tortoise enclosure

[colin33]

I have just bought a new enclosure gor my two marginated tortoises that are over two years old.

I's a wooden one, i have bought a 100 watt zoo med powersun bulb with heat
uva uvb in, what temps are you looking at directly in their basking area, many thanks

 

[Yvonne G]

Its a beautiful enclosure, Collin, but I don't think its going to be big enough.

 

[colin33]

what temps should they be at? many thanks

 

[Yvonne G]

An enclosure has to be big enough that you can achieve a gradient from one end to the other. You want the heat/light close to one end, and the temp directly under the light will be 100F degrees or there about. Then it fades to 80-85 at one end, and to around 75 at the other end.