Hello!
I am a first time leopard gecko owner and I bought my first gecko from a local petstore two days ago named Nelly. I adopted this particular gecko because I noticed that they had a significant amount of stuck toe shed, and I knew from my research that stuck toe shed is pretty detrimental to these little guys. I was decently successful in getting some shed off this morning after soaking Nelly for a bit and I am going to try again tomorrow to get some of the more dried pieces off. I wanted to limit the time that I was handling Nelly since they are still adjusting to their new life!
More concerning than the very stuck toe shed though are a couple of specks (of what almost appear to be sand) stuck in the top and bottom corner of my gecko's eye on one side. I'm perplexed because it does not look goopy, or yellow or cloudy like many of the articles suggest toward eye problems. While I was removing the toe shed, I also attempted gently pushing these specks out with a q-tip-- unsuccessfully though. The particles do not seem to be causing Nelly any discomfort. Nelly can shut their eye fully, has been active at normal gecko times, and has been eating but I'm worried that if it indeed sand
from the enclosure at the petstore it could lead to infection later if its not removed. I'm was also struggling to remove the particles because Nelly is still very small (approx 3-4 months) and kept moving their head away from the q-tip so i could never get a solid nudge at the partical. I attached a picture of Nelly from our skin removal session this morning so you can get a better idea of what is going on with their eye.
Does anyone have any idea what these particles could be? What would the best way to remove it be? I would also love some suggestions regarding the stuck toe skin. Some of the toes are already past saving, unfortunetly, but I would like to save as many as i can. I'm worried about my leo
I am a first time leopard gecko owner and I bought my first gecko from a local petstore two days ago named Nelly. I adopted this particular gecko because I noticed that they had a significant amount of stuck toe shed, and I knew from my research that stuck toe shed is pretty detrimental to these little guys. I was decently successful in getting some shed off this morning after soaking Nelly for a bit and I am going to try again tomorrow to get some of the more dried pieces off. I wanted to limit the time that I was handling Nelly since they are still adjusting to their new life!
More concerning than the very stuck toe shed though are a couple of specks (of what almost appear to be sand) stuck in the top and bottom corner of my gecko's eye on one side. I'm perplexed because it does not look goopy, or yellow or cloudy like many of the articles suggest toward eye problems. While I was removing the toe shed, I also attempted gently pushing these specks out with a q-tip-- unsuccessfully though. The particles do not seem to be causing Nelly any discomfort. Nelly can shut their eye fully, has been active at normal gecko times, and has been eating but I'm worried that if it indeed sand
from the enclosure at the petstore it could lead to infection later if its not removed. I'm was also struggling to remove the particles because Nelly is still very small (approx 3-4 months) and kept moving their head away from the q-tip so i could never get a solid nudge at the partical. I attached a picture of Nelly from our skin removal session this morning so you can get a better idea of what is going on with their eye.Does anyone have any idea what these particles could be? What would the best way to remove it be? I would also love some suggestions regarding the stuck toe skin. Some of the toes are already past saving, unfortunetly, but I would like to save as many as i can. I'm worried about my leo
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