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what's going on here?

a friend's leo. it will be a few days before they can get to the vet.

this is the male. kept with a female in a 20L. hot temp is 86. cold temp is around 70. humid hide with wet paper towels. she's been soaking him. eats crickets. but hasn't seemed to be recently. losing some weight. subtrate is sand.

thanks.

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1.0 Pueblan Milksnake (Urulóki)
0.1 Hypo Brooks Kingsnake (Mumuna)
2.2 Random House Cats (Jack, Tonka, Violet, Duchess)
1.2 Mice (Daddy Mouse, Honey Bear, Mrs. Frisby)
0.0.1 Wily Garage Opossum
0.2 Sticky Children
1.0 Patient Husband

Lose the sand and switch to all paper towels. Could be from scratched from the sand or maybe even the other gecko. Looks like it may be infected though. I would flush it out with warm water at least. Get it to a vet asap!
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Leopard Geckos:
1.0 Normal
1.0 Red Stripe 66% poss. het. Tremper Albino (West Coast Captive Breeders)
0.2 Tangerine Carrot-tails

1.0 Bearded Dragon (Sandfire Yellow/Orange)
1.0 Three-Toed Box Turtle (Rescue)
0.1 Albino Ball Python (BHB Enterprises)

Bird:
0.1 Jenday Conure

Pups:
1.0 Black Lab/Pit Bull
1.0 Maltipoo

Fish:
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Roseline Shark

-Patrick

thank you.

i'll let them know
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1.0 Pueblan Milksnake (Urulóki)
0.1 Hypo Brooks Kingsnake (Mumuna)
2.2 Random House Cats (Jack, Tonka, Violet, Duchess)
1.2 Mice (Daddy Mouse, Honey Bear, Mrs. Frisby)
0.0.1 Wily Garage Opossum
0.2 Sticky Children
1.0 Patient Husband

an eye cap, this is from not shedding properly. You can do a search on leopard geckos and eye caps and read about. I had one that had this and I used terrimycin(sp.) in her eye for a few days and it cleared up itself.

Sometimes if this is the problem, it can become severe and cause eye damage if not taken care of. I would at least look into it.

Hope the gecko feels better soon
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Eve
Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & More

i took on both geckos for a bit. the female is fine. the male had a good bit of retained shed and a very thin eye cap that was starting to form.

i added an extra moist hide to their tank and kept the humidity up. every night, i soaked him for 20 minutes, then rubbed each eye with a q tip. i force fed him crickets, mealworms and a small pinkie (i've had him since sunday. 1 week). rubbed ointment on each eye and put him to bed. tonight the last bit of eye cap came out. his eyes are clear and alert!

thanks for all the advice!
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1.0 Pueblan Milksnake (Urulóki)
0.1 Hypo Brooks Kingsnake (Mumuna)
2.2 Random House Cats (Jack, Tonka, Violet, Duchess)
1.2 Mice (Daddy Mouse, Honey Bear, Mrs. Frisby)
0.0.1 Wily Garage Opossum
0.2 Sticky Children
1.0 Patient Husband