Yawning tortoise??

Hi i have a ten year old tortoise which has recently come out of hibernation. I have noticed that when he is picked up and put outside first thing he yawns/opens his mouth. Seems ok otherwise is eating and moving around ok, my others all seem ok. Is this normal??
thanks

What kind of tortoise do you have? Seems normal to me!

And where in the country are you?

Hello and welcome.

Arizona Sulcata said:

What kind of tortoise do you have? Seems normal to me!

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Hi
he is a spurthighed tortoise
i am from portsmouth uk

thanks for your replies

My rf does that all the time! I posted a picture a little while ago of him actually, I think it's hilarious, and as far as I know it's a normal thing to do.

Normal

thanks for all your replies i was just concerned as none of my others have done this

When I went to feed mine this morning, one of them greeted me with a huge yawn, looked at me for a second and then came over to eat. I've seen them yawn a lot, so it must be normal. I'd like to get a video of it sometime.

make sure it is eating and gets a good drink. are the nostrils clear? sometimes what looks like yawning, can be trouble breathing..