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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...

Very likely.

Show us some pics?

Basking temp should be up around 36C. 32 isn't quite warm enough. The larger they get, the more this matters. It's more difficult for them to warm their core with an indoor flood lamp as they gain mass and volume. Be sure you've got the correct temperature at tortoise shell height, and that you...

He won't move at night. They tuck in, or dig in, and sleep. How deep did you dig into the enclosure dirt? Whenever I "lost" one of my Russians, they were always dug into the dirt in their enclosure, as I made the enclosures escape proof. With that in mind, keep his enclosure intact in case he...

Tile works better and from much farther away, so that not a bad thing. I like the rounded shape of the AirTags, but I prefer the functionality of the Tile. Please show us what ever you figure out.

All of this sounds really good. What is the basking temperature directly under the heat lamp? -There is no need for night heat for a greek unless your house is getting below 10C over night. Anywhere from 10-24C is fine for over night. I like the seasonal variations from summer to fall and...

What species? What size is the tortoise and enclosure? Is the coir hand packed and kept damp, or is it dry? What are your four temperatures? Warm side, cool side, basking area, and overnight low? What heating and lighting equipment are you using?

Over here we have Apple AirTags and "Tile" trackers. Probably others too. You'd have to find what's available over there.

Show us a picture of the enclosure. We might have suggestions based on what we see.