mouth open

[Chamster]

today i noticed my cham opening his mouth just randomly....hes not under the heat lamp.

male, 6 months old, eats good, very active.

today is the first day he opens his mouth for a long time

i got an automatic mister misting every 2 hours for 45 seconds.

 

[Thompson]

Does he have extra mucus in his mouth? Do you allow the cage to dry out inbetween each misting cycles?

 

[Chamster]

I've had the same 2 hour cycle for about 4 months now and i just noticed his mouth open.
no mucus and yes the cage dries before its time for the next spraying.

 

[Thompson]

do you ever hear popping/ hiccup noises coming from him? Is his cage near a air conditioning vent? What are his basking temps?

 

[Chamster]

ac vent is at least 7ft away.. no hick up noises at all....basking mid 90

 

[paigesc]

My best guess is there's too much moisture in his cage. Try reducing your misting by x2 per day for a couple of days. Dry him out a bit and see if that helps. We recently had the same problem.

 

[Chamster]

ok sure ill give that a try...but what i don't understand is that i had the same misting schedule for 4 months and today was the first time i see his mouth open....weird.. anyway thanks for the help...ill post updates when i have them..

 

[paigesc]

How's your little guy doing?

 

[camimom]

the problem is, your cage is too hot.

 

[kongchi]

Try plenty of live plants.