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I talked to a doctor and he said Charlie's eye is most likely either a scratch or dyhydration. I have been increasing the humidity and flushing his eye out with salene. I changed his diet to include more fatty foods to see if i can rebuild the fat reserves behind his eye. I also added a new light. I have two of those screw in UVB bulbs and a brand new UVB HEAT 100 watt spot that the Charlie LOVES. His bad eye opens more and more now, esspecially when irritated. So hes getting better. Crisis avoided..... i hope.

Thanks for the help

"screw-in UB bulb"? What brand is this? Incandescent bulbs don't usually create any useable UVB. I know there are some like the UVHeat that do, but the brand is really important. The so-called "full spectrum" basking bulbs don't do much at all.

Its a screw in flourecent bulb. Its something like 23w but has a 75w output. I have to go get crickets today and will find the company and the UVB output.

The two bulbs im using are these

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTprd_id=845524441780660&FOLDERfolder_id=2534374302030051&ASSORTMENTast_id=2534374302023694&bmUID=1176230176825&itemNo=27&Nao=24&In=Reptile&N=2030051&Ne=2