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Here is a better pic of her mouth. I think its fully closed, but it almost looks like she's missing a few scales on her upper lip? What do you think? Her vet appointment isn't til next Friday.

I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for the tips.

Thank you! Would the (empty) substrate tray for the Repti-Breeze enclosure suffice, or do you think we would need a drip tray under that? I just made her an appointment for reptile vet that is 30 minutes from us, so I guess I should consider us lucky. :)

I'm also worried about having to drive very far for a specialized vet. It's looking as though the nearest one to us is 30-45 minutes away. I don't love the idea of her being stressed out in a carrying crate/car for that amount of time. Am I overthinking it? Or should I try to find someone closer...

Our local reptile shop recommended clay balls at the bottom of the enclosure to absorb any excess moisture. What are your thoughts on those? I actually have Flukers vines on the way to replace the moss ones, along with the stuff for her lay bin (12' pot with 50/50 sand/soil). That should all...

I'll also try to get some better pics of her mouth tonight. I've started to look for a specialized reptile vet, but they seem pretty scarce near me :-(

You can't really see her heat lamp in that pic, but its immediately in front of the light bar. I'd estimate her length at somewhere between 6 and 7 inches including her tail.

Not the greatest picture of her enclosure, but the only one I have on my phone atm. I can take more tonight when I get home.

I haven't seen any of the other symptoms you describe, but I've been feeding her large (gut loaded) crickets so maybe we should switch to small until she's a bit bigger.

That's good to know about the head tilting though, I'll be sure to keep an eye on it.

No, we got her from PetSmart. Which I know is not a great choice, but my kid fell in love with this specific chameleon and visited her for weeks before we got her. ❤️

Around 80 in her basking spot, 70s range through most of her enclosure with a drop into the 60s at night. I've never seen her with her mouth open other than a few times when she opened and closed it quickly when she appeared upset.

Or when I drop a cricket and she's eyeing the bottom of her enclosure.

Seems like she does it immediately after eating and if I've been looking at her long. I assume she's annoyed with me when she does it.

Some more pics. Shes not as yellow as these might suggest, the lighting seems to throw off the color on my phone. We've had her since just before Christmas. Spent two months researching chameleon husbandry with my 9 year old before we took the plunge.

Curious to know whether Tiptoe is a male or a female. 6-7 month old vieled, we have had him/her for about 2 werks. I keep going back and forth on their gender. I want to be prepared with an egg bin if they are a "she".