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I want to know the best way to start breeding these turtles. I have a male and a female, in a decent sized indoor cage (for now, i bring them outside a whole lot, and building an outdoor enclosure for summer)
Whats the best way to make them breed (well not make them, more like the best way to have them breed)

I appreciate any insight
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~David - KDRKreatures
My Main Herps-
1.2 Bearded dragons (Ralph, Artemis, Cheech)
1.0 Veiled Chameleon (Chiquito)
1.0 Ringneck Snake (Striker)
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles (Athena and Mercury)

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usually 1.2 or 2.3's work, but to get them to breed more MAKE SURE THEY HIBERNATE. Thats a big plus. Not sure on any others though, i don't really think there is others?

John is right with the ratios and hibernation but another big plus is to seperate them for about a week or 2 and then introduce them outside. This worked for me every time my male would start "Slacking Off"!

Make sure they are both getting a healthy, varied diet with extra calcium, especially the female. Make sure there are plenty of places for the female to hide if she is trying to escape from the female. Also make sure there are many visual barriers, such as plants, rocks, logs, etc. As others have said, hibernation really helps, as does having an appropriate male to female ratio. I have found that it helps to have more than one male, but I have heard of people having trouble keeping more than one male eastern in an enclosure, as some males seem to be more aggressive than others and will constatly fight. This is only a problem for me right after hibernation, but it seems to go away after a few weeks. I have found that my males have better breeding successes, and seem to want to breed more, when they are in the presence of another male.

My males will battle violently with each other. I keep them separated for this reason.