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Ok...I freaked out...Went to the vet. My tortoise junior was foaming at the mouth!!!!! I've never seen this before ever!! I called the office & said I think my tort has a respiratory infection & the vet looked at him & stated the same thing & is giving me meds for my tort. She was very quick to examine him & stated she believed that it was a respiratory infection due to his head movement! What if it's not respiratory related at all? What if it's dehydration or something else? She didn't even open my torts mouth! What if it's mulch stuck in its throat?!? But s/he has been eating and acting normal. The only thing is junior stays under the MVB way more than the other torts. With my temp gun it's reading at 95 degrees & the cooler side is 78. There is no open mouth breathing & no foaming or draining from the nasal area. Once in a while large bubbles come out from his mouth. The vet gave me baytril & meloxicam. I don't even want to administer either one of these meds at all! I'm waiting for them to call me about the fecal exam. My tortoise has not ate anything toxic, only the food I've given them. I don't ever put my torts out to roam in the house! I will be giving him daily warm soaks, he is about 8 1/2 inches. Has anyone else experienced foaming issues? I went to the vet hoping to see the good vet I usually see, but apparently he's no longer there...