[Mike-Turn]

I have had my gecko for about five years this May and a couple of weeks ago she developed an eye infections and started to close her eyes from time to time.
I was worried, so I contacted the breeder who I got the leopard gecko from. He advised me to keep an eye on her and use polysporin on and around her eye. I didn't have any polysporin but my mother being a nurse did have some anti-biotic which I have been using on her eye. it seems to be working for a few days and then her.
And to added on top of that she stopped eating a few days ago, and is getting frighteningly skinny. I have clean her tank out and been putting the anti-biotic on her eye but nothing seems to work and she won't even eat the meal-worms or crickets.

If anyone could offer some advice please do. Thank you.

Specs for her tank.
-Coconut husk bedding. (The bricks.)
-10 Gallon Tank
-Small cave
-Two dishes one for her calcium powder and one for her water.
-2 small plastic plants and a couple of rocks.
-Under-tank heater which I keep at around 90-100 F

[cricket4u]

Hello,

What kind of gecko are you speaking of?

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Mike-Turn

I have had my gecko for about five years this May and a couple of weeks ago she developed an eye infections and started to close her eyes from time to time.
I was worried, so I contacted the breeder who I got the leopard gecko from. He advised me to keep an eye on her and use polysporin on and around her eye. I didn't have any polysporin but my mother being a nurse did have some anti-biotic which I have been using on her eye. it seems to be working for a few days and then her.
And to added on top of that she stopped eating a few days ago, and is getting frighteningly skinny. I have clean her tank out and been putting the anti-biotic on her eye but nothing seems to work and she won't even eat the meal-worms or crickets.

If anyone could offer some advice please do. Thank you.

Specs for her tank.
-Coconut husk bedding. (The bricks.)
-10 Gallon Tank
-Small cave
-Two dishes one for her calcium powder and one for her water.
-2 small plastic plants and a couple of rocks.
-Under-tank heater which I keep at around 90-100 F

Hi Mike ~

Thanks for posting. There are several things you can hopefully fix asap.

Please post a picture of her tank.

No warmer than 92-95 F is recommended for the warm side of the tank. Does she have a cool side in the 70s? It is next to impossible to achieve a thermal gradient within a 10 gallon tank.

Her eye infection may have begun with stuck shed. In the care sheet I will link, scroll down to the attached posts for gentle ways to remove stuck shed. Unless a qualified vet gives you something, the only thing I would use on her eye area is a sterile saline solution, the same type of saline solution people use to moisten their contacts before inserting them. The reason why is that geckos love to lick their eyeballs. Licking eyes covered with medicine lets them SWALLOW the medicine.

The proper substrate for a leo is either slate tiles or paper towels. Cocopeat fiber is good for older cresties, but never leopard geckos!

How are you measuring the temperature?

What type of supplements are you using?

Please thoroughly read this and get back to GU with further questions: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/commu...12-update.html

[Mike-Turn]

Originally Posted by cricket4u

Hello,

What kind of gecko are you speaking of?

I have a leopard gecko.

[Mike-Turn]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Freer

Hi Mike ~

Thanks for posting. There are several things you can hopefully fix asap.

Please post a picture of her tank.

No warmer than 92-95 F is recommended for the warm side of the tank. Does she have a cool side in the 70s? It is next to impossible to achieve a thermal gradient within a 10 gallon tank.

Her eye infection may have begun with stuck shed. In the care sheet I will link, scroll down to the attached posts for gentle ways to remove stuck shed. Unless a qualified vet gives you something, the only thing I would use on her eye area is a sterile saline solution, the same type of saline solution people use to moisten their contacts before inserting them. The reason why is that geckos love to lick their eyeballs. Licking eyes covered with medicine lets them SWALLOW the medicine.

The proper substrate for a leo is either slate tiles or paper towels. Cocopeat fiber is good for older cresties, but never leopard geckos!

How are you measuring the temperature?

What type of supplements are you using?

Please thoroughly read this and get back to GU with further questions: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/commu...12-update.html

No I don't have a cool side for my gecko, it is rather hard to achieve with a 10 gallon tank. I'll get some saline solution for my gecko although is there a certain amount of times I should apply the solution? (Twice daily?)

I am also using a temperature probe which is wired to the bottom of the inside tank. And I am using Reppro Natur-cal supplemment powder. One other ting, I understand why coconut huck bedding may not be good for her and I will try and change it as soon as possible, but is there anything else than slate tiles and paper towels, because I want to give the impression that she is in her natural enviroment. Althugh if there is nothing else I will try and change to tiles.

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Mike-Turn

No I don't have a cool side for my gecko, it is rather hard to achieve with a 10 gallon tank. I'll get some saline solution for my gecko although is there a certain amount of times I should apply the solution? (Twice daily?)

I am also using a temperature probe which is wired to the bottom of the inside tank. And I am using Reppro Natur-cal supplemment powder. One other ting, I understand why coconut huck bedding may not be good for her and I will try and change it as soon as possible, but is there anything else than slate tiles and paper towels, because I want to give the impression that she is in her natural enviroment. Althugh if there is nothing else I will try and change to tiles.

You are definitely correct about the thermal gradient in a 10 gallon...hard to achieve. You can turn off the heat at night as long as the temps don't fall below 70 F.

Maybe 3x per day you could gently, yet generously, apply the saline solution to her eyes with a q-tip. Better yet, saturate a piece of gauze and hold that gently over her eyes.

Slate tiles are excellent because of their heat conducting capabilities. They look pretty good. You can place a folded up paper towel in the spot where your leo poops to make clean-up easier. The slate tiles can be washed ever so often in a dishwasher or by hand.

I am not familiar with Reppro Natur-cal supplement. You need a 100% calcium supplement 24/7 inside your leo's cage. The phosphorus-free calcium with D3 is the type you use for lightly dusting the prey 2-3x per week. This is very important, otherwise after awhile Metabolic Bone Disease will develop.

[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by Mike-Turn

No I don't have a cool side for my gecko, it is rather hard to achieve with a 10 gallon tank. I'll get some saline solution for my gecko although is there a certain amount of times I should apply the solution? (Twice daily?)

I am also using a temperature probe which is wired to the bottom of the inside tank. And I am using Reppro Natur-cal supplemment powder. One other ting, I understand why coconut huck bedding may not be good for her and I will try and change it as soon as possible, but is there anything else than slate tiles and paper towels, because I want to give the impression that she is in her natural enviroment. Althugh if there is nothing else I will try and change to tiles.

Hello Mike,

I just wanted to add that you did not mention multivitamins which are important. If she truly has an eye infection she must be seen by a veterinarian asap so that she can prescribe the proper medication. The eyes is something to take very serious. She can bcome blind or it can end up fatal. The saline solution will only help remove shed if that is the problem. Please read through the caresheet Elizabeth provided and make the adjustments necessary. Her health and life depend on proper husbandry.

[Eilidh]

Cricket4U, Stop beating me to it hahaha everytime Im away to post a comment youve already said exactly what I was away to say lol! Im only kidding :}

Aaaaand yes, take it to a vet.
You need to take it to the vet with an indicator of ill health this serious.

[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by Eilidh

Cricket4U, Stop beating me to it hahaha everytime Im away to post a comment youve already said exactly what I was away to say lol! Im only kidding :}

Aaaaand yes, take it to a vet.
You need to take it to the vet with an indicator of ill health this serious.

Well, if you would have signed up sooner you could have avoided me the emotional stress aside from feeling like a broken record!

[Eilidh]

Originally Posted by cricket4u

Well, if you would have signed up sooner you could have avoided me the emotional stress aside from feeling like a broken record!

Oh I know what you mean! Im like a broken record, the amount of times I have to say "this needs vet attention" in a day drives me mad! But Its so bad on the internet I say it here too in hopes maybe I'll convince people.
Personally, I always take out insurance before I purchase an animal, they cant take themselves to a vet its up to the human!
I will admit, its 3.35am here and I have been out on the town with some friends so I apologise if I am not making the clearest sense hah