Uneven eye development?
Just wondering if anyone has ever had experience with a frog's eyes growing at different rates. I have a 2-3 month old Polypedates dennysi who was doing absolutely beautifully until about 2 weeks ago when I noticed that his left eye was protruding less than the right. The left pupil also tends to stay more contracted in comparison to the right unless he's in almost complete darkness. This would normally suggest a neuro issue, but it doesn't seem to affect his hunting since he eats 3-5 crickets/night. I've tried opthalmic multiantibiotic ointment without effect, but it never looked cloudy or in any other way infected to begin with. The eye just plain looks smaller. I alternate every night between reptivite and Ca2+ and he's grown half an inch in a little over a month so it shouldn't be a nutritional thing. I provide UVB 12h a day, temps range between 70 and 80F, humidity between 50 and 80%. I use paper towel for substrate for the time being. Any ideas? Here are pics from last week, it looks even more evident now. I have a vet appointment for Saturday, but I'm not confident that a vet will know much about this.
here is the affected eye. the pupil is not as round now: it resembles a smaller version of the right pupil, but tends to remain less dilated.
i'll get a better pic of the discrepancy tonight, but notice the difference in size and protrusion. this is much more exaggerated now.
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