Gaping with correct temps/ no signs of tgi

Ohareellie107

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Hey everyone!

We just got a jackson chameleon last week and he has been doing well up until yesterday when he started gaping for seemingly no reason? He was just shipped in from africa last Wednesday. I checked for signs of a TGI but nothing appears swollen or enflamed. Inside the enclosure he seems to sit directly under UVB (close to the door) with a few of his black spots with his mouth slightly open. Outside his enclosure, he is greener and mouth is closed. Any ideas?

Enclosure size/specs:
Screening on all 3 sides
4hx2dx2w
Fan set up nearby for ventilation
Bioactive setup
Live plants

Lighting:
T5HO 25-Watt 22" bulb
Philips agro 75-watt bulb

Temps:
Basking ~84-87°
Enclosure ~76°day ~60 night

Misting/humidity:
Hand misting 4 times a day ~2 minutes
Hand misting at night ~ 3 minutes
(Mist king set up on the way!)
Humidity ~ 30-60% during the day

Feeding:
Every other day wax worms, cut up fruits

Supplements:
Repashy NoD every feeding
Bee Pollen every feeding
Repashy with D once a month (gave it to him last week)

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Forgot to say, we're in the process of breeding dubia roaches and grasshoppers so for now it's a very limited diet consiting of the wax worms and crickets when they're available.
 
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