peeling skin and runny nose.

by bonnie
(essex)

hi everyone,

I have a 20month old leopard tortoise which i purchased when he was 18mnths. He has been fine up until the last couple of weeks when i noticed his nose was running and one nostril looks a bit smaller than the other. I was holding him last night when i noticed his skin on his right leg was peeling! like an actual tear in the skin?? There is no wound though and the fresh skin underneath looks ok, should i take him ti the vet? and do all vets deal with tortoises?? Sorry for all the questions but im a new tortoise owner and am very scared we are going to loose my norman :-(
Any ideas would be fantastic!!
thanks.