usually boxies have to hibernate(especially the males),in order to be productive.i put mine in a little kiddie pool from wallyworld,a little over 6' across,maybe 2' deep.you know,the cheap($10 or so) heavy plastic ones.i dump 7 or 8 bags of cheap topsoil into it(no additives or fertilizers,just plain topsoil),add 2 water dishes(actually 2 large pyrex casserole dishes,9"x13",and let them go.they'll bury themselves down,and i usually won't see them for a couple months,unless there's a warm spell.always provide water,dehydration is one of the leading causes of death during hibernation.

this set-up has worked great for me for a couple years now,and i can use the dirt the next spring in my flower beds,prefertilized w/ turtle poo.
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1.1 cb spotted turtles (parker(f),stinky(m))
0.0.2 cb baby razorback musks (way too cute)
0.0.1 cb baby eastern mud (also ridiculously cute)
0.0.1 cb reeve's turtle (george)
0.1 cb '09 eastern box (bella)
3.6 ltc eastern box breeders
0.1 cb'06 eastern box(nanners)
1.2 cb'08 kenyan sand boas(1 albino,1 anery,1 normal)
1.0 cb'08 jungle carpet
1.1 stenodactylus geckos
0.1 redeye croc skink
1.0 cb '03 homo sapien(kaelan,6)
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