What enclosure should I get?

Golden Greek Tortoise 567

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Oh, so for the heat I would get a CHE bulb and for the uvb I would get a tube light. But you’ll need a thermostat for the CHE so that you can control the temps because they can get very hot.
 

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The wattage for the CHE bulb is up to you, depending on how high the bulb will be from the enclosure, 100 watt would be fine but make sure that the ambient temps will be in the upper 80 degrees. If things get too hot raise the bulb, too cold lower it.
 

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Red bulbs are never good. You might want to return that one, red foots are native to forests so they naturally don’t get a ton of light. That is why I recommended the CHE bulb because it generates no light just heat.
 

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alright thanks bro for all your help and everyone else in the thread that helped me i made my enclosure with the same plastic bin but i put a sweater over it for the humidity also ill put my other stuff in there like heat and uv lights also ill keep looking at the care sheet and feeding my tortoise the right foods.
 
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