My first thought was that it was to hot but the temp was fine. Why else would a cham sit there with it's mouth open just a little bit. She isn't doing it now. But sat that way for about an hour. Thanks
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Open mouth cham
nymph
Jun 05, 2006 10:56 AM
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Carlton
Jun 05, 2006 03:20 PM
The basking spot temp may be fine, but typically, as the cham sits and basks it's body temp rises over time to a point that the cham may get a bit too warm. Often, right before they decide to move out of the heat they will gape for a while. I'll bet the gaping started during the bask and the next thing your cham did was move out of the spot, right?
waspinator421
Jun 05, 2006 06:49 PM
Lucutis did the same thing when he was younger. Scared me too, cause I was all worried about it being a sign of respiratory infection. Turns out the little bugger just got warm and didn't feel like moving right away. I haven't seen him do it lately. Probably because he's much bigger now, and his body takes longer to heat up than when he was a little tyke.
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