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I have 2 baby Desert Tortoises about 8 months old and today when I went to clean their tank I noticed one of the babies was sort of gagging. Then when I looked closer I realized he had bubbles coming out of his nose. I have them in a 10 gal glass aquarium on paper towels with a heat lamp and I've had them like that since I got them. I feed mainly Romaine Lettuce and other assorted vegetables and fruits dusted with rep-cal pure calcium.

He was fine yesterday and ate and good and I dont know how he could've got sick.

He is the bigger of the 2 and the one I thought was always the healthiest.

Any advice or tips or anything would be greatly appreciated.

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I don't know if that other post came through. Try this and then go to Desert Tortoise and they will help you.

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Your tortoise has a respiratory infection. It will need to be treated with antibiotics or you'll likely have the tortoise die. I suggest you change your setup from the aquarium to a more open enclosure, even a long, low rubbermaid will be better than glass. Good luck.

As Matt said , diagnosis may be neccessary.But i think desert torts (2) in a 10 gal w/ paper towels fer 8 Months, will compromise health