Heating/set-up question

I have 1 hatchling (1-2 days old). I put in a 10 gallon tank with soil and moss. (Bottom moss and cover moss) I know to keep it moist. I have a 60 watt bulb clamped onto the side of the tank. I'll keep it in during the day and off during the night. I put a cover on 3/4 of the top of tank. I keep my house at 70 degrees.
I just want assurance this is good. Is this the right temp for the little guy?

I posted a little bit ago under the title- Heating/set-up.
I'm probably getting anxious for nothing. Thanks in advance

I'm so sorry, Amanda, for not getting back to you sooner. I've had out of town company this week-end and haven't been on the Forum very much.

Ok, so on to baby box turtles.

It's very important to keep baby box turtles in a humid environment. Because they are so small, they dehydrate very easily (and quickly). So I keep mine in a covered enclosure with orchid bark and potting soil mixed together, and wet, wet, wet. I pour a whole pitcherfull of water over it and mix it up with my hand. As it dries I pour more water into the corners, allowing it to flow under the substrate.

I use a regular 100 watt light bulb over the center of the habitat, and I use a 60 watt black bulb at night. You can use a low wattage CHE (ceramic heat emitter) at night instead.

Place lots of plants around in the enclosure. It gives the baby security. I feed them right at the doorway of the hiding place and I step quickly out of sight.

To know if your little habitat is warm enough - 80F degrees all over - you'll need to buy a point and shoot temperature reader. I don't know what they're called.

This is what my baby enclosure looks like:





Just disregard the red container, I had just pulled a baby out of the incubator and was keeping him on paper towels.

Yvonne, thanks for replying! Did you see the first post from me with all the details? Is a 60 watt too low and is a side clamp light completely wrong? I thought the lamp need to be on the side ao they could go to the opposite side to get collet if needed. How can I post a pic on here of my set-up?

I figured out how to post pics. As soon as my other egg hatches I will move this hatchling into the 10 gal glass tank. (I'm currently using that for incubating the egg)

I suggest replacing that water bowl with a terra cotta plant saucer. They're much safer and easier to climb in and out of. You need UVA UVB and heat, so I suggest either adding a reptisun strip uvb bulb or replacing your heat bulb with a mercury vapor bulb, which supplies heat UVA and UVB all in one bulb. The tote size is perfectly fine, just check your temps to make sure the lamp isn't too far away. Also, clamp lights can be dangerous because of their tendency to tip/fall and either start a fire or fall into the enclosure and seriously hurt the animal. So what may be better is is you have the lid for the tote and cut a hole in it small enough for the lamp to rest on without falling in, but big enough for most of the light from the bulb to shine in. A reptisun uvb you can mount directly inside the tote. mist/soak everything in the tote everyday to keep humidity up, but remember to keep the heat up as well at the proper levels because humidity + cold = respiratory infection but humidity + heat = happy babies while no humidity + heat/cold = very sad/sick/possibly dead babies.