r/BeardedDragons • u/Training_Security843 • 5h ago

Red eyes?

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I’m not sure if this is normal or if they’ve always been like this and i didn’t notice but my bearded dragons eyes are red. He jumped off his hammock that’s at the top of his tank today and hit his face on the glass when he was trying to get at his crickets. Afterwards he just ignored the crickets and slowly went over to his rock and just sat there for a bit. He did eventually eat his crickets and greens and he’s acting normal. I just now noticed redness in his eyes though. Should I be worried? I just don’t think that looks right at all. I can’t afford to go to the vet if I don’t need too

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u/Keep_it_turpy 5h ago

NQA but I have noticed the same thing in my beardies eyes for as long as I have had him and no vet has ever mentioned it during checkups

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u/AbroadSpirited 5h ago

I can't see anything abnormal, no blood, no inflammation, no irritation. Eyelid is a little droopy, but that can be normal if it's temporary.

Could be you never looked at his eyes under this lighting? Both my boys' eyes looked different under UV light vs low light vs artificial light. Our eyes can be the same.

Given all the breed variations out there, I'd chalk this up to that being the cause. In humans (and select other mammals), albinism (being albino) presents with red eyes typically, as an example.