Why is my leopard gecko having eye problems and shedding on its toes?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Reptile | Gecko | Male | unneutered | 20 years and 10 months old
Hello... I was wondering if you could help me figure out what’s wrong with my Leopard Gecko’s eyes... He’s also having a lot of trouble shedding on his toes, this has caused him to damage one of them...
2 Answers
Most Helpful Answer
Published on June 6th, 2019
Thanks for reaching out about Firkle and including a photo. Vitamin A deficiencies are commonly involved with ocular changes. The deficiency can lead to changes in skin cells (cornea, toes, etc) that affect shedding and can lead to secondary infections. Besides improving the diet, the eyes should be cleaned out during a veterinary visit, and antibiotics prescribed. Warm water soaks can help with the toes to soften the skin, and gently remove. Good luck.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Related Answers from Veterinarians
-
Published on April 3rd, 2019
Thanks for reaching out about Bowser and including a photo. Vitamin A deficiencies can lead to poor shedding, especially associated with the eyes. This can lead to secondary infections, pus production and the eyes being shut. The diet needs to be corrected in that the insects need to be gut loaded. Ophthalmic antibiotics and anti-inflammatories are recommended. A veterinary visit is needed for this. The veterinarian can review husbandry and diet, and recommend corrections. Good luck.
2Pet Parents found this answer helpful
This was a pic two weeks ago I have no had a chance wit im to allow me to get another picture. It happened after he shed i live in middle of no where and no vet takes reptiles close by. It has covered his entire eye if i don't soak him for a day it c
My leopard gecko has only since this morning been having trouble opening her eyes. She licks then repeatedly and gradually the left opens, but the right is still a bit stuck. She has been eating crickets and mealworms for the past 3 months since I've
OK so my leopard gecko shedded in had shed over his eyes and they were like glued shut for a week I made a vet appointment and the day I was gonna take him he actually opened both of his eyes so I was glad and they just told me to call him if I need
Hello! My 5 year old leopard geckos left eye is shut and won’t eat she is begging to get very skinny and i’m am very concerned. I washed her eye with saline wash and helped her to open it up, when she opened it i noticed at the top of her lid there w
My leopard gecko has been licking, scratching and rubbing at his eye for a few days now. It appears to be swollen to the point where he cant shut it fully. He's also stopped eating, and is losing weight.
i have a leopard gecko who recently shed and got skin stuck in their eye causing one eye to be wide open and a bit pink around the eye is it an eye infection? if so, what can i do?
I got my leopard gecko from petco and they didn't take care of her toes when she shed so the shedded skin tightened and now she seems to be losing part of her toes. What do I do?
My leopard gecko has a brittle discolored toe! Her age is unknown and none of her other toes are like this. She eats normal and acts normal from what I know. I’m scared her toe might fall off! I don’t know what is wrong with her toe but if anyone kno
Hello, my leopard gecko shed a few days ago and all the sudden today I noticed this in her eye. It doesn’t move, it doesn’t seem to bug her too much. She occasionally licks at it but keeps her eye open. What could this be and what should I do?
"My Leopradgeckos eye just one of them is like a ghosty blue and the other is perfectly normal. I don't know what to do, like if its a build-up of his shed or something else."
Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.
