Long story short I adopted a Sulcata Tortoise this morning. He’s over 100 pounds and estimated to be 20 years old. He was kept underneath a work bench in someone’s garage on the cold concrete for two years before being surrendered to a reptile rescue near me. I brought him home this morning and he’s been great so far. He’s in a 36x16 ft outdoor pen while I’m away and gets to roam the yard while I’m outside supervising him. Anyway he recently started making strange noises in the last hour. These noises are quite frequent (like every 5 minutes or so). This is my first sulcata (but not my first tortoise) and want to make sure he’s ok. Here’s a video of the sound he’s making
if anyone knows why he’s making this sound please let me know. I fear it’s a respiratory infection. By the way his name is Rodney. Thanks in advance!