need help on my veiled ,

[ibdragons]

I have a veiled cham ,sub adult ,eats n drinks daily ,once in a while he will be under the heat lamp with his mouth open. If I go near him he closes it.does any one know what thay means.? He just moved from there n he has it closed now ,by the way temp is 78F.
Thank u for ur time.

 

[okiroo]

I have a veiled cham ,sub adult ,eats n drinks daily ,once in a while he will be under the heat lamp with his mouth open. If I go near him he closes it.does any one know what thay means.? He just moved from there n he has it closed now ,by the way temp is 78F.
Thank u for ur time.

could be an RI but the temps are too low for him. he needs about 85 as a male and becuz he's older. please fill out the how to ask for help and i'll see if i can help further.

 

[ibdragons]

open mouth

Veiled chameleon,7 months old ,
Feed it crickets ,usual daily calcium w/ o d3, wd3 twice
a month,reptivite twice a month,temp by the basking bulb is 86F,when I said 78 it was a thermometer in the center of the cage,he lives in a 18x18x36,mist him twice a day n I do have a waterfall Wich I clean out weekly but after looking in these forums I'm gonna get rid of it,I also feed it strawberries,sweetpeppers,n Apples,just started that a week ago.I call him Gordo cuz he looks fat compared to others,is there such s thing as over weight cham? Anyways I hope this is enough info

 

[ibdragons]

open mouth

What is RI?

 

[whereswaldo]

honestly sounds like maybe temp is to high? it looks right but couldyour thermometer be off?? or maybe dehydration?? what colors the poop? got white?? or yellow tint? maybe a nice shower could help.

 

[Elizadolots]

RI is "respiratory infection"...

are you hearing any noise? Are you seeing any mucus?

I tend to agree with where's waldo that the temp is too high. They gape to cool down. How are you measuring the temperature at the basking spot?

 

[ibdragons]

open mouth

I use a 60 watt basking for him,he has separate uvb,come to think of it the perch is 4 inches from the bulb,I have a temp gauge in the center of the cage, but when I checked awhile back it was high 80s ,what is the shower for? M the poop is white,

 

[ibdragons]

open mouth

No wheezing or mucus

 

[ibdragons]

open mouth

Sorry I'm new to this forum ,the gauge in the center of the cage is 78 ,when I checked by the perch it was high 80s

 

[okiroo]

Sorry I'm new to this forum ,the gauge in the center of the cage is 78 ,when I checked by the perch it was high 80s

lower his basking temp to 82ish and see if it stops. make shure he has a good temp range. mist a little more often. if you hear him weez than you'll need to turn up the heat in order to bake out the RI; however, i would go to a vet (if you hear a weez or turning down the temps doesnt help) to be 100% shure of the action you need to take.


for now lower his temps. if the gapeing stops he was hot.

 

[okiroo]

Veiled chameleon,7 months old ,
Feed it crickets ,usual daily calcium w/ o d3, wd3 twice
a month,reptivite twice a month,temp by the basking bulb is 86F,when I said 78 it was a thermometer in the center of the cage,he lives in a 18x18x36,mist him twice a day n I do have a waterfall Wich I clean out weekly but after looking in these forums I'm gonna get rid of it,I also feed it strawberries,sweetpeppers,n Apples,just started that a week ago.I call him Gordo cuz he looks fat compared to others,is there such s thing as over weight cham? Anyways I hope this is enough info

you will need a bigger cage (28x28x48) when he gets older. is this cage all screen or glass aswell?