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Mouth gaping while eating. Is that ok?
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[QUOTE="ChileanTaco, post: 2042475, member: 118921"] If i understand this correctly, she was gaping under the basking lamp after having eaten? This is totally normal, as with gasping they adjust their body temperature - e.g. to heat up more quickly under the lamp -, and they need a higher temperature for digesting their food. Or during eating? If this is not happening very often, I would not worry. I bet it also happens for them, just like for us humans, that sometimes some food gets stuck at the side of their mouth. We just have learnt that opening the mouth for getting it off is not socially appropriate, and fumble it out with our tongue while keeping the mouth closed. Maybe you could try, in case you think that's an issue, with a bit smaller food items, but usually they chew their food well. [/QUOTE]
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