Help Wanted (setting up a baby sulcata)

Ljpballer

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Please give us pictures of your tortoise and enclosure.

There is no way to hold humidity in an open enclosure, which is likely what you have.

Where is it reading 88? Under the basking spot, ambient, warm side, etc? You need the entire enclosure to be no less than 80, with a 95-100 degree basking spot.

Please give these a read and come back with questions-
How To Raise A Healthy Sulcata Or Leopard, Version 2.0 https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/How-To-Raise-A-Healthy-Sulcata-Or-Leopard,-Version-2.0.79895/

For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata... https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/For-Those-Who-Have-a-Young-Sulcata....76744/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/
It’s reading 88 to the right of the basking spot the cooling spot is a little cooler but I don’t have thermometer there and also the basking spot is a lot warmer then the thermomenter
 

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Am I understanding correctly that your baby is in this little tub outside all day? And night?
 

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Also should I leave the basking and ceramic heater on at night or just the heater?
Just the heater... I made one of my enclosures out of a Rubbermaid tub. I bought a $5 sheet of plexi glass and cut out a square in the lid, then screwed the plexi glass instead. I found a wall mount fixture and screwed it inside, then just made a cut out for the cords. I put some heat shield in the corner where the lights are. It hold moisture & temp well for less than $50..:)
 

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Also no red lighting or coil bulb. Just a tube style strip of UV and a CHE with a basking bulb. You need a much bigger enclosure to mount these inside without cooking him and your top closed. You can get a 4ft cement mixing tub and greenhouse cover very cheap to achieve this.
 

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It lowers for a second, but when I close it it goes back to normal. I also spray multiple times a day.
Thanks for all the help last night I sprayed twice with hot water today and fixed the tank and my temps are 90-100 and the cooler area and also my humidity is finally going up it is at 70 right now and I can see condensation! This is the setup the wood is just to help keep the rubber down on tight

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