Jesus man! its all my fault. I just took him into a 50x50 box just for a short period of time so he can get some UVB. I should look into making him a hiding spot then.
Absolutely. 50x50 box under 36C could be a death sentence. Hiding place in such a small box won't help much too. You need to make a "deep" shade (some layers of shade - like a shade cloth or tree, a box lid and finally - a hide buried in a damp substrate) and a larger box. Only 50% or less of the box should under the direct sun.
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about 2 inches, its a hatchling. its my leisure area of my apartment complex, so i cant really be giving him a large area for outside sun unfortunately. the sun exposure is hopefully rather temporary before i can get him a proper 10 uvb tube.
The sun is much better than any bulb. However, it does have to be done safe. I tortoise can still get UV in the shade. Deep shade not so much, but shade still gets uvb. If it's really hot there, take her out in the cooler part of the day, early morning or late afternoon but still with shade and water.
Hes chilling, i soaked him for like what 20-30 minutes? he began wanting to crawl out. Humidified his enclosure. I did the paper towel method to soak his shell from the outside.
