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Here is a better pic of her mouth. I think its fully closed, but it almost looks like she's missing a few scales on her upper lip? What do you think? Her vet appointment isn't til next Friday.

I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for the tips.

Thank you! Would the (empty) substrate tray for the Repti-Breeze enclosure suffice, or do you think we would need a drip tray under that? I just made her an appointment for reptile vet that is 30 minutes from us, so I guess I should consider us lucky. :)

I'm also worried about having to drive very far for a specialized vet. It's looking as though the nearest one to us is 30-45 minutes away. I don't love the idea of her being stressed out in a carrying crate/car for that amount of time. Am I overthinking it? Or should I try to find someone closer...

Our local reptile shop recommended clay balls at the bottom of the enclosure to absorb any excess moisture. What are your thoughts on those? I actually have Flukers vines on the way to replace the moss ones, along with the stuff for her lay bin (12' pot with 50/50 sand/soil). That should all...

I'll also try to get some better pics of her mouth tonight. I've started to look for a specialized reptile vet, but they seem pretty scarce near me :-(

You can't really see her heat lamp in that pic, but its immediately in front of the light bar. I'd estimate her length at somewhere between 6 and 7 inches including her tail.

Not the greatest picture of her enclosure, but the only one I have on my phone atm. I can take more tonight when I get home.

I haven't seen any of the other symptoms you describe, but I've been feeding her large (gut loaded) crickets so maybe we should switch to small until she's a bit bigger.

That's good to know about the head tilting though, I'll be sure to keep an eye on it.

No, we got her from PetSmart. Which I know is not a great choice, but my kid fell in love with this specific chameleon and visited her for weeks before we got her. ❤️

Around 80 in her basking spot, 70s range through most of her enclosure with a drop into the 60s at night. I've never seen her with her mouth open other than a few times when she opened and closed it quickly when she appeared upset.

Or when I drop a cricket and she's eyeing the bottom of her enclosure.

Seems like she does it immediately after eating and if I've been looking at her long. I assume she's annoyed with me when she does it.