Welcome to the forum.
Get rid of the reptile carpet and get a substrate that can be moistened such as cypress mulch, orchid bark or coconut coir. Once my Russian tortoises are a year old I like to mix coconut coir and cypress mulch which I keep moist. Russian tortoises love to burrow into the substrate so it needs to be deep enough for them to do so. Do you have a hide for your tortoise? There are many different items to make a hide for your tortoise such as flower pot, plastic bin with a doorway cut out, etc. You can buy a ready made half log at the reptile store. They need a hide to go into to feel secure. What type of enclosure do you have tortoise in?
There are many different ideas on the Forum regarding enclosures, hides, etc. There are also some fantastic care sheets also available. You have come to the right place to learn how to have a healthy, happy tortoise.
Show us the setup so we can make better suggestions.
Temps? What are you using for a light? Those coil bulbs are dangerous. The reptile carpet needs to be replaced right away, as already mentioned.
Hello and welcome. Here are some care sheets for you. Unfortunately, pet stores and many on-line sources are fountains of bad care information. Glad you found us.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
Hello Tom, I have a question for you. In the care sheet that you post the link to I was reading and had a question what type of predator do you have to watch for since chicken wire doesn't stop them?
Thanks Tom that is helpful. When I first found him the local pet store like petco and petsmart where not helpful at all, then I went to a local reptile specialty store and they were helpful but I kept having more and more question and didn't what to drive all the way out there each time. For the UV light it is a 75 watt basking light and it isn't coiled. For an outdoor enclosure is 6 x 6 okay for now or not.
Thanks Tom and everybody again for all the help. Next on list of stuff to do is to increase the size of his outside enclosure.