Adult temperatures indoors.

[Johnlaws]

Looking for some advise for a large room indoor enclosure. I'm in Cleveland and its pretty cold up here in the winter so obviously I won't be able to keep my 35lb male outside during the cooler/cold months. I'm actually devoting a large 20x12 room to the Totoise exclusively. Right now because its warm the ambient temps are 79-81*, I also have two heat lamps hanging from the ceiling providing a basking spot of 90-92* I feel the basking spot is acceptable, just wondering a good ambient temp year round in such a large room for a adult.


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[ascott]

I would think that the basking spot should actually be a bit closer to 100-110

I also believe that the 80ish number would be a good number to strive for ambient temp....

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[Johnlaws]

Thanks !


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[argus333]

right now u should put that sulcata outside. with a nice big heated shed to go in at night.

 

[Johnlaws]

He is outside now. I'm working on the room now so it will be ready when he can't be outside any longer.. I have a smaller portion of the room blocked off for him now. I bring him in at night and let him out in the morning. In the future I'm going to install a Tort door on the exterior wall so in the summer he can come and go as he pleases.


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