US Basking with mouth open

[trinityjean1993]

My Lizzy has been basking with her mouth open for the past couple of days. Is this normal?

 

[Pickle-cham]

Do you know the temperature at her basking zone she could be just thermo-regulating if getting too hot. If you can hear popping or wheezing it may be an respiratory infection which would need a veterinarian.
She looks to be showing gravid colouration too, i presume you got a lay-bin in place?

 

[trinityjean1993]

Her basking area is 85. I don’t hear any popping or wheezing! And she just laid 27 eggs on November 18 but yes the lay bin is still in her enclosure

 

[MzLaurie11]

If she starts keeping her mouth gapped and head pointed upward then possibly upper respiratory infection. Aside from wheezing sounds you !ight see syliva/fluid in her mouth too. Note that stress can bring this on. keep an eye on her to make sure its not URI which requires antibiotics.

 

[kinyonga]

Did she lay the eggs in the normal manner...dig a hole, turn around butt down, lay, fill hole, tamp area down, return to the branches? Did you disturb her during the laying? I hope she didn't retain eggs.
Is she only gaping when under the basking light?

 

[trinityjean1993]

Did she lay the eggs in the normal manner...dig a hole, turn around butt down, lay, fill hole, tamp area down, return to the branches? Did you disturb her during the laying? I hope she didn't retain eggs.
Is she only gaping when under the basking light?

Yes she did all of the above

 

[trinityjean1993]

And yes only under basking lamp. I did notice around 1 today like around her little nostrils are turning white like she is going to start another shed