MistakenMexican
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Hi All,
I thought I'd seek some community advice. First of all, I have an emergency vet appointment regarding this issue, so please don't worry on my behalf. I'd rather be safe than sorry based on the potential severity of the issue. But I'd also like to hear what people think on the matter.
On Saturday, our 11 month old Russian Tortoise (Ferrari) had a runny nose. We straight away re-evaluated his table conditions, called the vet and replaced his substrate. The vet said to observe him on Sunday and bring him on Monday if it persists. By Sunday morning he had no runny nose or breathing noises. The vet told us not to worry and keep an eye on him over the week. On Saturday night, we did a few corrective actions: We moved his table to a dryer and warmer part of the house. We replaced his substrate with brand new coir (after cleaning the table). We cleaned Ferrari in a warm bath. We upped the ambient temperature from 20c to 21c.
He's been eating, drinking, pooping and peeing normally. His behaviour hasn't changed. He sleeps most of the day, and tends to charge around in hour bursts between 7am and 3pm. He's active for between 2 and 4 hours a day if you factor in the midday naps. I can't be more precise than that because I can't watch him all day long.
We use organic Coco Coir. The cool side of his table is set to 21-23C and the warm side of his table is set to 32-36C. I appreciate 32C maybe too low - but this is a bottom end of the control we can achieve. I have smart home sensors regulating the temperatures, so it's fairly consistent but not 100% precision. Humidity is kept between 60-80%, I can't control it any better than that as we don't have AC.
Until last month, we only fed him what we grew from seed. However, recently we've been getting him plantain and other safe weeds from the local recreation ground.
He's been absolutely fine since Sunday. However, today, within an hour, he developed a runny nose and a squeak.
What do people think is causing this runny nose and squeak? If it's anything we can control, I'll do my best to rectify it
I thought I'd seek some community advice. First of all, I have an emergency vet appointment regarding this issue, so please don't worry on my behalf. I'd rather be safe than sorry based on the potential severity of the issue. But I'd also like to hear what people think on the matter.
On Saturday, our 11 month old Russian Tortoise (Ferrari) had a runny nose. We straight away re-evaluated his table conditions, called the vet and replaced his substrate. The vet said to observe him on Sunday and bring him on Monday if it persists. By Sunday morning he had no runny nose or breathing noises. The vet told us not to worry and keep an eye on him over the week. On Saturday night, we did a few corrective actions: We moved his table to a dryer and warmer part of the house. We replaced his substrate with brand new coir (after cleaning the table). We cleaned Ferrari in a warm bath. We upped the ambient temperature from 20c to 21c.
He's been eating, drinking, pooping and peeing normally. His behaviour hasn't changed. He sleeps most of the day, and tends to charge around in hour bursts between 7am and 3pm. He's active for between 2 and 4 hours a day if you factor in the midday naps. I can't be more precise than that because I can't watch him all day long.
We use organic Coco Coir. The cool side of his table is set to 21-23C and the warm side of his table is set to 32-36C. I appreciate 32C maybe too low - but this is a bottom end of the control we can achieve. I have smart home sensors regulating the temperatures, so it's fairly consistent but not 100% precision. Humidity is kept between 60-80%, I can't control it any better than that as we don't have AC.
Until last month, we only fed him what we grew from seed. However, recently we've been getting him plantain and other safe weeds from the local recreation ground.
He's been absolutely fine since Sunday. However, today, within an hour, he developed a runny nose and a squeak.
What do people think is causing this runny nose and squeak? If it's anything we can control, I'll do my best to rectify it
