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Originally Posted by GemmaD
Hello,
One of our tortoises has started squeeking after they all go to sleep at night. He/she is about three years old and a Greek spur thigh. Weve kept other older spur thighs for a few years now and have never heard any of the others doing it. Some of the others do make mating noises during the day but this is alone, at night and seemingly when asleep. Has anyone seen anything similar, is it something to worry about? Her eyes, tail and nose look fine and she's been up from hibernation for a good while now.
Thanks for your help,
Gemma
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Are you sure they are the same species?
As there is no such thing as a Greek Spur-thigh. The group commonly known as "Spur Thigh" has at least six different sub species, which is why I for one try not to use Spur Thigh as it means not a lot sorry:0)
If you mix a graeca with and ibera (sp) then the graeca can get squeeky and have a runny nose.
I would keep the squeeky one seperate for a while, until you know what you are dealing with. It might be something simple or it could be spreadable.
A visit to a vet would be in order if it does not get better to be sure.
Posting a picture would help us to help you ID your tortoises properly:0)