Excessive Gaping

[NadyB]

Hi all,

Feel kind of silly but thought I would share this story/learning from the other day about my Jackson, Percy. I moved Percy's cage to the side of the room and for the first two days, he was gaping excessively. He would also do this body jerk move from time to time. I was extremely worried and double-checked the temperature of his cage, if the mister worked, etc. But all was normal. Turns out he was seeing himself in the mirror 3 ft away from the cage. He was taking an aggressive stance thinking it was another chameleon.

I have since moved the mirror so it's not visible from his cage and he returned to his normal "happy" self. Thought I would share since I didn't see much about mirrors when I checked the threads.

 

[kinyonga]

Glad you figured out what the problem was!

BTW...welcome to the forum!

 

[NadyB]

Glad you figured out what the problem was!

BTW...welcome to the forum!

Thanks @kinyonga ! Excited to share more about Percy!

 

[kinyonga]

How long have you had Percy?

 

[NadyB]

How long have you had Percy?

I got Percy about four months ago when he was about 8 months old. I didn't know too much prior to, but between the forum and the Chameleon Breeders podcast, I was able to get set up pretty quickly. Here are some fun pics of his playing outside.