Odd Cham Behavior??

I installed a bulb that heated my baby veiled's basking area to 95 F. He would not stop gaping his mouth open. After that I installed a much more moderate bulb that kept it at about 83 F. I haven't seen him do it since :D. It must have something to do with heat.
 
It has to exactly to do with the heat, it's a way for them to cool themselves from over heating, it's good that you caught it and rectified the situation. I've had a cham that got burnt pretty bad because of that!
 
Thanks @brownie64 for the shower curtain trick. His humidity is around 50-60% now and drops to about 40% at night when I'm not misting. I've cut the mistings back to every 2 hours now to see how it holds and may cut back more. Is it safe to leave the curtain up all the time? I have it around the sides and back of his cage with the front clear.
 
Mariekey29 said:
Thanks @brownie64 for the shower curtain trick. His humidity is around 50-60% now and drops to about 40% at night when I'm not misting. I've cut the mistings back to every 2 hours now to see how it holds and may cut back more. Is it safe to leave the curtain up all the time? I have it around the sides and back of his cage with the front clear.
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Yes it's fine to leave it up your cham will get plenty of fresh air from the remaining screen openings.
 
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