what does hissing sound like?

[ChamOh]

My chameleon bedded down early today, and I went in to clean his cage, I was touching his tail and he started making a noise I've never heard before.. it sounded like he was expelling air. I touched him again to try and elicit the same response, he turned his head to me, opened his mouth and made a sound as if he was breathing out heavily again. Is this what hissing sounds like? he has never hissed before, so i dont know what it sounds like. Or is hissing more like a real "hissss" sound?

I don't believe him to have any sort of URI because his breathing is normal otherwise...

 

[codyp]

Oh yes that sounds like hissing to me. My chameleon does the same thing. She opens her mouth and hisses if my hand gets close to her but once I get her out of the cage she is fine. Hissing is normal. I believe your chameleon is perfectly fine.

 

[draetish]

yep, perfectly normal for a startled cham

 

[Miss Lily]

They open their mouths (gape) and hiss when angry! Sometimes though they make a little short, sharp 'Pfft!' noise to let you know that they don't approve of your presence!

 

[SliK JiM]

Sounds like an angry cham to me. Sounds sort of like "Haaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh" if that makes sense!

 

[ChamOh]

ok cool--yea i just didn't know if this expelling of air, or a heavy breath sound was hissing or something else.

 

[glaceauz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GANHwFIbI

my baby veiled tries to hiss every once in a while but it just sounds like a little peep. he tries to get mad but it just makes him more cute