My Greek tortoise is only 4 months old. It's tiny, only 2.5 inch long. I know it's good to give him a warm bath now and then, but I don't know how you keep the water bath warm. I can not add too much water, because he is tiny. That little water quickly cools down to room temperature within 60 seconds. If I give him a 15 minutes bath, he would be sitting in cold water for 14 minutes. Will that be okay?
Question about soaking the tortoise
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Set the water on a heating pad turned on low or put a clamp or desk lamp over it with a 60 watt bulb while he soaks, it will keep the water warm longer. Just make sure the bulb is not so hot as to burn him, and can't fall in the water.
You don't need to soak your tortoise that long. Few minutes would be enough in my experience. My tortoises always try to climb out from the water dish after 1-2 minutes.
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