Hi larrah, depending on how hot your basking light gets then you can alter it to the tortoises needs.
my light is only a 40wattage, and has a aliminium shade to reflect all heat downwards above the tortoises.
it is roughly 5 inches above my tortoises.

depending on the wattage, and how much heat it gives off you can alter it.
you can test it with your hand or a thermometer

Hi Larrah,
Are you aware that woodchip is toxic to torts?

Hi Julie,
errrr...no! It's called terrano, the pet shop said it would be okay for him. The pet shop near me was rubbish and this was the only stuff they had. Should i take it all out now or get new stuff a.s.a.p?Was actually planning on changing it anyway after reading the best substrates to use. Any recomendations? xxx

You can use a mix of play sand and top soil (50/50) or just Coconut coir (Bed-A-Beast type substrate). I use the latter with a little top soil and it works great.

Pet stores give out wrong care full stop, ive found that out the hard way.

the best substrate is playsand and soil 50/50 mixture, or you can have bed-a-beast and playsand, or if you dont want that you can use Hemcore, or aspen as substrate.