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Anna gave me a scare

CollardGuy Dec 23, 2004 09:41 AM

She has been outside in a slightly insulated shed, in a tote filled with damp sand and a cave, with insulation wrapped around it. Well it got down to 33 degrees Farenheit the night before last. It probably didn't get quite that cold in the shed cause its sort of a greenhouse (at least in the summer) but I was scared for her so I moved her into the garage where it only gets down to the fifties or so. I checked on her after I got her into the garage and she had her mouth open? I have only seen one lizard with an open mouth like that, and it was a stepped-on Horny toad, so I was paniking and I held her for a couple minuets to see if she was okay. She opened her eyes and closed her mouth and crawled up my hand a bit like she normally does, so I think shes okay. I put her back in her tote. What does it mean when the mouth opens?
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Replies (2)

the4thmonkey Dec 23, 2004 10:46 AM

I have seen mine do this when outdoors or by an open screen, I think the organ for smell is in their tongue or mouth. Maybe she was just checking out the scents in her new surroundings.
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PHEve Dec 23, 2004 04:38 PM

strange place waking up cold not knowing what the heck had her ! Attack mouth mode, lol :0) Then she opened eyes and knew who it was ! Just my take on her !
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