gaping mouth open

[Spikeleebd]

for some reason i always catch my beardie with his mouth gaping open i have a zoo med mercury bulb and two compact fluorescent uv bulbs his temp on the warm side reads 100-110 and the cool side is 80-85 but for some reason he always has his mouth open could my prob be off could it be hotter in his enclosure than the probes are reading.

 

[Dutchess owner]

from what i understand and read, they usually do that to cool down. somewhat like a dog when it pants.

 

[Josh]

See if you can shoot for a bit lower temps on the cool side. What are your nighttime temps like?

 

[P]

How old is your beardie again?

 

[Jp]

When they hold their mouths open they are regulating their body temp. What size is the enclosure you are housing your dragon in? If you are using a ZooMed MVB you shouldn't need the 2 compact UVBs.

 

[Spikeleebd]

i have 55 gallon tank im going to be moving him into a custom enclosure in a couple months and my night temp drop to about 75

 

[drgnfly2265]

Gaping is normal and lets them regulate the heat, like Jp said, lol