new tortoise owner and basking temperature question

joe1234

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Hi guys, I'm a first-time tortoise owner for a hermann's tortoise hatchling. Is it fine for the basking temperature to be the ideal 95-100 F for only part of the day? I turn on the lights at 8 AM and it stays around 90 F for a while until slowly crawling up to 95 F around 3 PM. Should i try and get a stronger bulb to hit 95 F in the morning? The tortoise also never seems to go directly under the lamp and stays around it.
 

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