Constant scratching

[Teesh]

My little fella is scartchingn his eye pretty often, for now , he has natural sunlight so no bulbs but soon I'll have to put them up, he always scratches his eyes and I wanted to know what this meant


Teesh

 

[Teesh]

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[G-stars]

What substrate do you use? Sometimes it gets in their eyes.


— Gus

 

[margykid]

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BEN DOES!! I have no clue why though!!

 

[Teesh]

What substrate do you use? Sometimes it gets in their eyes.


— Gus

I use organic topsoil but I might get coco coir today


Teesh

 

[Maro2Bear]

I'm wondering out loud here if your humidity is high enough? A low humidity coupled with lights on all day could possibly create dry eyes? Are you soaking daily and misting? Have a good humid hide for him?

 

[Abdulla6169]

Can it be the heat? What are your temperatures?

 

[Teesh]

I'm wondering out loud here if your humidity is high enough? A low humidity coupled with lights on all day could possibly create dry eyes? Are you soaking daily and misting? Have a good humid hide for him?

I do have about figure percent


Teesh

 

[Maro2Bear]

I do have about figure percent


Teesh

Hi Teesh, not quite sure what you mean. Humidity levels good? Humid hide in enclosure?

 

[Dizisdalife]

Hi Teesh, Is he scratching both eyes, or just one eye all the time? If so, I am thinking it to be an irritation that can be flushed out and soothed with ointment. Maybe @Yvonne G would has some ideas on what to use. Also, if it is one eye, is it reddish or swollen compared to the other eye? Maybe you could post a close up picture of the eye that he is scratching.

 

[Teesh]

Hi Teesh, Is he scratching both eyes, or just one eye all the time? If so, I am thinking it to be an irritation that can be flushed out and soothed with ointment. Maybe @Yvonne G would has some ideas on what to use. Also, if it is one eye, is it reddish or swollen compared to the other eye? Maybe you could post a close up picture of the eye that he is scratching.

It's both eyes and no there not swollen


Teesh

 

[Dizisdalife]

In the picture you posted in your 2nd post his eye looks okay. How often is he scratching? Does he stop every few steps and scratch? Does he sit and scratch and scratch...? Or is it a random scratch throughout the day? I am thinking there is something in his environment that is irritating his eye or maybe the head area that causes him to scratch.

 

[Teesh]

In the picture you posted in your 2nd post his eye looks okay. How often is he scratching? Does he stop every few steps and scratch? Does he sit and scratch and scratch...? Or is it a random scratch throughout the day? I am thinking there is something in his environment that is irritating his eye or maybe the head area that causes him to scratch.

He would walk every two hours or so and scratch one eye and then maybe like a minute later the other


Teesh

 

[Dizisdalife]

Teesh, Since the eyes are not red, puffy, or showing signs of irritation, I am guessing this is pretty normal. I see my sulcata "wipe" his face and eyes several times a day. Again I am guessing, but there might be something in the enclosure that is causing a momentary irritation. It could be dryness (low humidity), the substrate getting into the eye, or the light causing a little irritation. You may need to begin to eliminate possibilities, especially if this happens more and more frequently. You might want to send Yvonne G a message and ask for her help. She has a lot more experience than I do.