Posted by admin | Posted in Bearded Dragon Care | Posted on 12-01-2010
My baby bearded dragon (1.5 months old) still has his eyes closed even after I turned off UVB. What’s wrong?
Even after I moved the UVB light he still had his eyes closed. I also removed him from his cage and placed him on the bed where he normally is crazy about all the different things to look at but he still had his eyes closed. I’m worried his eyes may be damaged already by the coil UVB lighting. What should I do? I’m really worried about Draco. 
I doubt that the eyes would be damaged from the UVB lighting, they need UVB to be healthy. It is more likely that your dragon is sick and needs veterinary care. It could be an upper respiratory infection, or, depending on what kind of substrate you use (sand, etc) it could be that there is impaction in the eyes which has caused infection. Please take your dragon to a vet who is experienced and knowledgable with reptiles! Good luck!
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