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The marketing gimmicks make this very confusing for people. You are not alone. All incandescent bulbs give off some infrared, and that is totally fine. The one we caution not to use is the ones that are specifically designed to favor infrared, like the chicken brooder lamps that make light that...

I don't like that. I wouldn't do it that way. It goes around the problem. If the bulb is overheating the whole enclosure, then its too high in wattage, or you might need more ventilation, or the other things in the enclosure, like the UV tube, might be generating too much heat. If the dimmer...

Sanding drum. Yvonne is probably right.

HI!!! Dremel tool is how I usually do it.

Happy tortoise there.

Based on what I've seen, I don't think it will work, but I'm willing to learn and be corrected. People trying new things and reporting success or failure is how we advance. I think any sort of band will be rubbed off below from the ground and rocks and things, and above from any branches...

I've got lots to tell you. Some good and some bad. -Even though you got some bad advice from the pet store, you've done a good job overall. If you have been taking the tortoise out for occasional access to sunshine since you got it, then MBD is unlikely. Your excellent diet, and your...

Such a great species, and yours is particularly good looking! Easy keepers in FL too. Always hot, humid, and wet there.

Epoxy will never come off. Aquarium silicone will allow you to peel it off, and then easily rub the excess sealant off with your fingers and thumbs.

Alex said everything I was going to say. I think you've done an outstanding job for your first attempt. There is so much bad info out in the world, but you got most everything correct. Make those few changes and you will have an optimal set up . In the thread Alex linked for you, there is a...

A belly band is likely to be rubbed off. Give it a try and see. They easily rub off medical tape which is much thinner and has strong adhesive, so I wouldn't think a silicone band would stay on. I've used duct tape to hold one on a larger tortoise, and aquarium silicone in the middle of a scute...

You can also use the sun to keep the water warm. It needs to be supervised closely, but on hot days, the evaporative cooling seems to off set the heating of the sun and the water stays nicely warm. I set my soaking tubs in partial sun in an area that keeps getting more shady as the sun moves...

Let's ask @TylerStewart He keeps and breeds a bunch of different greek subspecies, hermanni and marginated.

33C is a little too cool. Try the 75 watt. I bet that will do it.

With highs of 85, he isn't likely be out sunning mid day, but he'd be active in the morning and evening.

-Your tortoise does not recognize "home" in any of the areas outside of your enclosure since he has never seen or been to those areas. He is lost in the wilderness in his mind. Russian tortoises are typically wanderers of great distances. -Since we don't know the temperature there, we don't know...

Looks to be in fine shape. No need for trimming.

Show us pics of the beak? I'd be surprised if it is overgrown with your routine.

Mo Most tortoises won't walk into a hole. If they did, they would die in the wild. They won't go into a trap at night because they are sleeping and not moving around, and if they went into a trap during the day, you have to make sure it was never sitting in full sun or you'd cook him. Crawl...

That is not orchid bark. That is coco chips. It shouldn't be used with tortoises as it can cause impaction when they accidentally eat those irregularly shaped large pieces. Your chips also have a ton of those hair-like coco fibers that will also be incidentally ingested and can cause impaction...