Small Nares Causing Problems?

**Bindi** · 06-02-2009, 04:35 PM

After seeing Periwinkles lovely big nares I was wondering..
Norman one of my Iberas has really really small nares. He is also prone to RNS and I was wondering if there could be any connection? I mean if anything gets up there it could cause irritation and as they're so small it may not find it's way out... am I talking rubbish?

alotoffluff · 06-02-2009, 05:49 PM

Fluffbum has tiny nares too, but (touch wood), has never had RNS. I have often wondered why youy see big nares on some torts, would be interested to know.......

**Bindi** · 06-02-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by alotoffluff

Fluffbum has tiny nares too, but (touch wood), has never had RNS. I have often wondered why youy see big nares on some torts, would be interested to know.......

Maybe they pick their noses when we're not looking.

sandy · 06-02-2009, 05:51 PM

Any tortoise can get things up their nares, no matter what size they are

Another size doesnt matter thing

**Alan1** · 06-02-2009, 05:55 PM

Periwinkle has nares that you could crawl up and shelter in on a rainy day, I've never seen anything like them before. My torts ones are small but you can see them actually move the soil when they breathe out through them

alotoffluff · 06-02-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by stells

My poor Periwinkle

you lot will give him a complex

Hey, you wanna see the flak fluffy gets!

ME SHELL · 06-02-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by stells

My poor Periwinkle

you lot will give him a complex

Ahhh Kelly he is gorgeous, tell him we love him, but he does have the Kenneth Williams Nostrils of the tort kind

Sylvia1 · 06-02-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bindi

Maybe they pick their noses when we're not looking.

ME SHELL · 06-02-2009, 08:53 PM

Well mine certainly wipes his nose on his sleeve

Paulg1 · 07-02-2009, 03:32 AM

you girls are geeks. lol

06-02-2009, 04:35 PM	#1
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	Small Nares Causing Problems? After seeing Periwinkles lovely big nares I was wondering.. Norman one of my Iberas has really really small nares. He is also prone to RNS and I was wondering if there could be any connection? I mean if anything gets up there it could cause irritation and as they're so small it may not find it's way out... am I talking rubbish? __________________

06-02-2009, 05:51 PM	#4
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Any tortoise can get things up their nares, no matter what size they are Another size doesnt matter thing __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

07-02-2009, 03:32 AM	#10
Paulg1 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,116	you girls are geeks. lol __________________ 0.1.0 G. sulcata/Larry 0.1.0 G. pardalis babcocki/Leo 1.0.0 G. pardalis pardalis/Tino "Stop the world, I want to get off!"

06-02-2009, 05:49 PM	#2
alotoffluff Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: greenwich, london, previously born and brought up in Kent! Posts: 2,127	Fluffbum has tiny nares too, but (touch wood), has never had RNS. I have often wondered why youy see big nares on some torts, would be interested to know.......

06-02-2009, 05:55 PM	#5
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Periwinkle has nares that you could crawl up and shelter in on a rainy day, I've never seen anything like them before. My torts ones are small but you can see them actually move the soil when they breathe out through them

06-02-2009, 08:53 PM	#9
ME SHELL Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8,484	Well mine certainly wipes his nose on his sleeve

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