My yearling is maybe 3 inches.Is it safe to put him/her in an outdoor pen bordering my tomato vegatable garden?Are tomato plants poisonous to them?I know that South and East facing enclosures are best because morning sun helps to warm them quicker but it has never gotten under 70 degrees in this house. Outside here in Eastern PA the temps can still drop into the 60's.Also,the rocks I lift for worms sometimes have ant colonies under them.Should I just wait until next summer so he will be big enough to be protected from an ant attack?He is currently in a 20L with moistened bed-a-beast substrate 2in deep,water dish clay pot,cave,Reti-Sun 5 light and ceramic 100w heat lamp only used during colder months.I feed him mostly Reptomin sticks and sometimes mix worms with fruits and veggies now that he is a yr old.He is very healthy and has doubled in size since I aquired him in October.Feeding would seem difficult for me to do in an outdoor setup as he likes to hide most of the day.Thanks for your useful input for the well being of all turtles.

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• YEARLING IN OUTDOOR GARDEN ENCLOSURE? - JEREMYLTOWN, Sun Jun 25 09:10:52 2006
• RE: YEARLING IN OUTDOOR GARDEN ENCLOSURE - StephF, Sun Jun 25 10:02:47 2006
• RE: YEARLING IN OUTDOOR GARDEN ENCLOSURE - boxielover, Sun Jun 25 13:25:32 2006
• RE: YEARLING IN OUTDOOR GARDEN ENCLOSURE - buffysmom, Tue Jul 4 11:30:10 2006