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Carlton
at Wed Oct 6 15:56:45 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carlton ]
Sometimes chams can injure their tongue from over extending it or hitting the tip on a hard surface, but most often it's not that. Check to see if he can retract his tongue normally. If it is really injured he won't be able to. If he'll gape for you check the tongue for cuts, bites (yes, sometimes they do bite their own tongue), infections, or odd swelling. A tip...if you use houseflies to get him to hunt be aware that loose flies tend to stay at the cage top where it is warmer. Gapes here should be taped over. Should save on escapes.
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