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ok well i have had my three toed box turtle for about a year and shes been inside her whole life except in the summer sometimes i let her outside for a bit...and i was planning on building my turtle pen this year but since its getting colder i think i will just leave her in until spring...is that ok...and i dont plan on hibernating her either so wat should i do?? she doesnt eat as much and hides more i know those r signsd of wanting to hibernate but im not letting her so....wat should i do just keep her in luke warm water 20 mins. a day and put the light on higher to like the low 80s? i still havent gotten my light yet but it will be here soon...for her inside enclosure for a couple months ill just keep her in a 50 gallon tub with plants a water dish the mercury light and such...o and are peaches good for the turtle cuz i was planning on putting my pen under the peach tree....and there are kind of a lot of bees wen we dont pick up the moldy ones soo are bees bad or watever?....any other advice thanks!

Make sure you invest in a good uvb source- light seems to be an important trigger in the hibernation process.
Peaches are fine.
Bees are fine. DO NOT SPRAY THEM! If they become a problem for you, simply remove rotting or split fruit.
Bees are more than fine in fact.We need or pollinators, and they won't harm the turtle.

ok well im getting the capture the sun mercury vapor bulb from big apple herps.com it has light heat uva and uvb. wat do i do about the whole not hibernating her dealio?

About six threads down is a response to 'update ...' that spells out the basics. Nathana posted it earlier today.