chameleon884
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for the last 30 min. or so, my cham has had his mouth open. he seems to be panting! what should i do???!??!?!?!! please help!
Help!! Urgent question!! Please answer!!
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carol5208
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Often when My cham is out on my patio(which is much hotter than my house?) I will see him with his mouth open but I am pretty positive it is just to regulate his body temp. what I usually do is mist him down to cool him off. Have you tried misting him or revmoving him from the cage to a different cool spot and see if it continures?
chameleon884
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ok thanks! i thought that but then again i just put in a new light bulb. maybe i read the wattage wrong!:
also, he doesnt have any saliva or anything. colors are normal. ok! ill go get a new bulb!
also, he doesnt have any saliva or anything. colors are normal. ok! ill go get a new bulb!
chameleon884
Member
ok that clears things up a little. i would not take him outside right now, its all crappy and cold, rainy outside!
ill mist him and put a different watagge in there.
chameleon884
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it says 60w. that is the same bulb i used last time..... now im really getting suspicious. btw i just misted him ill go check on him in a minute to see if he still has his mouth open.
chameleon884
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ok he does not seem to be doing it anymore. i justed misted him really good. i think it might have been to dry and or hot. all of the water of when i misted him a few hours ago was evaporated.
chameleon884
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omg hes doing it again!!! i even lowered the temps and misted him. now im really worried
now im really worried
chameleon884
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sorry i havent kept updated but his mouth has finally been closed for about an hour and a half by now. i think hes ok. it stopped after i fed him. maybe he was just hungry, he hasnt had food for a good 3 days now. (yes i provided water to him dont worry). so yeah i think he might have been either hot, or hungry. but hes all good now.
chameleon884
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oh sorry plz forgive me
my chameleon: veiled, about 10 months, male.
handling: when i go outside, usually a warm sunny day, or when i clean his cage.
feeding: crickets, about 8-10 a day.
supplements: d3, calcium, and herptivite. i use the cal. 5x a week, d3 2x a month, and Herptivite 2x a month.
watering: i use a water bottle to give water to him, i see him drink every day. mist 2-5x a day.
fecal description: brown black-ish poops, white urates.
history: bought him from a pet store (i know pet stores are a no-no.)
cage type: screen, 18x18x36
lighting: exo-terra repti-glo 5.0, 60x housebulb.
tempurature: between 70 at night, and about 85 during the day.
humidity: 40-60 percent.
plants: fake plants and bio-vines and sticks thoughout the cage. i have a plant but i havent confirmed if it is safe yet.
placement: it is in the corner of my room, there is an air vent across the room but we never turn on the ac.
location: valpo, IN.
problem: i want to know why my cham was acting this way. (he had his mouth wide open. he stopped when he ate.
oh sorry
plz forgive memy chameleon: veiled, about 10 months, male.
handling: when i go outside, usually a warm sunny day, or when i clean his cage.
feeding: crickets, about 8-10 a day.
supplements: d3, calcium, and herptivite. i use the cal. 5x a week, d3 2x a month, and Herptivite 2x a month.
watering: i use a water bottle to give water to him, i see him drink every day. mist 2-5x a day.
fecal description: brown black-ish poops, white urates.
history: bought him from a pet store (i know pet stores are a no-no.)
cage type: screen, 18x18x36
lighting: exo-terra repti-glo 5.0, 60x housebulb.
tempurature: between 70 at night, and about 85 during the day.
humidity: 40-60 percent.
plants: fake plants and bio-vines and sticks thoughout the cage. i have a plant but i havent confirmed if it is safe yet.
placement: it is in the corner of my room, there is an air vent across the room but we never turn on the ac.
location: valpo, IN.
problem: i want to know why my cham was acting this way. (he had his mouth wide open. he stopped when he ate.
chameleon884
Member
sorry for the mix up
i meant i feed him (on a regular basis when i have crickets) about 8-10 a day. but i ran out a few days ago and have giving him alot of water. i just got crickets a couple hours ago. sorry
hope that makes sense
