Baby Russian Tortoise Temp Question

[Southernbellecn]

Hi everyone! I have a new baby Russian Tortoise coming in. Should be a couple months old at most. I really want this to be a great home for him/her. Without the light on the enclosure is 76-78 F. Under the lamp it's in the 90s F. Is this going to be okay for him? Do I need more lights?

Any tips are welcome. I have a super shallow water container for him so he isn't a flipping risk. The rocks are big enough so he can't eat them. My substrate is cypress mulch but I have some peat moss I can add to it. Also, I plan to have a day or two outside. I have a good front yard with grass for sun time in Arizona.

I have a humidifier as well just in case its needed.

 

[Tom]

Hi everyone! I have a new baby Russian Tortoise coming in. Should be a couple months old at most. I really want this to be a great home for him/her. Without the light on the enclosure is 76-78 F. Under the lamp it's in the 90s F. Is this going to be okay for him? Do I need more lights?

Any tips are welcome. I have a super shallow water container for him so he isn't a flipping risk. The rocks are big enough so he can't eat them. My substrate is cypress mulch but I have some peat moss I can add to it. Also, I plan to have a day or two outside. I have a good front yard with grass for sun time in Arizona.

I have a humidifier as well just in case its needed.

The temps sound fine. I'd add a LED strip or bulb for more daytime ambient.

Don't use a humidifier with tortoises.

No sphagnum moss of any type.

Use a safe enclosure for outside time. Loose in the grass is a recipe for disaster in one of many ways.

Here is the current and correct care info:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Southernbellecn]

The temps sound fine. I'd add a LED strip or bulb for more daytime ambient.

Don't use a humidifier with tortoises.

No sphagnum moss of any type.

Use a safe enclosure for outside time. Loose in the grass is a recipe for disaster in one of many ways.

Here is the current and correct care info:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you Tom!