Arrrr Enn
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He wasn’t inside when the incident happened, he was roaming his yard eating grass. His shell and feet are fine. The enclosure is a work in progress. I will absolutely have a pool and shade for him before warm weather. It’s been around 40 degrees out with a high of 60 when lucky so I haven’t made a pool or more shade yet.I'm glad that no one was injured and no actual fire was started. You need to use some type of temperature controller when using a heat mat with reptiles. First question is was the heat mat setting directly on the 3/4 inch horse mat? If so without a temperature control that's probably what started the problem. You stated that the house was holding a temperature of 80 degrees which means the mat could be running around 115 degrees without the controller. When your tortoise is setting on the mat the temperature directly under the tortoise will be even higher. Have you flipped him over to check his feet and the bottom of his shell?