Is this an ok tortoise home?

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Since it’s getting too cold for my tortoises to be outside for a few hours I took their outside home inside and I was wondering if this is ok? The lamp above their hide is a heat lamp (they’re sleeping in it rn) and the other one is just for light. (Don’t mind the black bin, it’s just the bin I carry them in so they dont pee on me and I just stuck it in the ground)
 

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zovick

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Since it’s getting too cold for my tortoises to be outside for a few hours I took their outside home inside and I was wondering if this is ok? The lamp above their hide is a heat lamp (they’re sleeping in it rn) and the other one is just for light. (Don’t mind the black bin, it’s just the bin I carry them in so they dont pee on me and I just stuck it in the ground)
You should replace that water bowl with a clay plant saucer with gently sloped sides and sink it into the substrate so that the top edge is level with the ground. The one you have now is a possible drowning hazard/death trap. With those steep sides, tortoises can sometimes tip over and drown while trying to get in or out of the bowl.
 

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How many tortoises do you have and how big are they? Tortoise should never be housed in pairs and the enclosure is not big enough for anything bigger than a single Russian or Hermann's which actually needs a 4x8 foot enclosure.
Most likely that single light is not enough heat. It needs a basking area that reaches 95-100 and depending on the species an over all temp of 75-80 not lower than 80 for most species.
Also using the clamp on that light is very dangerous. They fail many times and either burn the tortoise or start fires.
 

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