Accidentally Left Night Heat Emitter off

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Hello,
I accidentally left the heat emitter off for my two ~1.2 year old leopard tortoises. It was 74 Fahrenheit for approximately 5 hours at 75%-60% (went down as time went on) humidity. How worried should I be about a respiratory infection?

I know you guys can’t definitively answer this but what would you think in this situation?

They normally have about 85 Fahrenheit at night.
 

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I had left one in a warm water soak for way too many hours and it had become a cold water soak for the majority of that time.
As long as temps are correct now and it's not a constant thing they should be fine.
 

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Hello,
I accidentally left the heat emitter off for my two ~1.2 year old leopard tortoises. It was 74 Fahrenheit for approximately 5 hours at 75%-60% (went down as time went on) humidity. How worried should I be about a respiratory infection?

I know you guys can’t definitively answer this but what would you think in this situation?

They normally have about 85 Fahrenheit at night.
Shouldn't be any problem at all.

I agree with Mark. Time for some timers and thermostats.
 
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