Finally got it.

[Thomas tortoise]

Finally came in the mail. My tortoises basking spot is 99 F. And the warm side is 80-75 F. And cool side is 70 F. Should I try and get the warm side up to 85?

 

[Guts]

What species do you have?

 

[Thomas tortoise]

What species do you have?

1 year old sulcata.

 

[Lyn W]

I'm sure you've already seen this, but just in case, this is the caresheet which will help you with temps until someone can answer your quiestion.

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Thomas tortoise]

Yup. I must have forgot that little part when I read it a while ago. But yes. That does answer my question.

 

[Tom]

Yup. I must have forgot that little part when I read it a while ago. But yes. That does answer my question.

No part of the enclosure should ever drop below 80. The whole enclosure should be 90ish during the day.