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Hey guys and gals I'm seeing something very strange in my male Burm. His eyes seem to have extra fluid in them pushing the actual eyes deeper into the socket. Eyecaps seems normal and there is no discharge or buildup on the outside of the eye. He is still eating and moving around the cage. It has got me worried tho.

Has anyone ever seen this before? I'm guna call around tomorrow and consider a visit to the vet. Ive been keeping burms for years and have never see it before. I've googled around and cant seem to find much relating to this problem.

Any tips would be appriciated

That's odd. Generally extra fluid in the eye is described as the eyes getting bigger. That's easier to respond to. With sinking eyes, it could be a problem with vitrous production or local paralysis. It could also be a more systemic problem, related to dehydration or emaciation but I'd suspect you would see signs of this already.

Let us know what the vet says.

Ian