Signs of respiratory infections??

[NyKo]

Hello!! Thanks again for all the tips amd support. Today we are alittle concern about Sage. Is this any signs to be concern?

 

[GrannyK]

Is she irritated/mad with/at something? Has anything changed in the room she sees? What is her basking temp and humidity? I would remove that moss due to risk of ingestion and blockage. It could be stress, heat or it could be a sign of RI. Depends

 

[ehdee6]

My chams also do this, if it's too hot.

How hot is the basking area? How are you measuring your heat/hydro? One like this is most recommended.

If it were an RI, they'd most often tip their head back/upward, and you might hear a wheezing sound.

Also, if it's too hot they'll burn themselves. They don't know when to move away from the heat, and might get burned. That's why it's on YOU to make sure the temperature/humidity is perfect.

 

[Lucas00-]

Is she irritated/mad with/at something? Has anything changed in the room she sees? What is her basking temp and humidity? I would remove that moss due to risk of ingestion and blockage. It could be stress, heat or it could be a sign of RI. Depends

I had a scare a month or so ago. My guy was gaping on and off for a few days and it freaked me out. Never heard any wheezing or popping sounds though. A few days later on my weekend I sat and watched him on and off for half the day and realized when his ambient temps started to rise he started to gape. I turned off his heat lamp and he stopped completely. I narrowed it down to the heat lamp and the temps around his basking branch being too warm after the lights were on for a while. I invested into a pc fan that helps promote better air circulation inside of his enclosure. And I also set the heat lamp on a timer to turn off once his ambient temps got to the low 70s. The temp in my house goes up thru the day so it ended up helping a lot. Not sure if this might be your situation but I wanted to drop my own experience with my scare.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Your female Chamaeleo calypatratus looks as though she wants to be left alone.

She could be heat stressing. However I do not think so because she seems to be away from the basking light.

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Jeremy A. Rich