Sitting wonky

[Amanda1801]

OK - he's doing something else that I have no idea why!!

He's lately taken to sitting wonky on his branches, like he's lying flat....

Photo! - http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...92575220_100000150017800_661014_6171464_n.jpg

Now, the biologist in me would say that he is doing this to get his body temp up - he does only do this when he's sat under his lamp.

Is this normal basking behaviour, is his light not hot enough/branches not near enough, or is it something completely different?

Cheers!

Amanda

 

[Carlton]

Many chams will tip themselves over on one side to expose more of their surface area to the heat. Maybe in this cooler season he is trying to warm up a bit faster in the mornings.

 

[AESara]

He's just trying to to take in more heat, I think. What is the distance between the light and the basking spot?

 

[Amanda1801]

Many chams will tip themselves over on one side to expose more of their surface area to the heat. Maybe in this cooler season he is trying to warm up a bit faster in the mornings.

that would be great - if it wasnt 5pm

 

[Amanda1801]

He's just trying to to take in more heat, I think. What is the distance between the light and the basking spot?

about 5 inches from where he's sitting wonkily - he can get higher up, but the branches and leaves here aren't directly under the light - I think I need to rejig his branches a bit

 

[Gensen]

I agree...

Many chams will tip themselves over on one side to expose more of their surface area to the heat. Maybe in this cooler season he is trying to warm up a bit faster in the mornings.

I don't think you have anything to be concerned about as Carlton said this is a normal behavior displayed....

 

[kinyonga]

How's the MBD coming with him??

 

[Amanda1801]

Well he's getting plenty of calcium and has a good diet and such - going to have him x-rayed again around new year to see how its going