Rose! What should I do if my leopard gecko can’t open its eyes?

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Based on the consultations our customer service has received, there are indeed many problems such as leopard geckos unable to open their eyes. , so I will write a method summary for you. You can check one by one based on the points mentioned in this article.

The light is too bright

First of all, the most common reason for not opening the eyes is too bright ! ! !

Just think about it, you can’t open your eyes under the summer sun, and the same goes for leopard-print geckos. What's more, it is a nocturnal animal. In daily life, it stays day and night, and you still use a big lamp to shine on it. Especially for some individuals with albino genes, let alone strong light, they cannot adapt to daily light and close their eyes, so the breeding environment should avoid direct light as much as possible. If it opens its eyes in a dark environment, well, the problem is solved.

Cause of stuck skin

Secondly, if you close your eyes, there is another possibility of stuck skin. Leopard geckos usually shed their skin on their own using their claws and mouth, but larger individuals are more likely to encounter stuck skin problems (because they are too fat and cannot reach the place where they shed their skin).

Another problem is that vitamin supplements are not kept up during daily feeding, which can also lead to stuck skin.

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Ahem, let’s get back to the topic after the advertisement. If you find that the cub cannot open its eyes and it happens to be molting in the past few days, you can check to see if there is a white film around its eyes. If there is any, you can spray some water first (it's better to spray the molting liquid, which is also sold in Qidian Pet House), then wipe it with a wet cotton swab, and then use sharp tweezers to pick up the raised skin and gently tear it off, usually like this Your eyes can be opened after the treatment.

Pathological reasons

If it has nothing to do with Kapi, you have to consider whether it is a pathological reason. In human terms, just check whether it is inflammation.

Use tweezers to gently open its eyelids to see if the eyes are very cloudy or even pus-filled, causing the eyelids to be stained. If this is the case, it is basically an eye infection caused by inflammation. Can't open it.

Insert a word here, many novice players start to shake when they hear that they need to open its eyelids. In fact, they only need to master the correct method of catching leopard prints: use your thumbs to follow its abdomen. Hold it down, press its chin with your fingertips, and hold its back with the remaining four fingers. Try to make its limbs hug your thumb, so that the little geckos will not move around. .

If it is determined to be caused by inflammation, then go to the pharmacy and buy two things.

The first is anti-inflammatory eye drops, either norfloxacin or levofloxacin. Be careful not to buy them as eye drops to relieve fatigue. The second is to buy a box of erythromycin eye ointment. Put one drop into the gecko's eyes every morning and evening (look at the expiration date of the eye drops, they are usually kept in the refrigerator), and apply erythromycin eye ointment after the drops are finished. Don't apply eye ointment outside the eye frame. Use a thin cotton swab to apply it into the eyelids for the best effect.

In addition to applying medicine, daily cleaning is also very necessary! Use a wet cotton swab to wipe the fluid flowing out of the eyes every day. Use kitchen paper or kraft paper as the pad and change it every day. After all, the patient still needs extra careful care.

The above are the common reasons why leopard geckos cannot open their eyes and how to deal with them. If you encounter serious situations such as pustules or lumps in the upper eyes (lemon frost gene is more common), then It’s better to go to a professional pet hospital for treatment as soon as possible.