This reptile will be the death of me.
She just had a bad shed. Her first bad shed. It was my fault, I didn't think to re-moisten her paper towel a second time like I always do, so she likely had to shed some while dry. She's got a bit of skin still stuck to her tail that I'm less worried about, and both of her eyes were a bit swollen. One a bit worse than the other. Assuming some stuck shed.
I gave her a freshly soaked hide. Msot of the tail skin is now off and one eye appears to be on the mend. I called my herp vet this morning - they can take her for an emergency visit tomorrow if need be, but he suggested a drop of saline solution in both eyes a few times a day. He said that the bit of stuck shed will likely work it's way out on its own.
So I just gave her a droplet in each eye. She opened the swelled shut eye wider when I did, and I saw the bit of shed there. The other eye appeared to be clear and a bit less swollen.
So, vibes that with this simple home solution, everything works its way out?
I'll try and get a photo later. All things considered, her one-eyed smirk is sort of cute.
She just had a bad shed. Her first bad shed. It was my fault, I didn't think to re-moisten her paper towel a second time like I always do, so she likely had to shed some while dry. She's got a bit of skin still stuck to her tail that I'm less worried about, and both of her eyes were a bit swollen. One a bit worse than the other. Assuming some stuck shed.
I gave her a freshly soaked hide. Msot of the tail skin is now off and one eye appears to be on the mend. I called my herp vet this morning - they can take her for an emergency visit tomorrow if need be, but he suggested a drop of saline solution in both eyes a few times a day. He said that the bit of stuck shed will likely work it's way out on its own.
So I just gave her a droplet in each eye. She opened the swelled shut eye wider when I did, and I saw the bit of shed there. The other eye appeared to be clear and a bit less swollen.
So, vibes that with this simple home solution, everything works its way out?
I'll try and get a photo later. All things considered, her one-eyed smirk is sort of cute.