The fact that your turtle is an adult box turtle works in your favor (and the turtle's). They can close up tight if a cat bothers them. I have two big eight year old cats, two adult Eastern box turtles, an adult NA Wood turtle and a bunch of baby box turtles. I have the babies indoors in a covered tank in a room with the door closed so the cats can't get anywhere near them. The adults are on a screened in back porch. They have an enclosure that isn't covered, and in the summer the adult box turtles and wood turtle take turns free roaming the porch. The cats have full access to the big turtles and never give them a second look anymore, unless the turtles actually try to climb on them, in which case the cats get up and move. If I forget and leave the cats on the porch too long so they don't have access to their litter pan, they will use the box turtle enclosure for a litter pan. Kittens will be curious with anything that moves, so I wouldn't ever let kittens near little turtles, but as the turtles get bigger and the cats get older and get bored with the turtles, it ceases to be an issue. The big turtles and two cats will bask in the sun along side each other on the porch and I never give it a second thought. If you get them used to each other gradually, you'll not have a problem.

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