bsfast
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Hello, I have a 4 month old cherry head red-footed tortoise and I am stressing out about keeping the humidity and and temperature ‘just right’. In his hide, I have an electronic thermometer that reads 75-80 degrees and 80-100% humidity all of the time but I cant seem to get the hide to stay at a consistent 80 degrees. Directly above where he sleeps I have two dial-type readers that show 90 degrees and aprox 70% humidity. Do you think this is sufficient? I have a ceramic heat bulb directly above his hide on the cooler side and a regular heat lamp on the hotter basking side. That side the temp is closer to 90-95 degrees. When the UVA/UVB bulb is on during the day, the temps/ humidity in his hide stays closer to the ideal I was told of 80 and 80. But at night the cooler end does go to about 75. Is this too low for my baby? This is my first time owning a tortoise so I want to make sure I get it right. I have done so much reading about pyramiding and shell rot, I am totally stressing out now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!