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i noticed my patternless got an eye infection today.his left eye looks like its turning black,there is a slime or film covering it.i shinned my pen light on his eye and he sqinted the infected eye only so the light hurts it.he's moving around with that eye shut,but opens when looking at food.he is still eatng.ok so i know there is probaly nothing i can do at home right now,so i need help finding a good vet.i live in minnesota by st.paul.i have books but they say nothing about eye infections.i also wounder if my other leo's in the tank will get it.any advice is welcome,or stories of anyone elses problems with this,and prevention. nina

Hi

Tank the gecko out with the infected eye and put her/him in a quaranteen tank alone to be safe. You will definitely need to get your gecko to a vet. ASAP on Monday, as an eye infection can get very serious for a gecko, and if left for to long of a period of time, can possibly lead to blindness. Until Monday, try to wash that eye out with water.

I looked some things up for you: Janell Osborn - Mobile Herp. Vet., South St. Paul, 651-455-6540.

Here is a couple more web sites you can go to, to look up vet. locations: Assoc. of Reptile & Amphibian Vet.s - http://www.arav.org or Tricia Powers web site - http://www.icomm.ca/~dragon/vetcare.htm

TLB