Marbled Gecko (Gekko grosmanni) eye problems

[daycrarble]

hello everyone!
bad news, I have a Gekko grosmanni with a horrible eye problem. she developed it last time she had shed and i figured it would heal itself, but it obviously hasnt since here we are. When she was shedding, all of her skin was off but was hanging on by its eyeball. yes the eye ball not the surrounding skin. now they eyeball is bulging and looks like the skin is grown over it. she can see threw it alittle if i guess since i will wave my hand or something on that side of her head and she reacts to it. i can try to get a picture of it later if it will help, but any ideas right now???
Thanks everyone!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Please post a picture of your gecko and the eye.

Get a normal saline solution right away like the type folks use for moistening contact lenses, NOT contact lens cleaning solution.

See whether she will let you hold a sterile gauze pad over her eye totally soak in the normal saline. Perhaps, over time, be enough to remove it.

Please look up a contact for your nearest vet who specializes in exotics just in case.

 

[cricket4u]

A picture of the eye, housing info, supplements provided is needed.

 

[daycrarble]

I will get a picture asap but she most likely wont let me pick her without a fight, she isnt the most suttle gal. I will try to though! And i will have a picture tomorrow for sure! Oh i already looked for a vet so thats on stand by.

 

[cricket4u]

I will get a picture asap but she most likely wont let me pick her without a fight

I can imagine, but if it's as bad as you have described chances are your gecko will need to be seen by a vet.

 

[daycrarble]

here is the eye. I think I am going to see a vet tomorrow.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

hello everyone!
bad news, I have a Gekko grosmanni with a horrible eye problem. she developed it last time she had shed and i figured it would heal itself, but it obviously hasnt since here we are. When she was shedding, all of her skin was off but was hanging on by its eyeball. yes the eye ball not the surrounding skin. now they eyeball is bulging and looks like the skin is grown over it. she can see threw it alittle if i guess since i will wave my hand or something on that side of her head and she reacts to it. i can try to get a picture of it later if it will help, but any ideas right now???
Thanks everyone!

here is the eye. I think I am going to see a vet tomorrow.

Many thanks for sharing this picture. I hope the vet is successful and that she will have some vision out of that eye.

Please update after her visit.

 

[daycrarble]

My little baby has mites! I cant see them and one is by her eye. I got a spray to get rid of the mites and in a new cage. Soon starts the epic cleaning!!!!! Any tips/advice/experience lessons? Thanks everyone. Oh and her eye will get better after the mites leave, thank god!!!

 

[daycrarble]

Oh, what should I do with the live plants I have in the cage? I dont want to get rid of them but i got a feeling i have to.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

here is the eye. I think I am going to see a vet tomorrow.

My little baby has mites! I cant see them and one is by her eye. I got a spray to get rid of the mites and in a new cage. Soon starts the epic cleaning!!!!! Any tips/advice/experience lessons? Thanks everyone. Oh and her eye will get better after the mites leave, thank god!!!

Did the vet say anything else? I have never seen any gecko with the eye issue you pictured. To me it looks severe.

Oh, what should I do with the live plants I have in the cage? I dont want to get rid of them but i got a feeling i have to.

What type plants have you? Simplest thing would be to toss them. Perhaps you might totally replant them in new soil after rinsing them. Maybe spray the plants with a water/vinegar solution prior to repotting?

There is also the chance that if you keep the plants somewhere out of the tank that these mites could infect other nearby plants and multiply your mite issues :evil:!

Very important: What type vitamins and calcium do you use?

 

[daycrarble]

Did the vet say anything else? I have never seen any gecko with the eye issue you pictured. To me it looks severe.


What type plants have you? Simplest thing would be to toss them. Perhaps you might totally replant them in new soil after rinsing them. Maybe spray the plants with a water/vinegar solution prior to repotting?

There is also the chance that if you keep the plants somewhere out of the tank that these mites could infect other nearby plants and multiply your mite issues :evil:!

Very important: What type vitamins and calcium do you use?

Thats all the vet said really. but I have alot of plants, i dont really know that actualy name but they are all green haha i have flukers calcium

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thats all the vet said really. but I have alot of plants, i dont really know that actualy name but they are all green haha i have flukers calcium

Please check the container. What type of calcium is contained in this Fluker's calcium? Does it also contain vitamin D3?

You really want a pure calcium carbonate powder to leave in the tank 24/7. As well, get some Reptivite with D3/vitamin A acetate. Dust the prey with Reptivite with D3 2x per week.

For more details, check the vitamin section in the Leo Guidelines linked right below \/ in my signature. Those would still apply to your gecko.

 

[daycrarble]

Sounds good! Appeciate the advice!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thats all the vet said really. but I have alot of plants, i dont really know that actualy name but they are all green haha i have flukers calcium

Please check the container. What type of calcium is contained in this Fluker's calcium? Does it also contain vitamin D3?

You really want a pure calcium carbonate powder to leave in the tank 24/7. As well, get some Reptivite with D3/vitamin A acetate. Dust the prey with Reptivite with D3 2x per week.

For more details, check the vitamin section in the Leo Guidelines linked right below \/ in my signature. Those would still apply to your gecko.

The thing about Fluker's calcium with D3 vs Reptivite (multivitamins) with vitamin D3/vitamin A acetate is not that it contains a bit less calcium, but that it contains a huge amount of vitamin D3 in comparison to the Reptivite product.

Go with the Reptivite product just to be safe. Reptivite contains other important vitamins.

"Fluker's with D3 contains- No less than 36% Ca Ingredients: Limestone flour, Flavor, D-activated animal sterol. 100,000 D3 IU per pound.

Zoo Med Reptivite with D3- No less than 38%- Max 43%. 10,390 D3 IU per pound."

 

[daycrarble]

sounds good guys!!!