Shortyalex16
Member
Hello everyone,
First of all, In a few days it will be Sheldon's estimated birthday. I would like to thank everyone who helped me when we found Sheldon in our garden two years ago as a hatchling. I remember not knowing a single thing about tortoises and thinking Sheldon was a desert tortoise lol. Since then I have learned so much about how to care for him, mainly from this forum.
Now, for the past few weeks, sheldon has been making this whistling noise through his nose. It's more noticeable during his soaks, which I upped to around 30 mins every day along with 20 mins of nebulized F10 4ml/1liter water ratio in a separate container daily. It sounds more like a "wet" noise during his soaks and more dry when he is not being soaked. He is still eating like a champ, though, and being very active. I have looked up his nostrils and haven't seen anything that could be causing him to make this noise. This leads me to believe that he may have a respiratory infection. The only symptom he is having is the whistling noise. I would like to know if it is best to take him to a vet ASAP or if I should wait to see if he gets better/worse. I'll post a pic of his thermostat/hygrometer parameters and a current picture of him.
Thank you.
First of all, In a few days it will be Sheldon's estimated birthday. I would like to thank everyone who helped me when we found Sheldon in our garden two years ago as a hatchling. I remember not knowing a single thing about tortoises and thinking Sheldon was a desert tortoise lol. Since then I have learned so much about how to care for him, mainly from this forum.
Now, for the past few weeks, sheldon has been making this whistling noise through his nose. It's more noticeable during his soaks, which I upped to around 30 mins every day along with 20 mins of nebulized F10 4ml/1liter water ratio in a separate container daily. It sounds more like a "wet" noise during his soaks and more dry when he is not being soaked. He is still eating like a champ, though, and being very active. I have looked up his nostrils and haven't seen anything that could be causing him to make this noise. This leads me to believe that he may have a respiratory infection. The only symptom he is having is the whistling noise. I would like to know if it is best to take him to a vet ASAP or if I should wait to see if he gets better/worse. I'll post a pic of his thermostat/hygrometer parameters and a current picture of him.
Thank you.