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    How hot is too hot (sidewalk temp)?

    THANK YOU! I will raise the CHE higher. It is 100 watt. I need to get a temp controller. That is next on my list! Normally the basking light (75 watt) keeps the entire enclosure warm on the right side but sometimes it needs the CHE to help out that left side (which is closer to his hide for...
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    How hot is too hot (sidewalk temp)?

    But I am really good at worrying! LOL (And I had to ask some more experience tortoise owners, just in case!)
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    How hot is too hot (sidewalk temp)?

    I accidentally left a CHE lamp on over a flat stone and one side of the stone gauged at 117 degrees. I saw him walk over it this afternoon. Once I realized how hot it was, I turned the CHE off, gave my tort a soak in 85 degree water, checked him all over... But now I am panicking that the stone...
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