exhaling with open mouth?

[spencer118]

today i took june out because she looked bored and i layed down with her and she started breathing a little bit heavy and exhaling with an open mouth. she doesn't do it in her tank or at all, she isnt wheezing or coughing and shes very active and eats fine, she poops either everyday or every other day. the earliest i can go to the vet with her is in 3 weeks(bills coming up). humidity is around 40-50, basking temps 33-40 c, cool side 26-29, i use a reptisun 10.0 tube uvb. she has some stringy saliva but i always thought that it was from her food. she eats butternut squash, spaghetti squash, bell pepper, and some other stuff she gets occasionally. i hope it isnt as serious as a ri because she seems fine and normal.

 

[xp29]

The stringy saliva is a sign of dehydration. Just soaking them in a bath over leaving a water dish won't keep them hydrated. Use a syringe or an eye dropper and drop a drop on her snout and see if she will drink, if she won't you can add a little none citrus fruit punch to give it flavor. Be sure to clean her beard with a wet paper towel if you add fruit punch (you don't want to give bacteria a chance to get started). Also don't force the water in, and don't drop it in her mouth if she is gaping it could cause her to aspirate.

 

[spencer118]

The stringy saliva is a sign of dehydration. Just soaking them in a bath over leaving a water dish won't keep them hydrated. Use a syringe or an eye dropper and drop a drop on her snout and see if she will drink, if she won't you can add a little none citrus fruit punch to give it flavor. Be sure to clean her beard with a wet paper towel if you add fruit punch (you don't want to give bacteria a chance to get started). Also don't force the water in, and don't drop it in her mouth if she is gaping it could cause her to aspirate.

i havent heard of the falvoring thing, i will try tomorrow right now she is chilling under the basking light lol

 

[ohmybandit]

From my experience with my girl bandit, heavy exhales with stringy saliva was an RI. Please monitor closey. They don’t cough or wheeze really but can labor in breathing. I would make a doc appointment in your shoes because RIs get bad and fast. Gaping on the cool side is another big sign.

 

[spencer118]

From my experience with my girl bandit, heavy exhales with stringy saliva was an RI. Please monitor closey. They don’t cough or wheeze really but can labor in breathing. I would make a doc appointment in your shoes because RIs get bad and fast. Gaping on the cool side is another big sign.

i will watch her closely, today she seemed fine. i hope it doesnt get bad by the time i get a vet appointment for her.

 

[AHBD]

Stringy saliva can be just normal unless it's constant. If you do ever add any juice to the water use only pure juice but not citrus, use a little 100 % grape.

 

[fcooper]

i will watch her closely, today she seemed fine. i hope it doesnt get bad by the time i get a vet appointment for her.

This behavior is called gaping. They do it to regulate their body temperature, and it's a good sign because it means that your basking spot is letting them reach their optimum basking temperature.

If it was too hot for them there, they'd move away for a bit to cool down.