I'm planning on putting a shade tree/shrubs and a lot of smaller plants/shrubbery in the area. It is in direct sun much of the day, so that's a must. I'm also going to make a mini-stream with the pumped water coming out of the pond. And of course some hide areas.

The electric fence is a great idea, I'll have to look into that. (Not so sure my wife will appreciate it as much as I do, though.)

Thanks for all of your help. If I'm ever lucky enough to get clutch of babies, one has your name on it.

Thanks again,
Ed



>>You have a nice land area there that you could fence in, so I would think that you could use that for a couple of juvie Woods. The water feature is a bit small for adults, though. Some people only supply a small pool for Woods, but I personally think that they really benefit from a large pond of cool, highly filtered water. You would also need to shade the water somehow, as it would probably get too hot in the summer sun for a Woodie. And, they aren't great swimmers, so they would need a lot of structure in the water to help them crawl out.
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>>As far as covering them...I do until they are closer to 6 inches. A chubby captive juvenile Wood turtle is very vulnerable to raccoons and opossum. You can try to run a little electric fencing along the top edge of the turtle fence...it is suprisingly easy and inexpensive.
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>>Hope this helps. Good luck.

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