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It is called gape- ing they do it to cool themselves >>>>


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Posted by sbshortie on April 22, 2003 at 17:23:09:

In Reply to: It is called gape- ing they do it to cool themselves >>>> posted by eve on April 22, 2003 at 16:39:16:

::My little babies sit on their log sometimes and just open their mouths....not too wide or anything...but it's weird....do they do it because they are hungry?
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:Kind of like a dog panting, Normal, as long as they can get out of the heat if they want to also. Mine will sit and bask under the light and gape, (hang their mouth open for abit then return to normal) :0) Eve

good to know...thanks :)



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