General Care Discussion :: Turtle's breathing

[felix1318]

I just wanna know, is it normal for 3-4 inch RES' bottom neck becomes big as they breath? or my turtle is sick?

[tammi]

That's normal. They will pretty much do that everytime the surface for air.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Yep thats normal like tammi said

[worldpeace]

My turtle does that especially when he basks.

You should be worried only if you hear a wheezing sound when they breathe.

[rsour24]

my 2" turtle does it, its normal

[felix1318]

One of my turtle have this wheezing sound when i pick him up... normal too? only when i pick him up...

[tammi]

Yep its his hiss

[Kemul]

Yes, that's normal. Breathing quickly will produce that hissing sound, like when
a turtle is lifted, surprised, etc.

[gwennie]

The hissing noise usually happens because when you spook a turtle they pull their limbs into their shell, and that causes them to expel all the air in their lungs very quickly ^^