temp help

[nannyfan1]

Hi I'm looking for some help with my temps. I'm getting a golden Greek hatchling in 2 days and the breeder told me to keep him at the mid to high 80's. So here is what I have. In my basking area it is 101. The surround area Is 95 to 97. On my cool side I have from 81 to 87. Is this acceptable ? Should I change anything? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[luvpetz27]

I dont know much about that type of tortoise but hopefully someone will help you soon.

 

[biochemnerd808]

Hi, and welcome! It is so exciting to get a new tortoise...

What kind of enclosure do you have, and what size is it? Your basking temp sounds perfect, and it is good to have a mid range area in the 80s... however, you also need to provide a 'cool' side, which would be room temp at about 70 or so degrees (69-73 range). You want to provide microclimates, so that your tortoise can self regulate how warm (or not) it wants to be.

Hi I'm looking for some help with my temps. I'm getting a golden Greek hatchling in 2 days and the breeder told me to keep him at the mid to high 80's. So here is what I have. In my basking area it is 101. The surround area Is 95 to 97. On my cool side I have from 81 to 87. Is this acceptable ? Should I change anything? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[nannyfan1]

Hi I am using one of the plastic storage bins it is about 4ft by 2. So I should lower the cool side so its about room temp?