Mandy Armesto
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Hi there! My Russian tortoise just had snot bubbles. This is the first time I've seen her with this. She's been more active, eating more, and awake more. I think she's fine but I'm a new RT mom and wanted to check. Thanks all!
Hi everyone! My RT stretches her neck and opens her mouth a lot. I thought she was choking but she's been doing it for about 2 weeks straight. I don't know if it's a quirky thing she does or if something is wrong. She also makes little noises, almost like she's talking. Anyone else experience this?
I found this in another thread
The two together suggest Respiratory Infection.
The first advice is to get your tortoise to a vet experienced with tortoises as your tort is quite likely to be needing antibiotics. A general vet could do more harm than good - be careful to ask specifically if the vet has experience with tortoises.
Next you need to fix the cause. This is usually a problem with the enclosure and temperatures.
Photos of the enclosure and lighting will help us to help you. We also need to know the four important temperatures: warm side, cool side, directly under the basking lamp and overnight minimum.
I recommend you read the TFO care guides if you haven't already
They're written by species experts working hard to correct the outdated information widely available on the internet and from pet stores and, sadly, from some breeders and vets too.
Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
Russian Tortoise Care
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
Hi everyone! My RT stretches her neck and opens her mouth a lot. I thought she was choking but she's been doing it for about 2 weeks straight. I don't know if it's a quirky thing she does or if something is wrong. She also makes little noises, almost like she's talking. Anyone else experience this?
Hi everyone! My RT stretches her neck and opens her mouth a lot. I thought she was choking but she's been doing it for about 2 weeks straight. I don't know if it's a quirky thing she does or if something is wrong. She also makes little noises, almost like she's talking. Anyone else experience this?
I found this in another thread
Hi there! My Russian tortoise just had snot bubbles. This is the first time I've seen her with this. She's been more active, eating more, and awake more. I think she's fine but I'm a new RT mom and wanted to check. Thanks all!
The two together suggest Respiratory Infection.
The first advice is to get your tortoise to a vet experienced with tortoises as your tort is quite likely to be needing antibiotics. A general vet could do more harm than good - be careful to ask specifically if the vet has experience with tortoises.
Next you need to fix the cause. This is usually a problem with the enclosure and temperatures.
Photos of the enclosure and lighting will help us to help you. We also need to know the four important temperatures: warm side, cool side, directly under the basking lamp and overnight minimum.
I recommend you read the TFO care guides if you haven't already
They're written by species experts working hard to correct the outdated information widely available on the internet and from pet stores and, sadly, from some breeders and vets too.
Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
Russian Tortoise Care
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
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