eye proplems with leopard gecko

Question
my leopard gecko has an eye problem that we don't know wait it is and we don't know what to do. she keeps her eyes closed alot and we don't know why we have noticed that her eyes have some wet gray film over her eye it looks as if she is blind but she isn't because she can see her food if it is in front of her like a centimeter away but she cant notice them if there father away we can only get her attention to feed her two worms a day after one worm it is hard to get her attention she closes her eyes very unusual she has never done that before and we have to hold the worm very close to her we are afraid she will die if she doesn't eat she is only 2 years old i don't know why she would be going blind and there is nothing in her cage that could poker her in the eye help me i need help i don't want her to die what should we do

Answer
Hi Hana
I am sorry to read that you Leo is having problems

Lizards often develop eye problems from stuck shed around their eyes that gets into the eye and can cause infections and inflammation

At this point I would suggest that you take her into a herp vet and they will most likely give you medicated eye drops to help clear the problem up


From what you describe-this is the only option that I know of that will help her
There is nothing over the counter that will work on inflamed/infected eyes

Another reason for many nocturnal lizards(especially albinos) to have eye problems is having a bright white light shingling down into their tanks/enclosures

Leopard Geckos are nocturnal and do not venture out into full spectrum sunlight very often in the wild and in captivity the hatchlings that are raised by most breeders do not use any lights at all on their tanks

I wish you both the best of luck

Sandy aka LadyGecko