged Eyes...UPDATE

[MakiMaki]

Awww, he's really cute. Hope he continues to do well. Thanks for the update!

[jsmorphs2]

aww bless him i hope hes ok

Thank you, he's getting stronger by the day .

I had a crested gecko once that had a condition like that and it did its whole life. He lived for about 5 years, was smaller then a normal sized crested but was fine with eating and shedding. Hopefully your guy will be just fine.

Glad your crestie did well , and thank you.

What a total cutie!! (I saw your previous thread and he looked SO cute as a hatchling, even with the enlarged eyes)

Here's hoping he keeps on being such a survivor!

Thanks, I'm amazed at the resilience of these guys.

He is so precious. Glad to see the little guy is doing well.

Thanks! I have to admit, he's one of the cutest little guys ever.

Awww, he's so cute. Hope he heals quickly! Thanks so much for sharing.

Thanks! And you're welcome. Hope it can help someone else out there.

Good luck with him!

Thanks!

Oh my gosh! What a little cutie pie! Glad he is doing well because he is just too adorable!

Thanks! He's super sweet and curious too, I love that he wants to come out and explore.

Awww, he's really cute. Hope he continues to do well. Thanks for the update!

Thank you! I'll keep posting up dates too.

[jsmorphs2]

Only a few days later and looking better! His right eye cap has fully drained on its own. Hopefully they wont fill with liquid again.

[dr del]

Excellent news.

[yeroc1982]

Hope the little guy pulls through!!!

[jsmorphs2]

I'm sorry to update this thread with bad news. I was so exited for this guy to continue to improve but sadly he didn't. After the pictures I posted earlier in this thread were taken both his eyes slowly filled up again. I drained them a few more times but his eyes just kept getting worse. I continued to assist feed him. He was at the point where I needed to soak him every time it looked like he needed to defecate and he would always have urates that would block him up. Also, he had a lot of underlying issues besides his eyes. Like mentioned above, he wouldn't defecate regularly on his own. The lower half of his body was constantly distended with built up fluids which leads me to believe his renal system wasn't working properly and filtering out fluids like it should. We finally decided to euthanize him. On his last day his whole body was puffed up with fluids and his head was twice the size because of fluid retention. I apologize for not taking any pictures (which would be useful to anyone else with a BP with this issue) because I was pretty upset.

After all was said and done we'll miss the little guy. He was very curious and often would come out of his tub to see what was going on.

Hopefully if anyone else experiences an underdeveloped hatchling they will still give them a fighting chance to grow up and become a great pet.

[spitzu]

I'm sorry to hear that. Like you said, at least he had a chance.

[xFenrir]

No! I was so happy to hear he was doing better. So sorry for your loss.

[angllady2]

I am so sorry.

This must have been very difficult for you.

I had high hopes this little one would pull through for you. I am glad you had the strength to do the right thing and end his suffering.

Gale

[muddoc]

Thanks for the update Jessica, and the story. I hatched one just like that this year. He is now about 8 months old now, and still eating and pooping. His eye swelling has never completely gone away, but it gets smaller and larger on it's own. It does appear to be at it's smallest point right after a shed. I will have to put up a picture of him (Poss Het Lavender Albino) and keep it updated with his progress, since it seems that everyone else with this issue, never has the luck of the animal living.

Just wanted to say this was a great thread, and I was able to learn something from it.

Thanks again,