My Bearded Dragon is about 8 - 9 years old. He has been healthy and on a diet of dusted crickets and chopped veggies for years. Several days ago we noticed one of his eyes has a large swollen *pocket* for lack of a better word on the lower lid. He still makes attempts to open the eye, even though it is swollen in this area. He doesn't rub it or act distressed by it. He has been eating a little less, but otherwise seems no different. His other eye seems fine and the eye that is affected seems clear as far as I can tell without pressing on it. His tank is at about 85-88 degrees, he has proper reptile substrate, he has further heated spots he can make use of and nothing has changed in his routine. I have been feeding more greens since this happened, fearing a vitamin deficiency. The swollen area has not grown or gone away. Can someone help me please???
Answers:
It could be one of several things. It sounds a lot like an abscess, which is a small area filled with pus and debris. This would need to be drained by a professional. If it seems tender, soft, and fluid-y when touched, its probably an abscess. The best course of action would be to take the dragon to a veterinarian to have him checked out.
He is probably blind . You should speak to a vet or get medical help
Hello..could be a few things, something in his eye ( substrate tho you say it's right, maybe it is maybe not beings you didn't say what it was ) tumor, most anything, reptile vets are hard to find, if you have a good reptile store near you..that is your best bet for care or info as where a reptile vet is %26 beardies need meat, not just vege's ...Take Care :)
call 911,he's been abuse
Well the other gentleman is right, it is possible to be an abscess in which case you should take the little guy to the vet to make sure its that and not possibly something even worse. Also a beardie's habitat needs to be between 95 and 110 degrees so you should also raise the basking temperature to such.
Stop being cheap. If you care for him at all, you will get him into a vet. Do you want him to lose his eye? Live with blindness on one side? What is the matter with you?
Are you aware that it is his RIGHT by law to receive proper medical care and that by denying it you are committing abuse?
Stop asking unqualified strangers on the internet who have never even seen him, let alone examined him, and get going!
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