Well, I took the gecko to the vet today and it turns out dropping him had
nothing to do with the eye. It appears he has a systemic bacterial infection
that was caused by a bite he received from another gecko. It moved through
his bloodstream to his eye. The vets seem pessimistic and think he might die
but I have faith. He's tough.
He weighs 5 grams :)
Sorry for the personal post but it makes me feel better to share this
experience.
Jupiter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbie Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Damaged eye - Spider gecko
> In short, his eye is cloudy and the inside of
> > the eye looks messy - like the pupil "spilled" out. The eye looks good
on
> > the outside (no abrasions or holes) but it is sunken in a bit.
>
> Hmmm......can't call that one. Check it with a flashlight, and see if the
> pupil dilates. I have a rat snake that lost sight in his eye after getting
> stuck in a soda can (in the wild). He looked OK at first, but after about
a
> week, the pupil stopped dilating. We decided that removing the eye would
be
> too much stress, and probably unnecessary. Good luck with him.
>
> Barbie >^,,^<
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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