-A rubber maid bin.

-Substance

-Fake leafy plants.

-Rocks, like river rocks or polished rocks from a craft store.

-Something for a water dish, deep enough for your turtle to submerge into.

-A food dish, preferably something made of stone or rough textured to help ware down your turtle's beak.

-Hiding spots like something from a pet store (if you want to spend the money), or small pots, bark, or wood, etc.

-UVB UVA bulbs.

-Mister bottle

After cleaning your bin, you'll need substrate. We use Bed-A-Beast crushed coconut substrate, it is great for humidity. I also recommend moss, putting some peat-moss inside one of the hiding spots allows a turtle to decide if it what's to be in a more humid area or not. Forest bedding can also be added on top of the Bed-A-Beast, but the wood will suck up a lot of moisture.

Figure out where you want to put your hiding spots, wood, and rocks and then poke your plants into the dirt. Then put your food and water dish into the habitat, make sure they are not directly under the lamp.

All that is left is find a good, quiet place to put your hatching's home, and plug your lamp in. I recommend you buy a timer for your lamps, set it to be on 12 hours a day and you'll never have to worry about waking up early to turn the lights on at sunrise.

TOP TIPS:
-If you buy a clear storage bin, use contact paper or spray paint on the outside so your turtle can not see out. You can also just tape normal paper on the outside. Also try getting creative with contact paper and cut out designs to decorate your habitat. It is very important that the turtle not be able to see out, it causes them stress. They don't need to know what's on the outside until they are old enough to be placed in a safe outdoor enclosed habitat.

-Help keep dirt out of your water dishes by making a circle of rocks around the dish to help rub off the loose soil before they go for a swim. This also works for keeping food dishes clean and to not flip over.

Once A Day:
-Change the food and water.
-Mist the habitat
-Fix any "changes" your turtle may have made with the decor in your habitat to keep it neat.

Once A Week:
-Pick thru the substrate for food, feces, mold or dead bugs.
-Pour a few cups of water onto the bedding.

Once A Month~3 Months:
-If needed, or after a few months, change the substrate, and clean everything in the habitat, including the bin it's self.

TOP TIPS:
-Since you'll need to put the turtle elsewhere while you clean, you can soak your turtle in a dishpan. We bought a large plastic bowl for each turtle, to keep them separated.

-It is also a good idea to let them soak in water once a month to keep their shell's moist and healthy.

-Try "mixing" the substrate with your hands, this will fluff it up like new if you add water.

-If you want, add roly poly's so your turtle can hunt them, a Roly Poly Farm can come in handy here.