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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.

Hello and welcome. Why kind of Burmese? Star or mountain tortoise? Here is a breakdown of the four heating and lighting essentials: Basking bulb. I use 65 watt incandescent floods from the hardware store. Some people will need bigger, or smaller wattage bulbs. Let your thermometer be your...

That works. That's how Mark W likes to do it too on his Smart Enclosures. CHEs are for ambient heat, not basking. You need light for a basking bulb.

Congrats on the new addition! That's awesome. Here is what I'd change: -Most of this sounds great, but I prefer my basking lamp on a timer, not a thermostat. I don't want the "sun" going on and off all day. I have a friend that did this with her uromastix and it was driving me crazy from across...

Where in CA are you? Different advice for Palm Springs VS. Pismo Beach. What are the temperatures in the indoor enclosure? Basking area, cool side, warm side, and overnight low? What other lighting and heating do you have other than the heat lamp? Stop offering fruit. It wreaks havoc on their...