I really feel that the advice you've given is poor.

A 40 gal. breeder tank might be suitable for short term housing of a hatchling or young juvenile CB box turtle: keeping a wild caught sub-adult or adult in such a small glass tank is not advisable at all.

Advising that a visual barrier is not necessary is also off the mark. CB or WC, a box turtle that can see out of its enclosure will try to get out.

Cat food is far from being an adequate diet for a box turtle. Vit. A is only one dietary component that is necessary for turtles.

10 hours of UV light is less than recommended, too.

What you have prescribed is a recipe for trouble, stress, illness, and deformities.

Ideally, box turtles should be housed outdoors, year-round if possible (presuming you live in a region to which the turtle is native, or with a comparable climate), in the largest enclosure that you can possibly create, because the pen will never be big enough. It should be fed a variety of natural foods that provide a good balance of required nutrients.

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