strange behavior - can anyone help?

[Lovestospooge]

Ok

I hava 3 month old Veiled chameleon, its a she and what shes been doing lately is opening her month and keeping it open for a short time.she dose that on and off, sometimes it looks like shes yawning. well what I saw today was when after she ate, it looked like she had the hiccups and again opening her month. another thing is that rarely she'll look likes shes blinking.

is any of this bad? And if anyone has the time, I can send you pictures of the whole cage how its set up inside and out

 

[Justin Carl]

What you are explaining sounds normal.
Chamelons will yawn.
She isnt keeping her eyes closed during the day is she?



Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?
Fill this out the best you can.
What you are explaining sounds like normal behavior.
She isnt keeping her eyes closed is she?
Chameleons do yawn.


Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

Pictures can really help as well.

 

[Lovestospooge]

cage-16x16x20 lighting-75 watt and a uvb blub. temp 79-85, at night mid 50s. Humidity around 75, i mist the cage with luke warm water. yes live plants, its a weird name its called "dumb cane" the cage is in my room right next to my computer.

she dosent keep her eyes closed during the day

 

[rcmike]

If this is what I think your plant is I'd get it out of there. It is toxic. It causes burning in the mouth in humans so if she ate some that could cause the yawning. Also causes eye problems so that may explain the blinking.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002866.htm

 

[Lovestospooge]

crap, can i send you a picture of it? and what kind of plant can i use?

 

[kinyonga]

This one?
http://houseplants-care.blogspot.com/2006/08/dieffenbachia-dumb-cane-plant-care.html

You can use pothos, hibiscus...many people use ficus too.

(BTW...do you know that they can lay eggs without having been mated and you need to provide a place for her to dig? She shouldn't be old enough for this yet though.)

 

[Lovestospooge]

thank you, im going the store to buy one of these plants!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Glad you are changing that plant!

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

-Brad

 

[chamlover]

Also be careful when you put a new plant in there. Veileds eat plants, i always have to change them cause they eat the leaves. Make sure where you purchased it they didn't use pesticides or miracle gro or stuff like that. I take a new plant out of the container, wash ALL the soil off, wash the pot with hot,hot, hot water, and then replant with organic soil. Sounds like alot of work, but it really isn't and it's worth it in the end for the safety of your buddy. I've got another 3 plants i'm doing today.

Debby

 

[royden]

Gaping is also a common way of thermo regulating. Chams open their mouths to let heat release from their body.

A yawn should look exactly like a yawn. When my veiled yawns, he shudders and stretches at the end just like I do when I yawn. But when he's a little overheated he'll hang his mouth open to reduce his temperature. I'd check basking temps.

 

[bucky]

Ive seen mine do this,only once though,it was in his basking spot,but all the other times he doesnt seem to have a problem with it.