Anyone else's Chameleon sleep with their tongue out a little?

[Yearby90]

Hello! I have a 6 month old panther Chameleon and he's been sleeping with the tip of his tongue out. I just had him at an exotic vet on Tuesday and the vet said he looks healthy and didn't see any problems with his tongue. Any info or help on why he does this?

 

[kinyonga]

Please post some recent photos of your chameleon.

 

[Kingkush]

I think its an injured or hyperextended spranged toungue..anyone seen this?

 

[Yearby90]

Please post some recent photos of your chameleon.

This photo was taken when I posted this thread.

 

[brownie64]

Yah that don't seem normal at all what would keep it from drying out. Mine have never displayed this behavior.

 

[Yearby90]

He's been eating and drinking fine and still uses his tongue to eat. He doesn't always have his tongue out like this.

 

[Kingkush]

it an instant opening to bacteria and incorrect moisture levels in the mouth..i dunno if this guy will make it prompt action needs to be taken here imho..prob need 24 hour care and monitoring. And all the while hes eating and drinking?

 

[Kingkush]

How often would you say he does it and how long of a time out like this?

 

[alphakenc]

I think he is trying to do "psssst" look,my cham only stick out their whole tongue out when there feeders around them

 

[Yearby90]

This was taken earlier today but like I said it's usually when he's sleeping his tongue is like that.

 

[Kingkush]

is that some puffiness under his forward chin area cant tell..like these recent pic his mouth look cracked open in the tip area is that a locked postion of the mouth or is he doing that

 

[Yearby90]

How often would you say he does it and how long of a time out like this?

Every night he sleeps it seems like. He will open his mouth and put it back in and fall asleep and it might stick out a little

 

[alphakenc]

"Psssst" its pass my bed time,please turn all your light off,thank you

 

[Yearby90]

I think he is trying to do "psssst" look,my cham only stick out their whole tongue out when there feeders around them

I'm sorry I don't follow. "Pssst"?

 

[Yearby90]

is that some puffiness under his forward chin area cant tell..like these recent pic his mouth look cracked open in the tip area is that a locked postion of the mouth or is he doing that

 

[Kingkush]

can u take a pic looking straight on the face fro the front when his tounge is in and mouth closed?

 

[alphakenc]

@ Yearby90 plz dont be sorry,its like "hey over here look at me" type of thing,so he is being cute trying to stick his tongue out tiny little bit

 

[Yearby90]

it an instant opening to bacteria and incorrect moisture levels in the mouth..i dunno if this guy will make it prompt action needs to be taken here imho..prob need 24 hour care and monitoring. And all the while hes eating and drinking?

Like I said he was just at the vet and the doc said he doesn't see any infections or anything wrong in his mouth. He eats crickets and waxworms straight from my hand and as he hunts them down around his cage. He drinks right from my spray bottle too.

 

[brownie64]

I think he has a case of MBD that could also be what is wrong with his mouth, and tongue.

 

[Kingkush]

ok but if you can id like to see how the mouth closes in the front like a close up of the front of the mouth if you can