So, I’ve had my Hermann’s tortoise for a couple of months now (he is 14) and it has been super hot here in the UK, he goes in my garden and free roams during the day and at nighttime he goes in his tortoise table in my shed. I want to start getting prepared for winter, I can’t have him in the house only the shed however at night time it’s started to get colder and he’s sheltered from the weather in a way in the shed but it can still get cold, not so much a problem at the moment but I reckon in about a months time it will be too cold. I have the necessary heat and uvb lamps but I am just really worried about having them on in my shed as it is wood and I have seen too many stories about the heat lamp dropping and causing a fire! In his previous home he would normally hibernate November- April so my worry is the months leading up to November will get to cold. I know heat mats aren’t recommended but if I attached a couple to the top of his enclosure would this help warm things up? Just looking for some ideas on what to do with him really to keep him warm as I keep having visions of me putting the lamps up, waking up to find everything is burnt down😕and also in the day time if it’s chilly and raining I wouldn’t want to put him out! Thanks