Thank you everyone for the kind words. It will be a while before I am over this one. Especially since I just built a HUGE custom enclosure for him in my new place and now it's just half empty.
I didn't have the thermometer in the cage since I was moving. But there was one outside and a slight breeze. I even asked my friend 3-4 times if he thought it was 81 just to agree with me and my phone and then therm and it was. So I Gave him the shower. Covered half of the top so he could have a shaded corner. Not to mention the middle of the cage had pleanty of thick cover for shade also.
I was always so careful with him. Just a shock.
Thanks again for all the kind words.