Night time temp

[Scooter]

I am working on an outdoor heated shed for my reds. What is the ideal night time temp inside the shed that I should be shooting for? Right now I'm going for 70.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Assuming you have full grown adults, We keep all our adult tortoises above 50 degrees. 70 is good, we feel the cooler temperatures are part of a natural cycle and try not to over heat in the colder months.

 

[Scooter]

I am not sure of their exact age. They are both younger, one is about 4 inches the other about 6. I am shooting for 70, though it seems to stay in the lower to mid 60s.

 

[cdmay]

I am not sure of their exact age. They are both younger, one is about 4 inches the other about 6. I am shooting for 70, though it seems to stay in the lower to mid 60s.

You should be fine with those temperatures. In general Jax is a good place for tortoises.

 

[Scooter]

I made a few more adjustments today to the setup which should help the night time temps and also got a digital high low thermometer. So 60s at night sounds alright for ones this small?

 

[Candy]

I always try to keep Dale's enclosure above 70 and actually it's been around 72 to 76 at night. In the day though it's not getting above 78 and that worries me. How hot is yours during the day?

 

[Scooter]

They are outside and the high temps for the day here are ranging from mid 60s to 80s, but is usually in the upper 70s. I am allowing access to the shed at all times during the day if they want it. One uses it during the day and one does not.

 

[tortoises101]

For hatchlings and juveniles you don't want to get it under 73F. For adults they can handle a drop into the upper sixties, so 70F at night would be fine. Redfoots have experience climatic cycles in the wild, and dropping the night temps is a good way to mimic these.

 

[Millerlite]

I just made a heat hide for my mountain tortoises, its right here http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Heat-Hide

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

That young and small, we keep that size always over 70.

 

[cdmay]

Agree with the others...for a smaller animal keep the low temperatures in the 70s. Once they are larger the mid 60s for a nighttime low is OK as long as they can warm up during the day.

 

[Scooter]

Thanks everyone. After the adjustments I made it seems to be staying above 70.