Oh, now that is a GREAT pic!! And yes, of course you should let them wander the house. My neighbor has an ooooolllllldddddd turtle that wanders loose in his house. He calls him a woods turtle-- I've never researched to see if that's an acurate name. But he has his own bedroom that he gets shut into when Steve's at work, then gets to roam around when he's home. :-)