How are my temperatures

Babysmallz93

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I have a 5.5" Hermanns and I was just wondering if my temperatures are correct for his enclosure.
Warm side: 78°+
Cool side: 70-73°
Night: 69-71°
Basking: 100°
Thanks 🙂
 

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The whole enclosure for day time should be range 75-80 with the basking 95-100.
Night temps are fine.
Too cold during the day may make them not want to eat or roam.
 

Littleredfootbigredheart

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They aren’t too bad at all, basking spot sounds good, I’d probably try and raise the ambient temperature just a little bit during the day, so the cooler side is at least 75, perhaps you could use a CHE(ceramic heat emitter) to do this if you don’t have one already. Though if he seems active, using all parts of his enclosure, temps might be fine as is, what kind of monitoring do you have measuring your temps?🙂

Don’t suppose we could get a photo of your full set up? Along with one of your tortoise? It’s lovely to see with new members🐢💚
 
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