Bubbles from nose during urating?

[BH-Tortoise]

Hello forum.

I had my Greek spur thigh tortoise Eddie out on my bed today. He decided to get rid of his urates, however as he was pushing them out bubbles were coming from his nose :/ Is this normal?

Thanks,
Ben.

 

[BH-Tortoise]

Anybody?

 

[Isa]

Hmm IMO I would say that there are not link between urinating and what is comming out from the nose. Was he in his water dish when he did that?
When you say "out of your bed" did you mean that that tortoise slept in your bed?

 

[BH-Tortoise]

I mean I took him out of the tortoise table and had him walking around on the bed He didn't sleep in there. He wasn't in water when he did it, it kinda looked like as he was doing his business, giving a little push to get things going he also blew bubbles out of his nose.

 

[GBtortoises]

I agree with Isa, the two actions are not connected. As long as your tortoise is not having a problem expelling urates and other wastes there should be no concern on that end. Bubbles or foaming coming from the other end (mouth or nostrils) can be a sign of a respiratory problem. You may want to watch the tortoises actions very closely to see if it is producing bubbles on a regular basis, if it appears to be having difficulty breathing and/or if it is extending it's neck and opening it's mouth wide in an attempt to breath.

 

[Isa]

Ah ok you got me scared for 2 sec lol. Is it the first time you see the bubbles? What are the temps in the enclosure?

 

[BH-Tortoise]

He does move his legs and head forwards when he is frightened or hot, I haveh ad my doubts on a respiratory problem for a while :/ I might take him to the guy who bred him just to get him checked over sometime soon. Is there anything I can do to help him before I get a chance to go and get him checked up?

 

[Fernando]

make sure his temps are good and warm in his enclosure. Try not to handle him too much.

 

[Laura]

make sure he is well hydrated, it shouldnt be so hard to express urine/urates.