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shed in my geckos eyes

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Question

eye infection
i have two african fat tailed leopard geckos  and they both have started to have trouble shedding. i recently noticed that both of their eyes are sealed shut and the insides of their eyes have came out. they are blind and i dont know what to do. and one of them is very very very skinny  and the other one just went blind   how do i handle this?

Answer
Jack...

What would you do if your dog's eye had the same problem(s)?  Perhaps make an appointment at the vet?  

You now have medical problems caused (most likely) by poor husbandry (care).  Shedding problems are almost always caused by humidity levels being incorrect.  In the case of fattails you really don't want a lot of humidity in the cage other than in a single "wet" hide box.  As far as the skinny one goes, there are many things that could cause that but you'll have to have a vet check that out.