I know a lot of us, including myself, use two pens. One large, open enclosure, and another smaller, more secure pen. I use a
4 x 4 pen with a tough hardware cloth and two x four lid with a lock and two latches to keep my turtles in at night and during hibernation. I let them out each morning and put them up right before dusk (when racoons, oppossums and other predators are usually on the prowl). I know it's pretty hands-on, but it keeps them safe and allows me to check on them on a twice-daily basis and keep an eye out for any problems.

Two weeks ago we had some kind of hawk flying over the neighborhood, so the boxies stayed in their night pen for a few days. Now that hibernation is around the corner, I took the time last weekend to add organic compost and leaves to the pen.

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