sick leopard gecko

[Drax]

hey all,
theres a leopard gecko at the pet store i work at who's right eye is seemingly sealed closed. i couldn't make out what was wrong with it. i didn't see any old skin around the eye but there was a little bit of dried something around it almost like what you get when you wake up in the mornings sometimes. any suggestions? thanx.

kyle
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[In2Geckos]

What substrate is it on? If sand it may have got some in its eye this would definitly cause an infection. I would recomend a vet visit ASAP if it stays like that to long it could cause permanent damage and might cause death from the infection spredding.Good luck to you
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[eddie]

Here's another idea that works for nearly every animal.
Get some saline solution (contact lens type) and a couple of 2 x 2 gauze pads.

Wet one pad with the saline and put it on the crust to let it soften the dryed stuff.
After it is loosened, then it should wipe off easily and you will be able to get its eye open
( most likely on its own) and see if it is normal appearing or abnormal.
After this, let it be undisturbed for a day and look again. If it is crusting up again or getting gummy goop in the eye, then yes, a vet is needed.
If it is clear , normal and with no more crust or gooey stuff, then most likeky the eye had an obstruction that was cleared during the saline moistening and cleaning.

Geckos are squirmy at times, so you may want to wrap its body in a washcloth to prevent any jumping away and getting hurt or squirming and breaking the tail by acident.

Good luck and keep us up on it.
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[Drax]

cool thanx. i checked on him today and his eyes still don't look to be opening all the way. there's a little bit of kinda scab like tissure (light orange/brown color) on the corner of his mouth that i don't know what's up with that either.

i'll tell the other guy who's there what you suggested cause i won't go back in till next week.
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