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    Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    My new pastel make a slight hissing sound sometimes when I pick him up. He's not hissing but sound like it when he breaths while I'm holding him, but not all the time. I don't hear any wheezing or gurgling sounds and no signs of mucus. Could this just a noise he makes? Or do you think RI?
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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    I highly doubt RI, a huffing/hissing/wheezing sound alone isn't enough to diagnose that. Keep an eye on him but he was probably just expelling air quickly.

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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    my pastel is a lil hisser too.
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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    I had dinker male when I was living in Florida.. he never struck on me but he hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiss like Burmese when You try to pick him up Really loud Fracker


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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    If he was only making the noise right when you picked him up it was probably a hiss.
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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    Quote Originally Posted by saber2th View Post
    My new pastel make a slight hissing sound sometimes when I pick him up. He's not hissing but sound like it when he breaths while I'm holding him, but not all the time. I don't hear any wheezing or gurgling sounds and no signs of mucus. Could this just a noise he makes? Or do you think RI?
    Temps. are 82 cool side and 93 warm side.
    Humidity is 60%
    In a 32qt. rack with 11" flexwatt
    Aspen bedding
    1264 grams

    thanks,

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    Might be a little bit of shed skin stuck in his nose area. Just in case though I would keep an eye on him for any signs of a RI.
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    Re: Pastel makes weird hissing sounds?

    Ive got a normal girl that does this exact same thing. Sometimes shell do it a few times when holding her sometimes I dont hear it for weeks from her. Shes as healthy as she can be. It can really make you go crazy though. The first few times she did it I swear I had her up to my hear for about 15 minutes trying to hear for any wheezing or popping sounds indicating an RI. As someone else said though, just keep a close eye

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