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like to find her a home with someone who has other box turtles
and have a proven track record with them. I would love to keep her but I am afraid I will do something wrong.

Right now I am keeping her pretty much like my yearling Redfoot
but with cooler and more humid conditions. From everything I
have read the humidity seems to be the most critical factor
in husbandry. I have her in a Rubbermaid container that is
36" long (the biggest I could find). Substrate is Cypress
mulch, microwaved to kill any mites. One end is covered and
the mulch is deep enough that with misting the humidity is 80%.
I have a fern that divides this area from the lighted area
which consists of a 75 watt bulb and Reptisun 5.0. I have the
basking bulb on about 6-8 hours and the UVB on about 10-12.
Temps in the cool side is 70-74 and on the warm side about 80.
I am trying lots of different food but she is eating worms
and grubs that I found in my yard.

How does this sound and what change should I make?
Thanks

For a temporary setup you have done fine. Keep at it. Be sure to ask folks here if you need references for the folks who might ask you for the turtle. Don't be shy about asking for photos of their setups, references, etc.
I'd offer to take it myself, but I only have room for female easterns 6 inches or larger, three toed females, and some other species. All my other pens are set at comfortable populations and don't need to be messed with (I believe in having MORE space than I need for each turtle, and I think they like it).

You are doing everything great from my point of view. Try some blackberries and strawberries and biggerger veggies like squash and such. Keep in mind that bugs and the like are the majority of their diet in the wild. Don't forget the water dish.
Ed