has had his mouth open for a long time

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brock2001

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so i have been here on my computer for the last 15 20 minutes and darwin started to open his mouth a little bit then closed then he did it again and i snapped a picture, now he has had his mouth open for like 5 10 mintutes i have never seen this display before it's kind of worrying me. I'm not reaching for him so it's not his usual back off sign, so what could it be?
 

peera

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What are his temps? Dragons usually gape to regulate their temps. It's nothing to worry about, although if he's doing it a lot (all day long) and/or tilting his head up, it's possibly a sign of a respiritory infection. However, if you pick him up and listen to him breathe and don't hear any popping/crackling sounds, it's probably not an RI.
 

brock2001

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his basking temps are like 105 and cold side is 75...so it shouldn't be temperature problems and i can't hear a respiratory problem. He isn't gapping anymore though it stopped like five minutes after i made this post. Just a little wierdo
 
Just like it has been said, every once and a while is okay. As long as it isn't..... yah someone already said it. Lol, no need to repeat
what has already been said.
 
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