wistiling turtle noise.

My red-footed tourtise is wisteling theow her noise every time she breaths. Is this ok?

 

Is there any fluid around her nose, mouth, or eyes?

 

Whistling can be a sign of a respiratory infection. Especially if it's every time she inhales. How long has she been doing this?

 

Mine only makes a hissing sound when he pulls into his shell. Not during normal breathing.

 

she has ben doing it for about eight months. there is no fluid a aroun her eyes mouth or nose.

 

Any kind of consistent whistling or wheezing isn't normal. Can you describe your enclosure and temps/humidity? It may help find the problem if it is environmental.

 

the temp is normaly around 80 degrees F. and the humidity is about 40%.

 

The basking area should be around 90 deg F, so you might want to crank the heat up some. Sometimes too cool temps can cause respiratory problems in reptiles besides the obvious infections. Just make sure there is a hide box for him to get away from the heat.

 

I would take her to the vet for a check up.

 

you need a humidity of 70% for redfoots there nasal passages become dry in low humid enviroments causeing whistling noses as they breath they also require a water dish large enough to wallow in

 

Any update?

 

I boosted the temp. and humidity and the wistiling has stoped! Thanks for all your help!