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My hatchling seems to be imitating my clicks of the mouse in his aquarium near me.Is this a sign that he has a cold or do they just make clicking sounds sometimes?He looks and eats well.

If the sound occurs while the turtle is eating, it's perfectly fine. If it's while he/she is breathing, not so good! It's sometimes tough with baby box turtles to balance airflow with humidity. It's almost akin to chameleons, but to a lesser extent.

I Put some Repti Turtle Eye Drops on his head and squeezed cod liver oil gel capsule onto his 2 mealworms which he ate.Is there anything else I can do and how do I know if I'm overdoing it ?He stays warm and humid although I left my window across the room open 1 night with the heat lamp on though in PA.Maybe he found a stray mealworm or worm last night and that's why he was clicking because I don't hear it now.Thanks guys.

Sometimes, turtles will "stretch" their jaws...almost like a yawn. He could have been doing that repeatedly. Or, yes, eating some stray little buggie.

I'm not one of those people who say that if you sneeze on your turtle it will die. However, I would warn you to be careful with your treatments. I don't recommend any eye drops unless directed by a qualified herp vet. I don't think you mentioned swollen eyes before. If the eyes are swollen in addition to the clicking, I'd take the turtle to the vet. Eye swelling and upper respiratory problems can go hand in hand. If they eyes are healthy, don't bother wasting time and money putting drops in them.

Also, cod liver oil is a very concentrated form of vitamin A. Vitamin A can be toxic in high doses. Again, I don't recommend this unless directed by a qualified herp vet. Vitamin/Mineral powders specifically formulated for your herp are your best bet. Follow instructions to avoid over/under dosing. Mealworms are very non-nutritionally balanced, so dusting them is great.

Good luck with this little one! I've recently brought a T.c.bauri back from near death. It was weak from hatching, picked up a respiratory infection, and is still recovering. It's going to be a long, hard road with this guy. Imagine giving Ab and nutritive injections to a turtle the size of a quarter.

This morning he ate 2 mealworms and when I got home from school he ate around 10 reptomin floating food sticks.I dusted a small slug with calcium powder but when he finished that he vomited everything including the mealworm shells from the morning.I am just going to feed him repti ten floating food sticks in his water dish daily for a while.Either I overfed him or medicated his food too much.He seems healthy and ate a slug 10 mins after he vomitted.Also I don't hear the clicking anymore.

It sounds like he/she is doing well. That healthy appetite is a great sign. Usually, with URI issues, they'll be very listless. Even far before symptoms appear.

I have a baby 3-toe that gorges him/herself so much that it vomits also. Then, it starts to eat what came out. Disgusting! I've really had to control its food intake. It's already twice the size of its clutch-mates. Here's an old picture. I can't believe how much it has changed in just a few months. I need to update my photos.

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