Father Zimbabwe
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Hi, I have a baby sulcata tortoise that suddenly started breathing though its mouth and making a little wheeze when he does it. He was fine earlier this morning, was eating like normal. Woke up from a nap a few hours later and took him out to find that his neck was kinda swollen, he was breathing from his mouth, and one of his nostrils was clogged. I tried my best to unclog it, and at one point a little bit of what i think is mucus came out the other nostril. I'm thinking it's a RI so i guess my question is how I should go about treating this. There aren't really any good reptile vets nearby and honestly i won't have the funds to take him until later this week. He's just a little guy (60 grams) so i want to do my best to help him get through this as quickly as possible. Any advise or home remedies are greatly appreciated.
For reference, i have a MVB and CHE over them with a hot side of 101-98 and a cool side of 90-86. Night temps are around 90 to 83 thanks to the CHE, he tends to stay on the warm side at night. Substrate is a mix of cypress mulch and eco earth.
For reference, i have a MVB and CHE over them with a hot side of 101-98 and a cool side of 90-86. Night temps are around 90 to 83 thanks to the CHE, he tends to stay on the warm side at night. Substrate is a mix of cypress mulch and eco earth.