How do I know when my pumpkins are ready to pick?

[Miss.September]

Hi,

I have a jungle of pumpkin plant in my sideway, covering my path and burying every inch of ground under my clothesline (and I didn't know that pumpkin vines climb fences!)

I have two large pumpkins that have grown, but are in a really shady spot, so they have gotten to a good size and haven't done anything else.

Can I/Should I pick them and put them in a sunny spot to ripen? Or are they ready to go now? I'm really not sure what to do.

Here's the pic of one of them, they're basically exactly the same.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-image3208.jpg