sneezing or light small puffs a air

[Inky]

• Your Chameleon - She is a 3-4 month veiled . ive had her for about a month Handling - once a week sometimes none
• Feeding - i feed 10 small crickets a day 3 of those crickets are dusted heavily
• Supplements -repticalcium with D3 every 15th of the month and exoterra calcium every feeding
• Watering - 3 5 min mists every day one in the morning , afternoon and a couple of hours before bed
• Fecal Description -droppings are fairly large brown with white/small orange tip. never been tested
• History - i had just lost her for about 2 - 3 days . she seemed smaller but continued to drink eat in front of me normally .

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - screen dragon strand medium sized altrium.
• Lighting - day light bulb for basking , and a
  Zilla Slimline Tropical 25 UVB T8 Fluorescent Fixture
• Temperature - basking spot is around 80 - 82 degrees, the coolest part of the cage drops to 70 at the very bottom.
• Humidity - when not misted its around 40 percent , when i mist it goes up to 70 - 100 for a hour or two
• Plants - not yet, planning to get pothos real soon
• Placement - on top of a stand
• Location - northen california

Current Problem - my chameleon continusly sneezes . usally when i get close to her. i know this could be a self defence thing but she always does it and im not sure they do it all the time . she was recently lost for a couple of days and i was worried that her poor conditions without my care caused a respirtory issue . what could this sneezing be about ? thanks !!!!

 

[Andee]

Does she show any other signs of respitory disease? Any popping when opening her mouth? Breathing through her mouth a lot? Resting with her head pointed up for no reason? Excessive mucus that isn't a normal texture or color?

Edit: her basking temps may be a touch too cool? Bump it up 2-3 degrees. It might help a lot with fighting off any possible illness in the long run. Females do need lower temps but I usually never go below 84-85 for them.

 

[Chameleon Crazy Chick]

My cham, Nik, shows no signs RI but makes a little cough sound whenever I start to bother him. There was a thread about this a few days ago, we came to the conclusion that chameleons have different ways of showing you that they need space. Nik makes a cough sound, like he's saying, "Um..... Hate to break it to ya, but BACK OFF."

Also, something just occurred to me. After eating, Nik points his head up and stays there for a while before exploring again. I assumed he was just basking a little, but @Andee's post now worries me. Is that normal?

 

[Inky]

Does she show any other signs of respitory disease? Any popping when opening her mouth? Breathing through her mouth a lot? Resting with her head pointed up for no reason? Excessive mucus that isn't a normal texture or color?

Edit: her basking temps may be a touch too cool? Bump it up 2-3 degrees. It might help a lot with fighting off any possible illness in the long run. Females do need lower temps but I usually never go below 84-85 for them.

No nothings like that at all no breathing thru the mouth or mucas .

 

[Andee]

If he's in a basking zone or has eaten a rather large amount its not something to worry about. Sometimes pointing up helps swallow if it's a large meal. My boy Ryker does huffing sounds if he doesn't approve of something.

 

[Chameleon Crazy Chick]

Oh thank god. That really scared me for a second, as I have yet to locate a reptile vet near me...