Mycoplasma Symptoms Help!

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I'd like to get to it as quick as possible. So today I got a Sonoran Desert Tortoise from a friend, at my friends house he looked pretty healthy but on the car ride back to my house he started making clicking and croaking noises. I thought he was just stridulating but about 20 minutes of looking around my backyard I noticed he was sneezing and had watery eyes. But now it is way worse he has bubbles coming out of his mouth and has snot by his nostrils. I googled some stuff about it and found out he has Mycolplasma. He literally has every single symptom, the thing that is even more gut wrenching is that he came into contact with my other Sonoran Desert Tortoise, and that's when I found out that this thing isn't just a disease, it's a virus that spreads upon contact. So now I am worried about my new tortoise and my other one. Is there any way this Mycoplasma thing can be cured? If anyone has info please let me know.

More than likely it's Relocation Stress. Tortoises are territorial and get stressed when moved out of their territory. Tortoise stress exhibits the same as a respiratory infection. Make sure his new environment is as it should be and give him time to adjust.

Another thing about tortoises is that they want to be alone. Having another tortoise in his new territory is as stressful as being moved. He needs to be an only child.

The only way to diagnose mycoplasma is through a blood test and most vets don't know how to do it. Blood is sent to a lab in Florida.

Yvonne G said:

More than likely it's Relocation Stress. Tortoises are territorial and get stressed when moved out of their territory. Tortoise stress exhibits the same as a respiratory infection. Make sure his new environment is as it should be and give him time to adjust.

Another thing about tortoises is that they want to be alone. Having another tortoise in his new territory is as stressful as being moved. He needs to be an only child.

The only way to diagnose mycoplasma is through a blood test and most vets don't know how to do it. Blood is sent to a lab in Florida.

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If that is the case how long do you think it'll last?

Once he realizes he's safe and there's a steady supply of food and water the symptoms go away. It may take a couple weeks.