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ok well i have a 6 ft by 3 ft outdoor enclosure for my boxes (actually, it was meant for a sandbox under a swingset, but we never used it as that, lol) well it is grown with grasses and plants of the sort, with dirt/mud as the mainsubstrate. We have had no problemof turtles escaping, or predators coming in, as it is well secured. I have a concrete waterfall that i made, that goes into a little pond type thing in the middle of the cage. The thing is, i dont have any electrical thing there, just an elevated bucket w/ hhose that pours in. Is this ok? or do you recomment making anytihng else. SUGGESTIONS PLEASE! umm and.. i have a 1.1 ratio, 1 male 1 female, and i was wondering when she lays eggs how i could find them!?!? how far down do i dig? (there is no set bottom.... :/ ) thanks
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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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I'm not sure I understand your water question. We use big cement mixing tubs (black plastic, a few bucks at lowe's) for water dishes, and change them weekly.

As far as nesting, if you don't see her doing it, you will likely not find the eggs. They can hatch on their own naturally, though. To see her doing it, check on her every hour or so every evening through spring and summer, or as often as you can, and hopefully you will get lucky.

I know my groups well, so I can generally tell when I need to start paying attention. Eventually you should get a good handle on your animals schedules in a few years.