Shirley's Uncle
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Help! Due to myriad health reasons, I was forced to moved from Central California to Washington State where the rest of my family lives. Shirley came with me. She was already hibernating when we made the journey and she's been awake for about a month (she'd been living in my closet in her box through the winter). It is too cold for her here--I realize that. I have the heat on in the bedroom 24/7 to keep her comfortable. I take her out to the kitchen so she can walk around and we had a nice enclosure built for her outside (that leads into a large box in the garage, should she want to come in). I plan on being outside with her on the back lawn when I can. But right now, I don't know what to do! I have a UV lamp, I have those ceramic heat things---neither of which I know how high/low to go with. I bought a habitat heater thing---but it doesn't say what it is safe to set it on---and there is no way to regulate the temperature. I just don't know what to do to keep her safe, warm enough, and get the proper UVs she needs. Please---ANY advice would be welcome. Shirley is a California Desert Tortoise.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!