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Ok thanks, it has been about 5 days though

Should I be worried?

My female just layed a clutch a couple of days ago. Today I soaked her and this weird cream colored substance came out. I know the white stuff is normal but this is more of a cream color and there was a lot of it. Is it normal?

I am not too concerned about the sexes although I could get pictures,but according to the past owner the female has been laying about 2 clutches of eggs a year. Everything I am reading is saying they need a basking area of about 100° to be able to digest properly. Is this incorrect? If not how...

I do have that rock that I put under their basking area. Is there any way that I can heat that so they have a warm spot that they can hang out? Or should I just not worry about it and consider it decoration?

Ok thank you!

Ok and I can leave their door open in the winter and let them outside? Just make sure they're indoors at night?

So just to clarify, I should get rid of the heat lamps all together and just keep it above 75°?

Yeah I can make it warmer. It's still hot here so it's been staying above 80 anyways. I think the heater only kicks on at night when it is the coldest. I actually originally only wanted one, but these two were kind of rescued. The were kept in a 3x8' enclosure in a basement and had to get...

So I got a space heater with a thermostat that keeps the inside above 68° so should I get rid of the basking area all together? All the information I have found online says they need a basking area that is around 100°

here is their full enclosure. I am still working on how to make the fence not see through (if you have cheap ideas let me know!). As you can see I don't have many more options for a second enclosure or much more room inside. I also have dogs so that limits it if I want to keep them seperated.

The problem is though I live in Utah and we have cold Winters so they won't be able to go outside in the winter so I will want the heating laps then right?

Thank you! There tortoises are kind of my pets. So it was my way of getting the wife and kid excited about it!

Here they are. The female is on the left and the male is on the right. I haven't measured or weighed them, but I'd guess that the male is about 50lbs and the female is around 40. I just rescued them about a week ago and am still very much in the learning process. I have two lamps now that I...

Also you seem to be knowledgeable so maybe you can answer another one of my questions. Does wattage one heat lamps matter? Or is the ultimate goal getting the basking area around 100°? For instance a 50 watt bulb really low compared to a 250 watt bulb up high?