Temperature worry.

[pingu]

Hey guys, I got a Hermann's yesterday, (My first tortoise). He belonged to someone else before and therefore got all the kit together. As we moved his house from one room to another last night the heat bulb blew. (Not shattered or anything dangerous like that though) I need to go to work and haven't time to go to buy another but will definitely buy two so I always have a spare! Will he be OK at 20 degrees for the day, apparently he normally lives with 25...
Many thanks

 

[HLogic]

He should be fine for a few days. Always a good idea to have a spare!

 

[JoesMum]

Hey guys, I got a Hermann's yesterday, (My first tortoise). He belonged to someone else before and therefore got all the kit together. As we moved his house from one room to another last night the heat bulb blew. (Not shattered or anything dangerous like that though) I need to go to work and haven't time to go to buy another but will definitely buy two so I always have a spare! Will he be OK at 20 degrees for the day, apparently he normally lives with 25...
Many thanks

Don't panic... he'll be fine. Maybe a little sluggish, but he'll soon warm up and be stomping around again If he is reluctant for the next few days, it will simply be because he's in new surroundings. the table may be the same, but the room and the keeper are different.

He'll just think of it as a bad weather day. The weather isn't always perfect for them in the wild... the are subject to temperature variations, so they cope perfectly if this kind of thing happens.

 

[Yvonne G]

You can always use a regular 100 watt incandescent bulb for warmth temporarily.