I can smell the butter worm stench on my fingers even after a good washing..:D
Having taken many years off from Lizard keeping I'm amazed at the veriety and availability of bugs now a day.
My 4 month old Veiled now has at his buffet Crickets, Dubias, Phoenix worms, Meal Worms, Silk Worms and...
thank you for the comment.
yep, the vet trip cost more than I paid for Bink but what are you going to do.
Good news is his eye is much better now and the whole process has gained him some trust with humans. He can tell we are trying to help him. He actually enjoyed having us lubricate and...
just got back from the Vet.
Under magnification the Doc sees remains of his last shed around both eyes
Advised to continue with the eye wetting drops and gentle wiping with a Q tip.
and hopefully his next shed (due soon) will help clear the issue
no leakage at all, I'ts staying open much more now but the skin is wrinkled more than normal and he is rolling it around a bit as well as the rubbing.
Thanks for the light bulb info.
My Veiled is continuing to have an irritated eye ( squinting, closed at times, rubs it against the screen etc) so in thinking that the over head incandescent bulb MAY play a part in this, I switched over to a ceramic heating element.
I keep it on 24/7 as the cage is next to a window and it...
Strange..
(not the lack of reply's, behavior)
It's really off and on with the one eye and even the second eye at the same time every now and then..
He appears to enjoys the eye washing sessions.
Appitie is still good and poops look like poops should. Keeping his wieght up, very up...
After doing a search on this apparently common issue I'm left wondering how often the problem just goes away??
3-4 month old mail Veiled kept in perfect living "captive" conditions according to advice given here.
He just all of a sudden woke up with an irritated left eye. It would open if I...
have you ever seen a full grown healthy Savannah?
more importantly, have you seen one of it's poops?
those beasts should be outside pets so start shopping for land in southern Arizona asap.