New anxious tortoise mum

Camcat71

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I am a new tortoise mum and I am stressing that I am doing all that I can for my tortoise. Please bear with me if I go on but I need reassurance please.

Poppy is 9.5cm long and 159g. Greek spur thigh. She is not a big eater but Eats ok and poos ok and I soak her daily. She eats dried food and foraged food and regular veggies.

Her enclosure has orchid bark in the main part and a hide and Timothy hay in the sleep area

Her basking lamp is about 35 degrees, the rest is approx 25 degrees going to about 22 in the night.

She does sleep a lot at the moment.

Thank you
 

wellington

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Remove the hay and use the same bark you already use or coconut coir. Hay is too drying and can mold easy.
What is the humidity? Hatchlings/babies need 80% humidity adults can go down to 30-50%.
I'd get the basking up to 38C and the rest of the enclosure should be a range of 25 to 28.
Your temps aren't bad though, just all kinda on the lower end of the range.
 

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