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I have been posting this on several sites but have yet to get any responses from anyone who has seen it before. Just received this atb on Friday. As you can see in the pics, the left eye is slightly swollen and discolored. My first thought was that it was a result of a retained eye cap but that is only a guess. A vet trip may be in order but won't happen until at least Tuesday due to my work schedule. It is eating and behaving fine. Last shed on 10-25-06. Animal is two months old. Any thoughts?

Bart

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Bart it could be a number of things, infection, tumor ETC ETC so really hard to say . It is a real nice looking animal though, hope it isn't anything serious,, keep us posted..Randy
 
You received it like that? Did you contact the person you bought it from? More importantly (in my mind), did you see pics prior to purchase that showed that eye? As Randy stated, there are a number of possible causes, including a congenital deformity. Unless the seller is claiming that it is an injury that occured in transit, the animal should not have been shipped.
 
The seller was contacted as soon as it was received. He stated that he did not notice the eye problem when it shipped but offered me an immediate refund which I declined.

Bart
 
If the seller is to be believed (and I am not saying he shouldn't be), this is a new development, then. It could be related to some insult to the eye during the shipping process, or the manifestation of some pre-existing infection. You could watch him for a brief period to see what happens, but a trip to the vet is probably in order.
 
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