gaping

[jayc]

When my dragon is at the hot side of his tank, he gapes for minutes at a time. He'll close his mouth and then gape for another couple minutes...and so on. I put the probe to the ground where he lays and its usually around 100-105. He doesnt seem to mind it..he knows where the cool side of the tank is. Any ideas?

 

[Youkai]

Gaping is just one of the ways they thermoregulate. He's probably a little warm and he's "letting out some heat"...
It's not anything to worry about unless you find that you can hear some "clicking" when he breathes (which could indicate a resp. infection)
My beardie will gape for a few minutes and either stop or if she's too warm she'll move out of the direct path of her MVB. :mrgreen:


Hope that helps.

 

[dantethelizardsmum]

Yeh, my Dante does that aswell. He usually sits on his hot log for a bit, and then he starts opening his mouth, at first i thought he was threatening me, but then i realised that he didn't try to attack me if i went to pick him up.
That helps a lot though,
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