After much research and great success with other reptiles i recently purchased a veiled chameleon. is it normal for veiled to bask with their mouths open??
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Basking with mouth open??
savannahblue
Apr 13, 2008 10:50 AM
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kuitsuku
Apr 13, 2008 01:49 PM
My veiled does that sometimes. I usually mist her cage if I catch her doing it, just in case. =}
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Carlton
Apr 14, 2008 03:09 PM
Yes, this is pretty normal. As the cham starts to get a bit too warm they will gape to cool themselves. Then they usually move out of the heat once they've thoroughly warmed up. As long as the cham isn't sitting gaping when NOT basking, crouching dark colored hunched under the heat spot all day, or showing a lot of sticky saliva in its mouth, its fine.
