Thanks for the info:
I would record and get the info to some of the scientist studying the issue.
My personal opinion is there is more that what is known..
There are general rules to go by and many unexplained anomalies.
I am old school and most of what I was taught in the 70's and 80's...
Well,
After doing some research (which is all over the place) the science world states a few things about reptiles.
1. Mammals are related and have evolved from reptilian ancestors.
2. Reptiles do not have a dream state (in-between sleep and awake)
3. Some reptiles experience REM but REM...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_g_Eb7H0yI
This little bearded seems to be dreaming of some juicy fruit or some tasty worms.
I believe they do something besides shutting down.--Just my opinion
There is a baby tortoise and water dragon doing similar things could just be muscle twitches...
Can you post a close up shot of the mouth?
What foods have you been feeding him?
I had a Flap Jack (fuelleborni) in 94 whom could not close its mouth due to part of a snail shell. I thought it was from over heating but once I checked with mag-glass saw the little (tiny) irritant and that was...
Not sure about chameleons, but I have a one eyed turtle and he dreams.
He pretends to swim while he is sleeping on his basking rock and takes bites out of his dream superworms. :)
So why not a chameleon----probably checking out them juice bugs.:D
I raise leopard geckos and when there is too much calcium in their diet they get sacks like that under their arms also..
That being said, this is a chameleon and would listed to those dealing with chameleons..
For geckos, one would limit calcium for a few weeks and the bumps go away...
Good question!
IMO it is a territorial display with the males. I rarely see any of my females do it but daily with all the males.
I have Male Jax, Male Montium, and Male Veiled.
The reason I think it is a display is because there is a body shake that is done, during the open mouth, and have...
Hi,
I have had and breed them in the past.. Awesome eating machines and their bark isn't worst than their bite.. :-)
Here is Zeus my African Bullfrog..
I like the aggressive eating frogs
Congrats on the Jackson...
Let him walk and get use to captivity.
Is he in a screened cage or tank?
Put lots of stuff for him to hide and let him do what he does best. :)
Usually pet shops get wild caught Jax so he will need to settle down on his own, just make sure he eats and gets plenty...
Not thinking that at all.. Heck I have been wrong so many times over the years. Just passing on pics to compare.
I use to raise them a few years backed and from birth was able to tell the difference from male and female due to tail and ridges on back.
Either way you have an awesome...