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nathana
at Wed Jun 25 11:33:54 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by nathana ]
I live in central NC. Our entire state is inside the natural range of eastern box turtles and is suitable for outdoor living. The other reply to this message has good info. I would add that you want to be sure that there is good drainage out of the pen so it does not become a waterhole, especially in winter when they could drown.
I let mine hibernate outdoors and I just pile up a big mound of hardwood mulch in their pen, they do the rest.
My hatchlings are kept indoors one year, then released to the outdoor pen where they will live until large enough to handle living with the adults.
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