How are my temperatures

[Babysmallz93]

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

 

[wellington]

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]

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

 

[Babysmallz93]

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.

Alrighty. Thanks. I will add a CHE.

 

[Babysmallz93]

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

Alrighty. Thank you. I do have a CHE that I will use. From what I've seen he is a very active, happy little guy. He eats a lot as well. I have a thermopro and a temp gun. I am currently building him a proper enclosure. The one that was given away with him was less than satisfactory. I received him a few days ago from somebody who wasn't able to give him everything that this little sweetie deserves. He is a pic of him getting some sunshine and fresh air.

 

[wellington]

Be sure to build a closed chamber. He needs high humidity to keep growing smooth.
He's a cutie for sure.

 

[Babysmallz93]

Already planned on it. Awwe thank you.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Alrighty. Thank you. I do have a CHE that I will use. From what I've seen he is a very active, happy little guy. He eats a lot as well. I have a thermopro and a temp gun. I am currently building him a proper enclosure. The one that was given away with him was less than satisfactory. I received him a few days ago from somebody who wasn't able to give him everything that this little sweetie deserves. He is a pic of him getting some sunshine and fresh air. View attachment 379430

Aw wonderful! So glad you’ve taken him in

Feel free to check out this thread I made, you can use it to make sure you have the correct bulbs, levels etc

Housing young Russian/Herman

Hello there! In this thread, I’m going to include some information on an effective way to tackle a starter set up/a way you can build a bigger size once your baby is an adult. I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to break down any information...

tortoiseforum.org

This one is also good to go over so you can avoid hazardous materials n such

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

tortoiseforum.org

You have yourself a cutie there!

 

[Babysmallz93]

Aw wonderful! So glad you’ve taken him in

Feel free to check out this thread I made, you can use it to make sure you have the correct bulbs, levels etc

Housing young Russian/Herman

Hello there! In this thread, I’m going to include some information on an effective way to tackle a starter set up/a way you can build a bigger size once your baby is an adult. I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to break down any information...

tortoiseforum.org

This one is also good to go over so you can avoid hazardous materials n such

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

tortoiseforum.org

You have yourself a cutie there!

Thank you. I appreciate it. I will go over those. Awwe thanks. He just melts my heart!

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Thank you. I appreciate it. I will go over those. Awwe thanks. He just melts my heart!

No problem at all! Would love for you to keep us updated on your enclosure progress! It’s lovely seeing what people come up with, they’re my favourite posts

 

[Babysmallz93]

No problem at all! Would love for you to keep us updated on your enclosure progress! It’s lovely seeing what people come up with, they’re my favourite posts

Alrighty. I will definitely do that. I built an enclosure for my sully hatchling as well. It is so fun. Here are a few pics of that one.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Alrighty. I will definitely do that. I built an enclosure for my sully hatchling as well. It is so fun. Here are a few pics of that one.View attachment 379435View attachment 379436View attachment 379437View attachment 379438

Oh how wonderful! I recognise your user name now! I remember this enclosure, looks great! Well done

 

[Babysmallz93]

Oh how wonderful! I recognise your user name now! I remember this enclosure, looks great! Well done

Yes. I remember talking with you as well. Thank you!