First guy advice was kida off i would have to agree.

Personally i would not house a box turtle in a tank, they are really not good for tortoise or box turtles, they have poor vetalation, see through sides make them stress, and tank even the 40 gallon tank is not big enough floor space wise. I would either build a table with good floor space, i reccomend like 5x5 but 8x5 would be better. Like said before you can ever get big enough, i have a 10foot by 20 foot and it still seems small for my adults. If all possible outdoors would be best and healthies, and will be easier on you. I find box turtle do poor in indoor housing, humidty is hard, and UVB never seems to be enough they do better with real sun.

Diet, consist of more then just cat food. I feed mine all types of insect protein, from worms, meal worms, ect. to boiled chicken. Also i feed veggies and fruit of all kinds. The diet should be a big menue and not just one item.

In all that said, a box turtle should be kept outdoors as much as possible, they really can live outdoors in most states all year with out a problem, I have my 3 inch baby in a 8x5 foot outdoor enclosure. If you had to house indoors, a 40 Gallon breeder WOULD NOt be good, stay away from tanks, build a tortoise table, or at the least use a big rubbermaid. Lighting should be around 12-14 hrs. UVB and heating. And you should have humidty at around 70 percent. Box turtles arnt really begginer turtles, but can be easy with right setups, but works both ways can be really hard with out right setup.

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