Veiled Gaping At 85F?

[ChameleonFan1989]

Today I got rid of my horrible wood vivarium my 4 month veiled chameleon was being kept it. I got rid as it was warping with spraying 3 times a day and got him a 2 foot by 2 foot and 3 foot mesh screen by zoomed. (Will get a bigger one when he gets older)

Anyway in his old cage his heat was always 85F and this never changed. Today when I put him in his new cage he started gaping at 85F wondered why he didn't gape before at 85F but is in a mesh cage??

I turned it down to 76F and has stopped, is 76F enough for a veiled? My panther is in a screen cage and at 85F and doesn't gape. Both chams basking light is on the mesh.

 

[laurie]

It may not be the temp feeling the same to him in a different kind of cage. For what ever reason he may just have felt hot. That sounds like a proper temp so would think he will settle down. Is your cage set up to have it warmer at the top and cooler in the lower part of the cage if he wants to escape the heat? They should always be able to get to cooler temps as that is how they regulaute their body temps.

 

[ChameleonFan1989]

It may not be the temp feeling the same to him in a different kind of cage. For what ever reason he may just have felt hot. That sounds like a proper temp so would think he will settle down. Is your cage set up to have it warmer at the top and cooler in the lower part of the cage if he wants to escape the heat? They should always be able to get to cooler temps as that is how they regulaute their body temps.

Yeah he has plenty of room to escape the heat. Sometimes it frustrates me that when he's hot he continues to sit under the bulb

 

[laurie]

He may just not have the therm regulation figured out yet. You may have to assist until he gets the hang of it. He may realize that if you move him down it is cooler and start going down by himself. Chams do like to stress us, must be their favorite game.