How to make squashes ripen quickly.

What's happening! I wanna find out how can we ripen squashes quickly indoors or outdoors in days or weeks even after harvest. I've harvested the butternut or sweet potato types as well as cushaw and pepo. If we set our squashes outdoors, then how we protect them from critters such as squirrels and rats? Should we put our squashes in a warmer place indoors near the sun to ripen quicker? If you all have any questions or feedback if you need me. Out!

Place clean squash in a sunny location and keep them turn so that they ripen evenly.

Thanks! How many degrees do a room need for a squash to ripen? I don't wanna put one in a place that's too cold and will freeze over time. Could the ripening sweeten the taste more?

Warmth indeed sweetens them. Warmth + time = sweetness. A local farmer near me use to put his kombucha harvest into a cargo container and warm them for a few weeks prior to shipping the, off. Sorry, but I do not know what temperature he used nor the number of days. This farmer has since died, so I am not able to ask him.