I place the female in with the male three hours a day for about four days. I do this about every four weeks. Last year when I was cleaning my spotted enclosures I placed a male in a container that I thought was empty but there was a baby hiding under a piece of bark. When I took the male out I found a headless baby. I was p!@#ed at my self but I didn't notice it was still in there. Thats why I keep sizes and sexes seperate. My males are mean!!! They try to fight if the see each other when I am holding them in seperate hands!!

I have kept S.A. woods and box turtles in my yard for the last few summers in a 16'x4' pen. I do have the entire enclosure covered. One day last summer I looked in my yard are there were four feril cats sitting on the enclosure looking at the turtles. I sent my dog out and he chased them off. I would NEVER LEAVE A CAGE OUTSIDE UNCOVERED.

Drilling a waterland tub is a piece of cake. Buy a bulkhead and it will have a gasket. Trace the inside hole of the gasket on the tub with a marker. I used a rotery saw to cut the hole and it was a little bigger the first time. All I did was place the bulkhead in the hole with a gasket on each side and fill the space between them with silicone and let it dry over night. It has never leaked but with that being said, I think the best way to clean turtle tubs is with a shop vac. Hope this helps,
Tom

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