Will a box turtle enclosure work for any tortoise?

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fbsmith3

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I have had good success with my box turtle enclosure.
-54 gallon tote,
-soil and peat moss bottom layer,
-Sphagnum moss second layer,
-pool twice the size of her just deep enough for her to submerge her head but shallow enough for easy exit and entry.
-keeps humidty above 80.

NOT to house another species with a box turtle, just to use the same set-up. Just curious.
 

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I would keep any baby in there (my baby enclosures are pretty much identical, only they are glass aquariums, not totes) and it would work well for a juvenile Redfoot, Yellowfoot, Hingeback, Manouria, etc.
 

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Pretty much what my daughter's Ornate Box turtles spend their winter in (they get to roam the tort-proofed front porch during sufficiently warm days, as well).

Only difference is the substrata is cypress mulch.
 
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