tortilla4
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Hello wise tortoise friends! I am new to this forum and new to owning a tortoise so I worry about everything and I need your help. I have a four year old red-footed tortoise named Sally. We live in South Dakota so we are currently in the middle of winter. Because it's such a dry season here I've been doing everything I can to keep Sally's enclosure humid enough for her and I recently (about a month ago) bought a reptile fogger for her. It does a great job of keeping the humidity at the high level that she needs. My concern is that for about the past month I have been hearing a tiny whistling noise coming from Sally. She doesn't seem to be sick or acting any differently than she ever has but I have read that a nose whistle can sometimes be problematic so thats where my concern mainly comes from. It should be noted that Sally is a class pet in my classroom and she travels from home to school every weekend. The walk to the building is very short and I keep her warm with a heater inside her crate but could this be causing the whistling? Please share all the wisdom and thoughts you have on this, I want to make sure she is okay. Thank you!