Hi,
Our Panther's left eye seems to close -- it just started, so I'm not concerned it could be a huge problem yet. I have read it could stem from a vitamin deficiency if it gets bad. We do dust his food regularly with Fluker's Repta Calcium (with D3). I also have Zoo Med's Reptivite (with D3), that I don't use as often. We were on vacation a while back and our sitter replenished our cricket supply (and I don't think she knew to have them dusted), so I will dust them myself, but I suspect maybe he hasn't been getting enough supplements, possibly.
We live in a Northern climate, so it has been getting colder now. House ambient temp at night gets to around 64 and goes up to around 70 during the day. His black heat lamp stays on all the time, and UV light is on from sunrise to sunset. I make sure to keep him hydrated. Lately I have been using more of a dropper from the top of the cage and watch him drink vs. just mass misting the cage (maybe this is a mistake, but I don't have a drainage system and try to keep the cage cleaned out to avoid bacteria growth).
I should note that he recently shedded, as well (last week about 4-5 days ago). He has been eating. I have tried a variety of crickets, mealworms, and waxworms, but he seems to prefer crickets, so that is what we feed more frequently.
Here are two videos that show the eyes up close
Our Panther's left eye seems to close -- it just started, so I'm not concerned it could be a huge problem yet. I have read it could stem from a vitamin deficiency if it gets bad. We do dust his food regularly with Fluker's Repta Calcium (with D3). I also have Zoo Med's Reptivite (with D3), that I don't use as often. We were on vacation a while back and our sitter replenished our cricket supply (and I don't think she knew to have them dusted), so I will dust them myself, but I suspect maybe he hasn't been getting enough supplements, possibly.
We live in a Northern climate, so it has been getting colder now. House ambient temp at night gets to around 64 and goes up to around 70 during the day. His black heat lamp stays on all the time, and UV light is on from sunrise to sunset. I make sure to keep him hydrated. Lately I have been using more of a dropper from the top of the cage and watch him drink vs. just mass misting the cage (maybe this is a mistake, but I don't have a drainage system and try to keep the cage cleaned out to avoid bacteria growth).
I should note that he recently shedded, as well (last week about 4-5 days ago). He has been eating. I have tried a variety of crickets, mealworms, and waxworms, but he seems to prefer crickets, so that is what we feed more frequently.
Here are two videos that show the eyes up close