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    Breathing - Clicking/popping sound

    Thank you all for your responses, it's very helpful! I'll raise the temperatures, and try to keep the humidity higher, too. UVB lamp is 10% T5 (it's 80cm long tube, covering about 2/3 of his enclosure). For the heat I'm using halogen flood bulb for the daytime basking, and Deep Heat Projector...
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    Breathing - Clicking/popping sound

    Hi! I'm new to owning a tortoise, so maybe I'm overreacting... But is clicking/popping breathing always a (early) sign of RI? I have a 1 y-o Hermann's tortoise. He's active, eats, drinks and poops normally & has clear eyes/nose/mouth (no discharge etc, which I've read is a clear sign of RI)...
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