Hi. I just got a ball these pass saturday and I have noticed that when I have her out of her cage she holds her head in the air and opens her mouth here and there..not alot but if I hold her for abt 5mins she opens it about 5 times..mostly she does it when she out the cage..i asked the owner before me how long has she been doin it and he said she hasnt ..i feed her yesterday and she ate just fine...she doesn't have anything wrong wit her mouth so I don't think it's mouth rot. No mites/ticks..weights good..temp is good since I have had her...she is about 33" long and is 2 years old...she does have eye caps still on her and alil of some old skin still on her so I'm gonna guess doesn't shedd good..i can kinda hear her breathe or some kind of noise when her mouth is open..a noise sometimes tho,and always holds her head up openin mouth...