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    Sulcata Cough

    To me, it sounds more like a cough than a wheeze. She does open her mouth when it happens.
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    Sulcata Cough

    I will try to make a video as soon as she coughs again. She does not cough constantly, but will make the noise in spurts. She does not make the noise while in her enclosure or sleeping, but besides that I haven't noticed any other patterns.
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    Sulcata Cough

    Hello everyone, I have a 5 year old Sulcata Tortoise which has recently started to make a cough-like sound pretty regularly. I took her to the vet two weeks ago and they found nothing wrong with her. She is active, eating normally and does not have a runny/bubbly nose. I have noticed she make...
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    New box turtle with damaged shell

    Oh wow, she is going to be a big boxie! Thank you for the information.
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    New box turtle with damaged shell

    My others are three-toeds as well :)
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    New box turtle with damaged shell

    Thanks for the information, Yvonne! Cookie Monster is a three-toed box turtle. Her plastron does not cave in, and she has a small tail with a vent close to her shell, but she is also kind of colorful with red/brown eyes and has more "manly" hind legs, so I am not really sure whether she...
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    New box turtle with damaged shell

    Hello Everyone, I just adopted this lovely box turtle named Cookie Monster. The lady who gave her to me explained that her previous owners were keeping her in a 10 gallon tank and fed her peanut butter cookies. I am concerned about the condition of her carapace, as it looks like the...
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    Moving with reptiles

    Thanks for the advice! I will definitely post more pictures of the baby soon!
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    Moving with reptiles

    Hello Everyone! Thank you all for the advice. I am sorry I took so long to reply, but I just figured out how to view my old posts. The 13 hr. drive became more of a 18 hr drive, but luckily all of the animals did very well. I loved the idea of using hot hands to keep them warm - I ended...
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    Moving with reptiles

    Thanks for the help! I am from the Metro Detroit area
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    Moving with reptiles

    Hello! My name is Tara and I am from Michigan. I have a male and female three-toed box turtle who's egg just started hatching yesterday. I decided to join Tortoise Forum because I am sure I will have many questions on raising a hatchling. I also have a 5 year old Sulcata tortoise, a river...
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