Bossyadie
New Member
Hey, this is my first thread on this forums but just wanted some help from some fellow tortoise owners and carers!
My tortoise who I have had for 14 years (Russian tortoise) called Patrick has been having a few issues with his nose recently.
First noticed a issues when I was watching him have some water randomly and seen afterwards he was making a weird noise from his nose and when I had a full look I noticed it was clogged with some food I should expect and also some skin was covering the other side and it was making it difficult for him to breath while having soaks and or drinking water from what I have noticed.
He is eating completely fine no issues at all with that from what I have seen and also drinking. No issues with any dodgey discharge I have seen while not having any soaks and or drinking any water and no weird sounds at all outside of it.
We have used a cotton bud to very gently just brush/wipe over the nose to try and unclog his nose and it seemed to have worked and I had a clear view down both nostrils but this is a issue that is continuing to come back. Unsure what to do from here on out if it’s best seeing a vet to just check on it or fully clean them out or to keep what I am doing his his what’s inside is always turned on the heat bulb at the correct temperature with a cold and hot side with a place to hide.
He eats a lot of kale and also baby corn with tortoise wet food at the same time as another option with calcium ( the white powder) on both food with also a block of it inside of his enclosure to make sure he is getting enough.
Thank you for your help and I will be awaiting your reply’s!
My tortoise who I have had for 14 years (Russian tortoise) called Patrick has been having a few issues with his nose recently.
First noticed a issues when I was watching him have some water randomly and seen afterwards he was making a weird noise from his nose and when I had a full look I noticed it was clogged with some food I should expect and also some skin was covering the other side and it was making it difficult for him to breath while having soaks and or drinking water from what I have noticed.
He is eating completely fine no issues at all with that from what I have seen and also drinking. No issues with any dodgey discharge I have seen while not having any soaks and or drinking any water and no weird sounds at all outside of it.
We have used a cotton bud to very gently just brush/wipe over the nose to try and unclog his nose and it seemed to have worked and I had a clear view down both nostrils but this is a issue that is continuing to come back. Unsure what to do from here on out if it’s best seeing a vet to just check on it or fully clean them out or to keep what I am doing his his what’s inside is always turned on the heat bulb at the correct temperature with a cold and hot side with a place to hide.
He eats a lot of kale and also baby corn with tortoise wet food at the same time as another option with calcium ( the white powder) on both food with also a block of it inside of his enclosure to make sure he is getting enough.
Thank you for your help and I will be awaiting your reply’s!