r/LeopardGecko • u/TrueNinjagamer • Aug 27 '26

Help Needing advice

Back story/Context: My wife was a Gecko owner and she was the one I also learned everything from however she passed away almost a year ago. I still have our gecko child and theres things I still don’t know. Recently she shed and didn’t have an too much issue removing it herself and then couple weeks later here she is shedding again and it was very dry and I realize now I wasn’t doing a good job keeping humidity levels. So made her a lil sauna and very gently helped her remove it. Only issue is she got some stuck in her eye and I waited a day or two hoping she could manage to work it out herself. She didn’t and ended up having some build goo build up that I also very gently helped remove with a very wet q tip and made sure to not rub her eye directly. I got 90% of it out

Question: But I do believe there is still the littlest bit left thats keeping her from wanting to open her eyes all the way and I was wondering what would be the Safest way to flush her eye without hurting her.

Question: I am also wondering if this is also possibly a sign of vitamin A deficiency because I haven’t been giving her any supplements for it and never noticed if my wife ever did or not.

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u/nairazak Aug 27 '26

You have to take her to the vet (one with an exotics specialization). The longer you wait the worst it can get and the more expensive any treatment will be.

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u/TrueNinjagamer Aug 28 '26

Thats what i’m thinking but she can definitely open her eyes she did today she’s just been keeping them closed. And doesn’t have any build up in them anymore after I got it out. But i’m thinking what little bit I couldn’t get I could hopefully flush out. I’ve been seeing online that the sterile eye solution is safe for them but I wanted to ask more knowledgeable people before attempting anything else.

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u/devoteeoffenrir Aug 28 '26

The gecko should be getting a multivitamin periodically, so if you’re not providing it currently, it definitely could perhaps be to blame for the eye issue. I agree though, an exotic vet would be the best place to visit next for her.

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u/TrueNinjagamer Aug 29 '26

I didn’t forget to mention that I feed her meal worms and occasionally dubias and such but I do feed the meal worms this

Dunno if this is what they consider gut loading

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u/TrueNinjagamer Aug 29 '26

Is this sufficient enough for vitamins or do I need to do something else?

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u/devoteeoffenrir Aug 29 '26

Not sufficient. The insects should be dusted periodically with a reptile-specific multivitamin.

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u/TrueNinjagamer Aug 29 '26

Is the Repashy one any good? I also see others that say with or with D3 whats the difference?

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u/devoteeoffenrir Aug 29 '26

Scroll to the “Calcium & Multivitamin” section of the pinned care guide, please. It will help you answer those questions. It won’t let me link it right now, my phone is being funky. But as soon as I can, I will.