Humidity/Healthy/Shell rot?

Tank & Scooter

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2 questions, first how the bottom and overall aperenace of my almost 3 month old sulcatas. I had worry about shell rot in the bottom. I struggles to keep 80 percent humidity. But I finally got a constant 80 percent. Today was the first day I had condensation build on roof and walls of cooler side. That's a sign of over spraying right? Would it be better to keep cooler side more dry? Here are pics of Tank and Scooter. (Kept in separate closed chamber enclosure) Those wrinkles in the bottom are from umbilical cord right? Or shell rot ?20180501_140516.jpg20180501_140843.jpg20180501_140533.jpg20180501_140855.jpg
 

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What worries me is that you have a "cool" side for a sulcata. What is the temp over there in the cool side?
 

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What worries me is that you have a "cool" side for a sulcata. What is the temp over there in the cool side?
Today it was cold inside my House. It was 62 degrees inside my House. I checked temp and basking area was 99 degrees, other side was 79 degrees. I've checked on hot days and it's been 99 degrees in my house and basking area was 103 degree and other side was 83. I keep heat on one side and food in other cooler side. That's why I said cool side.
 

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Don't let any area drop below 80 day and night. The 79 is close enough but don't let it go lower. You could actually bump that side up to 85 and then it should never go below 80 when your house temps change.
 

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