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water dragon eye problem

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Question
hello, well my water dragon (ziggy) is about 2yrs. old and he's been just fine until a couple of days ago. . . he wont open his eyes that much and when he does his recta looks blury and grey. then i tried to feed him, he went to eat and he missed his food every time.as if he is blind, so i had to hand feed him. i am very worried. please get back to me.

Answer
Stephen, it sounds as if somehow he may have contracted a fungal eye infection.  That is my best guess without knowing the parameters that the animal is kept in such as heat, lighting schedule,etc.  I would highly recommend getting to him a qualified reptile veterinarian as soon as you can.  There a lot of varying things which could cause this.