Hey guys. I brought my Greek inside for the winter and since, always stays burrowed until I bring out to soak. I give a warm soak every morning and then feed her. She eats all of her food and then promptly goes back in her hide where she stays.
The basking temperature isn't bad, around 95-110 is good for medium sized to adult Greeks. The "cool" end of the enclosure is pretty warm if that it what the tortoise is exposed to each day. around 75 would be better and rely on the heat from the basking light to produce a temperature gradient within the enclosure. The night time temperature is definitely high. Low 70's occassionally at night is fine but ideally the temperatures should be in the 58-65 degree range.colatoise said:Day temps are 95 under basking light and 80 in cool side. Night temps drop to 72. I soak for 30 minutes every day and she eats all her food before going back to her hide. I'm sure I'm just worrying too much and her enclosure is too small, but I just can't stand to leave her outside in the cold . When I pick her up before soaks she is totally not afraid of me at all. I know she's fine I just wish I had more space for her to roam about in the cold months.
GBtortoises said:The basking temperature isn't bad, around 95-110 is good for medium sized to adult Greeks. The "cool" end of the enclosure is pretty warm if that it what the tortoise is exposed to each day. around 75 would be better and rely on the heat from the basking light to produce a temperature gradient within the enclosure. The night time temperature is definitely high. Low 70's occassionally at night is fine but ideally the temperatures should be in the 58-65 degree range.
GBtortoises said:The basking temperature isn't bad, around 95-110 is good for medium sized to adult Greeks. The "cool" end of the enclosure is pretty warm if that it what the tortoise is exposed to each day. around 75 would be better and rely on the heat from the basking light to produce a temperature gradient within the enclosure. The night time temperature is definitely high. Low 70's occassionally at night is fine but ideally the temperatures should be in the 58-65 degree range.