Pahtli23
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Hi everyone I like some advice on my baby Sulcata BBY Yolli . I got him 17 days ago from a pest store in East LA. My housemate got one too, hers seems to be a little older as it is still a baby but much bigger. I notice in the past 4 day that BBY Yolli would make squeaking noises during soaking a little bit after. I've been following all the post on here like a hawk and I've mad adjustments to the water temperature to make sure its warm enough at 85-90 degrees . My morning routine with the bby Yolli is I wake up around 7 am to give them fresh water and food, a variety of food, kale spinach, nopal and tortoise food mixed with calcium (the calcium every few days.) Yolli always eats his appetite is always healthy. But this morning he had noticeable babas ( dried snot from his nose) I could literally see them as hard crust that seem to be a dry bubble of snot. Of course I was worried and got a warm paper towel and try to delicately clean them off. I got them off but I believe the snot dried in his nose as now I cant see his nostrils. He isn't gasping for air and is pooping eating and walking around. After I cleaned his nose he did squeak once ( but maybe he was scared from me touching him and was a little freaked out? ) I work 9am to 3pm and come home around 4pm where I would take him outside to walk a little. He moves fast and eats clovers as well as explores. I then take him to bathe. Today when I bathe him he had his eyes close and would put his head underwater then come up, wipe his face with his arms, then squeak. He did bubble once even though the water was very shallow. Other moments when I would watch him he would just have his eyes close while under water. I cant tell if he enjoys it or not or is he also trying to clear his nose? A big factor I want to mention too is that he lives with the other tortoise. Ive read the threads and am taking measures to separate them as the bigger one tends to lay her body on the food sometimes preventing BBY Yolli from eating and has been acting some what territorial. Also they have a hide they both really like so I can imagine that they probably get territorial in there as well. I have a vet appointment scheduled for Monday. Humidity can defiantly be better as we have one of those large tanks with screen on top so the humidity is definitely escaping I cover it with a towel at night with the lamp set at 80 . The other baby sulcata seems fine and is not stressed at all.
Any advice?? Sorry for the long post. Im just very concern this little guy means the world to me.
Any advice?? Sorry for the long post. Im just very concern this little guy means the world to me.