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I am constructing a turtle an new turtle pen. This one is more for viewing while cooking out or relaxing than anything else. I have started it and my plans are 4 x 4 sunk six inches with 18" out for the wall. The wall will be the 3/4 x 6 used for decks. I will sink chicken wire to stop from tunneling.

My question is on lanscaping. I need idea. So far I will have black berry, straw berry, rasberry, Hasta, 100 bulb plants like tulips, lilies,honey suckle. flowering vine etc and a stream with a small pool. It is 10 x 10. and all of the bulbs cover a small area and the grow at different times of the year so they do not take up as much room as you think. Any ideas on other plants?

I am also looking for decor that is not cartoonist looking. I like turtles, gnomes, toad houses etc. Let me know a good site for this.
Thanks

Get rid of the bulb plants, most bulbs for flowers such as lilies and tulip are toxic. Here's one toxic/poison plant list http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/plantsthatpoison.htm

I have read that box turtles eat poisonous mushrooms (that would kill humans and probably most mammals) in the wild and are not effected, could they also be immune to plant toxins?

"could they also be immune to plant toxins?"
Not according to what I've read. Why risk it anyways?

I use daylilies in my pen, in addition to hostas and strawberries. They are completely edible and easy care. And their leaves drape like hostas, so provide nice hiding spots and shade. Pretty too. My turtle hasn't ever eaten them - she's still a baby - but she could. I've eaten the flowers myself and they're pretty tasty actually. My bearded dragon loves them.

I put a fig tree, strawberry patch, grape vine, and dwarf blueberry bush. The grape leaves are supposed to be good for them too.
Terry