Help! My bearded dragon has a crusty, sticky eye. What should I do?

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Bearded dragon is having consistent problems in left eye. His eye has a hard crusting underneath I can not soak off! Have tried for days. Don’t want to pull it off and hurt him. His eye gets clear sticky fluid building up in the bottom of his eye. Have tried terimycin and repti rinse. He has a day and night lamp, baking is around 100 , cool side is 75. Has a Zoo med UBV bulb and timers of 12 hours on each. Eats crickets, superworme, lettuce and pellets. Substrate is reptile carpet.

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Check the humidity level. For beardies, it should range between 30 and 40%. Too high or too low can predispose Jank to infection or shedding complications. If a 20-30 minute warm compress doesn't help, have him examined by your veterinarian or experienced herp vet. A physical exam may diagnose or rule out abscess/infection or tumor. In either case, you'll need a vet to dispense medication or to pursue additional diagnostics (blood work, biopsy, aspirate, etc).

Help! My bearded dragon has a crusty, sticky eye. What should I do?

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